VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnamese consumers spent USD 16 billion on online shopping in 2024 through platforms such as Shopee, Lazada and TikTok Shop, placing Vietnam among the top three e-commerce markets in Southeast Asia.

Hanoi has earned a spot on Travel + Leisure magazine’s list of "15 Dream International Vacations That Are Surprisingly Affordable," coming in at 13th place globally.

Despite the elimination of most intra-ASEAN tariffs, non-tariff barriers continue to raise costs and undermine the competitiveness of Vietnamese products in regional markets.

A 68-year-old woman from Taiwan died on the morning of June 27 while taking a meal on a tourist boat on Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

Two airplanes of national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines collided on a taxiway at Noi Bai International Airport this afternoon, June 27.

Authorities in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau have approved a new bus route linking Vung Tau City and Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City.

A bumper harvest this year has meant Vietnamese lychee farmers are facing major losses due to weak exports and low domestic prices.

The southern province of Dong Nai has planned to establish a free trade zone located by Long Thanh International Airport.

Google and Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security have launched a joint anti-scam campaign aimed at raising public awareness and strengthening online safety.

A couple were found dead at Do Son Beach in the northern city of Haiphong, with preliminary investigations indicating drowning as the likely cause.

Hanoi police have launched legal proceedings against a group involved in the illegal dumping and burial of more than 1,600 tonnes of hazardous industrial waste in the city’s outlying Soc Son District.

The National Assembly (NA) on June 26 passed the Law on Participation in United Nations Peacekeeping Forces, with all 445 deputies present voting in favor, marking a 100% approval rate.

Despite the announcement of 46 per cent US reciprocal tariffs, 60 percent of Vietnamese businesses remain optimistic for the year ahead, and many plan to accelerate overseas expansion.

Three teenagers drowned while swimming in a river in Binh Dinh Province on the afternoon of June 26, local authorities confirmed.

At the end of the trading day, the VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) dropped 1.08 points, or 0.08 per cent, to 1,365.67 points.

The National Assembly has passed a resolution ending tuition fees for all children in public kindergartens and students from Grade 1 to Grade 12 in public schools.

With participation from Russia, China, Japan, India, Thailand, and Indonesia, Vietbuild 2025 is expected to present a wide range of environmentally friendly and innovative products and services.

Tho Xuan Airport in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa will continue suspending nighttime flights from 6 pm to 6 am until July 1 due to ongoing technical issues.

HCM City will soon put 256 more electric buses into operation, bringing the city’s total electric bus fleet to 419.