VIETNAM TODAY

2025 marks the year with the largest number of prisoners granted clemency in history if combining both rounds, according to Deputy Minister of Public Security Le Van Tuyen.

Vietnam’s stock market has yet to experience the expected wave of foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) going public, as lingering regulatory hurdles continue to hold back progress.

State President Luong Cuong will attend the 80th anniversary of the world people's victory over fascism and pay a working visit to China from September 2-4.

Hanoi will offer free metro rides and subsidised bus services from August 30 to September 2 to mark National Day.

A tropical depression over the East Sea is expected to strengthen into a storm early on August 30 and move toward central Vietnam.

Hanoi has arranged more than 5,000 priority seats along major streets for veterans and the elderly to watch the September 2 National Day parade.

A landslide hit Cat Ba Island in Haiphong City on August 29, blocking access to Cat Ba National Park and cutting off the island’s main road.

Many employees in Vietnam are choosing to work through the September 2 National Day break, with some earning up to four times their usual wages.

Hanoi has urged residents to refrain from flying kites or operating unauthorised drones that could disrupt aerial activities and parade flyovers during the National Day celebrations.

Vietnam will grant VND 100,000 (USD 3.8) to every citizen to mark the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day on September 2.

Vietnam’s airports are expected to handle more than 1.8 million passengers during the National Day holiday.

HCM City People’s Committee have proposed increasing the allowance for parents with two children before the age of 35 from VND3 million (USD 120) to VND5 million.

Party General Secretary To Lam received Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives (Parliament) Gerry Brownlee in Hanoi on August 28, on the occasion of his official visit to Vietnam.

Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of China, will pay an official visit to Vietnam from August 31 to September 2.

The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced changes to retail fuel prices, effective from 3 pm today, August 28.

The central city of Danang has initiated an airport tunnel project, starting with bidding for a consulting contract to prepare the pre-feasibility study.

The HCM City Public Transport Management Centre officially opened Hoc Mon Bus Terminal this morning, August 28.

A tropical depression is forecast to hit the central localities from Nghe An to Danang on August 29-30, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Over the past four decades of Doi Moi (Renewal), Vietnam has made a significant shift in housing policy, transitioning from a centrally planned, subsidised system to a dynamic real estate sector.