VIETNAM TODAY

Though Vietnam’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index remained below the neutral threshold in February, business confidence has increased, reaching its highest level since June 2024.

Emirates, one of the two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates, has announced the launch of a new route to Da Nang, starting on June 2, 2025.

Kyrgyzstan’s PM Adylbek Kasimalyev will pay an official visit to Vietnam on March 6-7 at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

HCM City's longest canal, spanning 31.46 kilometres, has been gradually revitalised after two years of construction.

Vietnam has achieved a significant milestone in internet connection by attaining 22nd position in median mobile internet speed and 34th position in fixed broadband speed globally in January.

The Group of Asia-Pacific states at the UN last weekend agreed to nominate Vietnam for the position of Chair of the 35th meeting of the States Parties to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Authorities in Hanoi's Tay Ho District have approved a budget of approximately VND 115 billion for treating domestic wastewater before discharging it into West Lake and To Lich River when necessary.

Authorities in the central province of Quang Binh have decided to destroy approximately 255 hectares of local forest to create an industrial park.

More than 2,000 firefighters are battling Japan's biggest forest fire in three decades, officials said Monday, as some 4,600 residents remain under an evacuation advisory.

A 40% increase in infrastructure investment that the Vietnamese Government is now planning would add approximately 2 percentage points to Vietnam’s 2025 GDP growth.

An excavator unexpectedly plunged into a pit beside a slope in Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang Ninh on Monday morning, tragically claiming the driver's life.

Positive factors seen in Vietnam’s retail sector would bring opportunities for the domestic real estate market, according to experts.

The Nghe An Provincial Military Command has announced that they had successfully recovered the remains of 46 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who perished in Laos.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has presented the appointment decision for journalist Pham Tuan Anh as the Editor-in-Chief of Dantri/DTInews, along with the appointment of two Deputy Editors-in-Chief.

Rescuers recovered the eighth and final body from the site of an avalanche in a remote area of northern India, the army said Sunday, marking the end of a marathon operation in sub-zero temperatures.

Dong Tam Snake Farm, under Military Zone 9 in Chau Thanh District, Tien Giang Province, received a giant Burmese python from a resident of Soc Trang Province​ on March 2.

The European Union (EU)'s investment in Vietnam now tops 30.4 billion USD, ranking as the sixth largest foreign investor in Vietnam. Two-way trade hit 68.5 billion USD last year.

Northern Vietnam is set to experience two cold waves, with the stronger one arriving on March 6.

PM Pham Minh Chinh has outlined key tasks to drive economic growth and accelerate public investment disbursement, ensuring that Vietnam’s GDP growth reaches at least 8% in 2025.