VIETNAM TODAY

Hanoi aims to increase the share of public transport to at least 30 per cent of total travel demand by 2030 as part of efforts to ease worsening urban traffic congestion.

HCM City plans to bring all vehicles under emissions control by 2030, aiming to cut air pollution and improve public health.

Leading South Korean business leaders are set to visit Vietnam to explore investment opportunities amid global uncertainty and supply chain shifts.

Large numbers of farmed clams have died in recent days in Nam Cuong Commune in the northern province of Hung Yen, with some households reporting losses of up to 80 per cent.

Vietnam has issued an urgent directive to curb fuel smuggling across its borders as price gaps with neighbouring countries widen.

A passenger coach veered off the road and plunged into a roadside ravine in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on Monday, killing four people and injuring ten others.

Several renewable energy companies in Vietnam are reporting losses or thin profits, with further financial pressure expected despite rising global energy prices.

Vietnam’s economy grew 7.83 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, providing a solid foundation to meet ambitious full-year growth targets.

Vietnam is mobilising overseas communities to boost distribution of domestic goods abroad, aiming to strengthen exports and global market access by 2030.

Vietnam has proposed raising coal production capacity by up to 15 per cent to safeguard energy supplies amid rising global uncertainty.

Authorities in Dien Bien Province have raised highest forest fire alert after detecting more than 2,500 hotspots in the first quarter of 2026.

Tran Thanh Man has been re-elected as chair of Vietnam’s National Assembly after securing unanimous support from lawmakers.

A container truck driver has been widely praised after rescuing a one-year-old girl who wandered onto a busy highway.

A pod of around 100 whales was filmed swimming and breaching near Phu Quy Island, in a rare sighting highlighting healthy marine conditions.

Vietnam’s newly elected National Assembly convened its first session on April 6, focusing on key leadership appointments.

A Vietnamese fisheries vessel rescued 36 fishermen after towing a disabled fishing boat to safety near the Spratly Islands.

HCM City plans to waive fares on all 136 bus routes from May, with a budget of VND 930 billion (about USD 35.4 million) for the rest of 2026.

A nationwide heatwave is set to grip Vietnam, with temperatures reaching up to 39 degrees Celsius and higher in some areas over the coming days.

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck Mang But Commune in the central province of Quang Ngai on April 5, according to the Institute of Earth Sciences.