VIETNAM TODAY

The Criminal Police Department of Danang City Police announced on August 19 the arrest of two Chinese nationals currently under investigation for property theft in the city.

The outbreak of African swine fever in Vietnam has driven down domestic pork consumption, sending prices into a steep decline.

Authorities in Hanoi transported military equipment to the city centre on the night of August 19 in preparation for celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the National Day on September 2.

The body of Nguyen Quoc Manh was found after six days missing in Cuc Phuong National Park, Ninh Binh Province.

Vietnam’s property market is showing strong signs of recovery despite wider economic challenges, with sector-wide net profit surging nearly 130 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025.

The Theme Park Vietnam Expo 2025, the only national exhibition dedicated to the theme park and amusement industry, is scheduled to take place at the ADORA Centre, HCM City, on August 27 - 28.

State President Luong Cuong held talks with visiting Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in Hanoi on August 19.

A Hyundai Santafe driver was fined VND 23 million (approximately USD 940) and had his car seized for replacing his licence plate with a Happy Wedding sign.

As many as 250 works and projects worth nearly VND 1.28 quadrillion (USD 48.73 billion) are being simultaneously kicked off and inaugurated across Vietnam this morning, August 19.

State President Luong Cuong hosted a red-carpet welcome ceremony in Hanoi on August 19 for King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck of Bhutan.

Vietnam’s pangasius catfish, often dubbed the “export king” with annual revenues worth billions of USD, has yet to secure a strong foothold at home.

Hosts Vietnam and visitors Singapore jointly won the overall first prize at the 2025 Vietnam International Mathematics Competition (VIMC) held in Danang from August 15–18.

A job fair due to be held at Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai Province on August 23 will offer more than 3,000 positions for local workers and students.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed including previously unaccounted costs in retail electricity prices to help Vietnam Electricity (EVN) reduce losses and stabilise its finances.

Residents in Nghe An have voluntarily handed over a 200-kilogramme deer, three macaques and a turtle to Pu Mat National Park for care and release back into the wild.

King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck of Bhutan arrived in Hanoi on August 18, beginning their five-day state visit to Vietnam.

Police in Lam Dong Province have returned a lost phone to two Russian tourists after tracing it through GPS and locating it with a local resident.

Despite global trade uncertainties, a large number of US companies have chosen Ho Chi Minh City as a sourcing destination at the Vietnam International Sourcing 2025 (VIS 2025).

Secondary and high school students in Ho Chi Minh City will begin classes later in the new academic year, starting at 7.30am and 1.30pm instead of 7am–7.15am and 1pm–1.15pm.