VIETNAM TODAY

Heavy rain on the evening of December 3 triggered multiple landslides along Gia Bac Pass on Highway 28, cutting the road and halting all traffic in both directions.

A large sinkhole opened on Nguyen Cong Tru Street in Danang on Wednesday afternoon, swallowing two cars and damaging another.

Vingroup has submitted a pre-feasibility study to build a 14.6 km sea-crossing road between Can Gio and Vung Tau, with an estimated cost of VND 104,410 billion (USD 4.0 billion).

Ho Chi Minh City is forecast to see its highest tidal peaks on December 5-6, raising the risk of flooding across low-lying areas.

HCM City, Dong Nai and Tay Ninh will jointly develop Ring Road 4, a 207-km expressway set to become the largest transport corridor in Southeast Vietnam.

Farmers in Dran, a major vegetable-growing area in Lam Dong Province, have lost their entire crop after severe flooding swept through more than a week ago.

Vietnam has approved a new list of national priority energy projects, including two nuclear power plants in Khanh Hoa Province slated to begin operating between 2030 and 2035.

Vietnam imported 150,200 tonnes of meat and meat products from India between January and October 2025, worth USD 535.52 million, making India the country’s largest supplier in that period.

Northern Vietnam will be hit by a widespread cold spell from December 3, with temperatures in some high-mountain areas expected to drop below 10 degrees Celsius.

Hanoi authorities have urged residents, especially the elderly, children and those with respiratory illnesses, to limit outdoor activity as the city suffers hazardous air quality.

From December 2, Chinese visitors to Vietnam can use their familiar mobile payment apps to scan VIETQR Global codes and make direct payments at shopping, dining and tourist locations nationwide.

Investors are suggested to focus on stocks of companies with solid fundamentals and promising growth prospects for accumulation.

Vietnam and Cuba have set a goal of reaching USD 500 million in two-way trade as senior officials from both countries met in Havana on December 1.

Hanoi has ranked among the world’s 10 most polluted cities for three days as thick haze blankets the capital and sharply reduces visibility.

South Korea’s naval training ship ROKS Hansando arrived at Tien Sa Port in Danang on December 2 for a four day goodwill visit.

HCM City will need around 17,730 staff to operate its metro network by 2045 as it works to master rail technology and reduce reliance on foreign experts.

Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse, along with a senior Vietnamese delegation, joined the 50th National Day celebration at ThatLuang Square in Vientiane on December 2.

PM Pham Minh Chinh departed for Laos on December 2 to co-chair the 48th session of the Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee at the invitation of his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone.

Authorities in Thanh Hoa Province received three endangered animals from a local resident on December 1, including two Indian peafowls.