VIETNAM TODAY

Malaysia warned Wednesday that tensions between India and Pakistan could potentially disrupt rice imports to the heavily dependent Southeast Asian nation, prompting it to look elsewhere for supplies.

The first months of 2025 have seen increases in both new business registrations and firms returning to the market, Deputy Finance Minister Tran Quoc Phuong has said.

Authorities in Thanh Hoa Province have confirmed that the royal tomb of Emperor Le Tuc Tong was recently entered by intruders suspected of searching for buried antiquities.

Many parks in Hanoi have been abandoned for years, while the city faces a serious shortage of public spaces.

General Secretary To Lam and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev agreed to upgrade the ties to a Strategic Partnership during their talks in Astana on May 6.

Digitalisation can be a powerful tool to help reduce persistent economic inequality in Asia and the Pacific, according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank.

Durian prices have dropped sharply in the Mekong Delta region, leaving many farmers struggling to find buyers and resorting to selling their fruit on roadsides.

Vietnam recorded US$13.82 billion in foreign direct investment as of April 30, representing a year-on-year rise of 39.9%, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Finance.

Nearly 22,800 Vietnamese workers have registered to take the Korean language proficiency test to secure one of just 3,300 job placements in South Korea’s agriculture and manufacturing sectors.

A wave of staff cuts and streamlining continued at many Vietnamese big banks in the first quarter of this year.

Three doctors and two nurses at Nam Dinh General Hospital have been suspended following allegations that medical staff refused to provide emergency treatment unless payment was made in full.

New Zealand's prime minister on Tuesday proposed banning children under 16 from social media, stressing the need to protect them from the perils of big tech platforms.

The Ministry of Finance is considering introducing a tax rate of 20 per cent on gains from real estate transactions, as part of its review into personal income tax reforms.

Vietnam highly values and seeks to strengthen its traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Kazakhstan.

The uncertainties facing Asia and the Pacific are also an opportunity to build a more resilient and sustainable future, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda has said.

State President Luong Cuong hosted a state banquet in Hanoi on the evening of May 5 in honour of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, who is paying a state visit to Vietnam.

Retail fuel prices have declined again from 3 pm today, May 5.

The European Commission (EC) has delayed its fifth inspection of Vietnam's efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing to the end of 2025.

State President Luong Cuong held talks with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka after hosting an official welcome ceremony for the latter at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on May 5.