VIETNAM TODAY

The Ministry of Construction (MC) has proposed tightening lending rules to curb speculation and cool soaring housing prices.

More than 5,300 houses in Ha Tinh and Quang Tri were inundated after days of heavy rain, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate and nearly 65,000 students to stay home from school.

Police in HCM City have dismantled a major network producing and trading counterfeit cosmetics that operated across the city and nearby provinces.

The number of Ho Chi Minh City fishing boats detained overseas has dropped sharply from 23 cases in 2020 to just one in 2024, with no violations recorded since August 2024.

Vietnam will build a second high-speed railway linking Hanoi and Quang Ninh, alongside the North-South line, under a newly revised national rail plan.

A crocodile that escaped from a household enclosure in Tay Ninh Province bit a man and injured his leg.

The ancient town of Hoi An in Danang City has suffered significant damage after a prolonged historic flood.

Danang City has faced widespread devastation as floodwaters have receded, with mud-caked streets, stranded vehicles, and public facilities buried under debris.

More than 400 households in Quang Ngai have been isolated after heavy rain triggered a mountainside landslide that cut road access in Ngoc Linh Commune.

The North-South railway line through Hue City reopened at 5 am on October 31 after several days of disruption caused by flooding.

Heavy rain is expected to return to Hue, Danang, and Quang Ngai from the night of October 31, with rainfall ranging from 100 to 200 mm and some areas exceeding 350 mm.

The official visit to the UK by Party General Secretary To Lam holds profound significance for creating new momentum for the country’s next stage of development.

The Party chief’s official visit is expected to mark a new milestone in Vietnam-UK cooperation, particularly in sectors where both sides possess complementary strengths.

Vietnam plans to make English compulsory from grade 1 nationwide by 2030 to build a future generation ready for global integration.

Vietnam plans to restructure its overseas labour mobility markets, advancing to high-skill labour migration and expanding into advanced economies facing worker shortages.

Standard Chartered Bank has raised Vietnam’s 2025 growth forecast from 6.1 per cent to 7.5 per cent, and its 2026 projection from 6.2 per cent to 7.2 per cent.

Police in An Long Commune, the southern province of Dong Thap, have arrested a group of young men accused of stealing 24 dogs.

At least 14 people have died and eight remain missing after days of flooding across central Vietnam, according to a Ministry of Agriculture and Environment report updated at 7 am on October 30.

A 3-metre whale washed ashore on a Danang beach late on October 29 amid days of severe flooding across central Vietnam.