VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam has reopened the North-South railway after a four-day disruption caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi.

HCM City has proposed a USD 370 million plan to dredge and upgrade Ba Lon Canal as worsening floods hit the city’s southern districts.

Five Vietnamese students excelled at the World Young Physicist Olympiad (WYPO), recently held in Indonesia, securing two silver and three bronze medals.

A 67-year-old woman in Ninh Binh has been prosecuted after she blocked a road to dry rice, causing a fatal motorbike crash.

Dong Nai has approved plans to build three new bridges to HCM City, with a total investment of VND 40 trillion (approximately USD 1.6 billion).

Dong Nai has proposed extending HCM City Metro Line 1 to link Tan Son Nhat and Long Thanh airports.

Vietnam’s tea exports in October were estimated at nearly 12,000 tonnes, worth USD 20.9 million, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has reported.

Authorities in the central city of Danang have proposed an urgent archaeological excavation after an ancient wooden vessel re-emerged on Tan Thanh Beach.

Vietnamese authorities have issued a directive requesting some coastal localities and relevant agencies to proactively respond to Typhoon Fung-Wong after it entered the East Sea early on November 10.

Super typhoon Fung Wong moved into the northern East Sea early November 10, becoming the 14th storm this year with sustained winds of level 13 and gusts of level 16.

Vietnam’s ST25 rice brand Ong Cua has shared the top honour of the “World’s Best Rice 2025” alongside Cambodia’s Phka Romdoul rice at the 2025 International World Rice Conference.

Nearly 1,200 domestic and international delegates convened in Hanoi on November 8 for the 2025 International Stroke Conference.

Hundreds of residents on Ly Son Island celebrated on the evening of November 8 as three men were rescued alive after nearly two days adrift in stormy seas during Typhoon Kalmaegi.

Businesses in the sector are facing mounting challenges - from high capital and logistics costs to growing pressure to green their operations and navigate shifting trade policies.

HCM City is rolling out an ambitious plan to transform itself into a premier international shopping destination by 2030.

Kalmaegi drove towering waves ashore in Dak Lak on November 6, smashing around 200 fishing boats on Vung Chao Beach.

King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of Jordan will pay an official visit to Vietnam on November 12 - 13, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Mexico, the world’s eighth-largest coffee exporter, spent nearly 35 times more on coffee from Vietnam in the first 10 months of 2025 compared to the same period last year.

Vietnam will begin the third phase of the V181 dengue vaccine trial in December, enrolling around 4,000 children aged 2 to 17.