VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam recorded around 7 million traditional medicine consultations and treatments in 2025, highlighting the sector’s growing role in healthcare.

Twelve fishermen were safely rescued after their fishing boat began taking on water and sinking off the coast of Gia Lai Province early on Friday.

Several airports in northern Vietnam could face thunderstorms, gusty winds and reduced visibility in the coming days as a tropical depression in the East Sea may strengthen into a storm.

Southern Vietnam recorded more than 56,300 dengue fever cases and 10 deaths in the first 30 weeks of 2026, while all 23 reported rabies cases were fatal, according to health authorities.

Vietnam recorded one of the fastest rates of artificial intelligence adoption in Southeast Asia, reflecting its push for innovation, digital transformation and sustainable growth.

Vietnam has completed, started construction or approved investment for social housing projects equivalent to 77 per cent of its target under a programme to develop more than one million homes by 2030.

A powerful thunderstorm with strong winds tore roofs off dozens of houses and brought down trees and power poles in Bao Loc, Lam Dong Province, on August 20.

Northern Vietnam is forecast to face another spell of prolonged heavy rain from August 22, while a tropical depression is expected to enter the Gulf of Tonkin and could strengthen into a storm.

Heavy rain has battered the central province of Ha Tinh, washing away a temporary bridge, flooding more than 1,200 hectares of rice and leaving one person dead in a lightning strike.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training has proposed making English compulsory from Grade 1 under draft changes to the primary school curriculum.

Ho Chi Minh City has leased nearly five hectares of land in its High-Tech Park for the development of a USD 508 million data centre backed by Singaporean investors.

Phu Cat Airport in Gia Lai Province is nearing completion of its second runway, with calibration flights planned for early September and commercial operations expected from October.

HCM City expects a surge in bus and metro passengers during the National Day holiday, with additional services planned to meet demand.

The proposed metro line linking Ho Chi Minh City with Long Thanh International Airport is designed for speeds of up to 120km/h and could operate without drivers.

Vietnamese airlines will offer nearly one million seats on key domestic tourism routes during the five-day National Day holiday, up 10 per cent year on year.

Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM) handled 578,649 flights in the first seven months of 2026, up 6.7 per cent year on year and equivalent to more than 56 per cent of its annual target.

Lam Dong authorities have ordered measures to protect residents and find a long-term solution to landslides threatening the Dung K'No 5 resettlement area.

Vietnam will introduce artificial intelligence (AI) education across its school system from the 2026-27 academic year under a new framework issued by the Ministry of Education and Training.

Vietnamese workers who unlawfully remain overseas after their employment or vocational training contracts end could face fines of up to VND 100 million (about USD 3,900) from September 10.