VIETNAM TODAY

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is listed among the world’s safest airlines for 2025, compiled AirlineRatings, the world’s leading airline safety and product rating website.

Party General Secretary To Lam praised the northern province of Bac Ninh for its vision to achieve criteria for a tier-1 urban area this year and a centrally-run city by late 2026.

Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs and Employment Arto Olavi Satonen will lead a delegation of stakeholders to visit Vietnam from January 13 to 15 to strengthen ties between the two countries.

Thailand's cabinet approved a controversial bill on Monday to legalise gambling in designated "entertainment complexes" to boost tourism and create jobs.

The General Secretary To Lam has requested the rapid completion of legal and policy frameworks in 2025 for the development of science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation.

Eighteen Vietnamese fishermen onboard cargo vessel Dolphin 18 which encountered an incident at sea have safely entered Malaysia, the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia reported.

The Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro route (Metro Line 1) in HCM City has remained crowded, particularly during weekends, after being in operation for 20 days.

The prices of SJC-branded gold bars have surged by 2.6 million VND (102.5 USD) per tael since the beginning of 2025.

Three people were killed after a truck crashed into a motorbike on Hanoi's Vo Nguyen Giap Street early on Monday morning.

Northern Vietnam is expected to experience another wave of intensified cold air on January 15 that will make the region maintain dry and sunny conditions during the day.

Six people were killed after being hit by a truck which crashed into a roadside stall in the central province of Nghe An's Ky Son District on Sunday afternoon.

Twelve years after she was evacuated out of Pakistan as a badly wounded schoolgirl, Malala Yousafzai has returned to her home country at a critical time for girls' education.

Land-related revenue in HCM City has surged nearly 50% year-on-year, surpassing 25.3 trillion VND in 2024, according to data from its Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

Ben En, a watery area with multiple islands surrounded by majestic mountains, is an attractive destination in Vietnam.

Customers of seven banks, including Vietinbank, BIDV, Vietcombank, Sacombank, TPBank, BVBank and Nam A Bank, can now scan LaoQR codes to make payments in Laos.

A new study from Agoda indicates that the desire for travel among Vietnamese tourists is anticipated to persist into 2025.

Macadamia, first grown in the northern province of Dien Bien in 2013, has not only helped stabilise the livelihoods of local farmers but has also opened up a new direction for local agriculture.

Russian PM Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin will pay an official visit to Vietnam on January 14 to strengthen the comprehensive strategic partnership and prepare for key bilateral activities in 2025.

Hanoi and the northern provinces are facing severe air pollution, which is expected to improve slightly but will persist in the coming days.