VIETNAM TODAY

Ten Vietnamese universities have been listed in the QS World University Rankings 2026 (QS WUR 2026), released on June 19 by UK-based education organisation Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

A locally developed firefighting robot shows promise for use in urban alleys and hazardous industrial sites.

The northern region of Vietnam is expected to see a rainy spell for some days, with the highest rainfall of up to 450mm in mountainous areas.

The first group of 37 Vietnamese citizens are set to be evacuated from Israel to Egypt via the Taba land border crossing on the Sinai Peninsula on June 20.

Vietnamese customs officials have seized a large quantity of suspected counterfeit goods, including 450 fake Rolex watches, at Tra Linh International Border Gate in Cao Bang Province.

Fuel prices rose considerably in the latest adjustment from 3 pm today, June 19, following the decision by the ministries of Finance and Industry and Trade.

Police in Binh Dinh Province have filed criminal charges against Pham Duy Hanh, Director of Chau Thanh Production, Trading and Transport Co., Ltd., for producing and trading counterfeit food products.

Authorities in HCM City are expediting work on the long-delayed renovation of the A41 canal in a bid to tackle chronic flooding in the southern area of Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

A collision between a passenger bus and a lorry on Danang–Quang Ngai Expressway has left two people dead and eleven others injured.

A man has been indicted for attempting to smuggle foreign currency out of Vietnam without declaration.

The US has transferred the patrol vessel CSB 8022, the third of its kind, to the Vietnam Coast Guard under the 2011 Memorandum of Understanding on defence cooperation between the two countries.

A deposit return system could help Vietnam divert 77,000 tonnes of packaging waste and cut 265,000 tonnes of CO2 annually, a new study finds.

Experts say Vietnamese exporters can still thrive in the US market by cutting logistics costs and understanding trade rules, despite tariffs and rising regulatory pressure.

Dak Lak and Phu Yen provinces have proposed the construction of a VND 29 trillion (USD 1.11 billion) expressway to connect the two localities.

Thousands of expired health supplement boxes have been found at a dump in Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

Germany's GEO Group has announced a 50 million USD investment to establish a renewable energy workforce training and development centre in the central province of Binh Dinh.

Vietnam has made a notable mark in the global higher education landscape, with 16 universities named in the 2025 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, an increase of three compared to 2024.

Quang Binh Province Department of Agriculture and Environment has started deploying drones to spray insecticides in Viet Trung Farm Town where a locust outbreak has ravaged bamboo shoots.

Vietnam’s real estate market is on the cusp of a boom in the second half of 2025, fueled by sweeping legal reforms and proactive economic diplomacy, an expert has said.