VIETNAM TODAY

From June 1, Ho Chi Minh City will begin charging households and businesses for domestic waste collection and transportation based on weight or volume, replacing the previous flat monthly rates.

The National Assembly adopted a Resolution on several special mechanisms and policies aimed at promoting the development of the private sector in Vietnam, at its ongoing sitting in Hanoi on May 17.

A technical team from Mines Advisory Group (MAG) Vietnam has discovered a bunker of wartime munitions and artillery shells in the central province of Quang Tri.

Vietnam’s Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien has recently held a direct ministerial-level negotiation session on a new trade deal with United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.

Northern Vietnam will witness consecutive heavy rain and thunderstorms, mainly in late afternoons and at night.

Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) has approved the central province of Quang Tri’s proposal to open a train route linking the neighbouring province of Quang Binh.

The chairman of a commune in Ha Tinh Province has been suspended after hundreds of tonnes of cement allocated for public infrastructure projects were left unused and became damaged.

Hanoi police have arrested four individuals for allegedly manufacturing and distributing counterfeit food products, pharmaceuticals, and medical equipment.

Part of Vietnam National University, Hanoi, will incorporate an Emotional Intelligence (EQ) assessment into the preliminary screening stage of its 2025 admissions process.

While the policy reflects Vietnam’s intent to strengthen trade relations with the US, the real impact on car prices will be modest.

Chu Lai Port and Regional Container Lines - a Bangkok-based container shipping line – signed a cooperation agreement on launching a direct call service from Chu Lai to India on May 16.

Authorities of the central province of Quang Tri have assigned military forces to destroy illegal gold mining tunnels in Vinh Linh District.

As many as 32 hand grenades have been recovered from the section of the Da River that runs through the northern province of Hoa Binh.

Hanoi authorities have called on all local households to equip themselves with fire extinguishers amid heightened fire and explosion risks during the hot season.

Vietnam and Thailand on May 16 issued a joint statement on the elevation of their relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra held talks and co-chaired the fourth Vietnam – Thailand Joint Cabinet Retreat in Hanoi on May 16.

A landslide occurred at the construction site of the Ta Pao Ho 1A Hydropower Plant in Phong Tho district, Lai Chau province, on May 16 morning, leaving five dead and four injured.

The Ministry of Construction has instructed its project management units to conduct feasibility studies for six national railway projects between 2025 and 2027.

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake has hit the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien.