VIETNAM TODAY

Authorities in Dong Nai have approved plans for two large smart riverside urban developments with a combined preliminary investment of more than VND 817 trillion (approximately USD 31.4 billion).

Vietnam has unveiled its first competitiveness rankings for 34 provinces and cities, highlighting signs of private sector recovery while warning of major structural weaknesses facing businesses.

Police in Dong Thap Province are investigating a traffic accident involving a Chinese woman driver that left one person dead.

Two whales were filmed hunting near the waters of Cu Lao Mai Nha in Dak Lak's O Loan Commune, drawing excitement from local residents and tourists in the area.

A resident in Lam Dong Province voluntarily handed over two rare slow lorises to authorities for release back into the wild.

A beach management team in Danang City used a metal detector to recover a mobile phone buried under sand after the owner spent five days searching unsuccessfully along Nguyen Tat Thanh Beach.

The Department for Roads of Vietnam has proposed three new expressways spanning more than 850 km to improve links between northern border provinces, the Central Highlands and the south-central coast.

Construction of Long Thanh Airport is facing a labour shortage, with the workforce meeting only around 60 per cent of demand as authorities race to complete key packages by the end of the year.

Ho Chi Minh City health authorities have warned of heightened risks of infectious disease outbreaks this summer as dengue fever and hand, foot and mouth disease cases continue to surge.

The US has imposed preliminary anti-dumping duties of 6.76 per cent to 10.76 per cent on two Vietnamese shrimp exporters, while 27 other companies face a rate of 7.56 per cent.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities have seized hundreds of counterfeit luxury products during surprise inspections at Saigon Square and Ben Thanh Market.

Hanoi plans to consolidate administrative headquarters around Hoan Kiem Lake under a long-term master plan aimed at improving governance and easing pressure on the historic inner city.

Petrolimex plans to stop selling mineral RON 95 petrol and switch entirely to E10 biofuel across its nationwide retail network from May 20.

Authorities in Hoan Kiem Ward, Hanoi, have proposed expanding peak-hour restrictions on vehicles with more than 16 seats across the ward to ease congestion in the city centre.

Police in Thanh Hoa Province and Laos have dismantled two transnational drug trafficking rings, seizing more than 23 kilogrammes of narcotics and arresting four suspects.

Police in An Giang  Province have prosecuted a man accused of producing and selling more than 10 tonnes of fake coffee made from roasted corn and soybeans.

Ho Chi Minh City and southern Vietnam are expected to see easing heatwave conditions from May 16 as thunderstorms and rainfall increase.

Khanh Hoa authorities are reviewing a series of delayed tourism projects and moving to resolve or withdraw stalled developments as the province pushes to attract new investment in its tourism sector.

Authorities in Khanh Hoa Province have announced urgent measures to curb illegal swiftlet hunting after dozens of violations were detected since the start of the year.