VIETNAM TODAY

A cold air mass is set to hit northern Vietnam, marking the first June cold front to affect the region in more than a decade, forecasters said.

BIDV has raised deposit rates for the second time this month, widening its lead among Vietnam’s four largest state-owned lenders as competition for savings intensifies.

Hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City have reported a rise in skin conditions linked to rove beetles and floodwater exposure following the first major rains of the wet season.

Workers widening a road in Ninh Binh Province have discovered nearly 40 sets of fetal remains scattered around trees, walls and fences at a former cemetery site.

A dedicated general aviation terminal for private aircraft is included in a nearly VND 39.4 trillion (USD 1.5 billion) expansion plan for Cam Ranh International Airport in Khanh Hoa Province.

Hanoi has opened its first daytime healthcare centre for older people, a pilot project designed to address the challenges of the city's rapidly ageing population.

The weather agency said late-season cold air will bring heavy to very heavy rain to northern and north-central Vietnam from June 8-9.

Police in Ha Tinh Province have dismantled two illegal weapons workshops in HCM City and Dong Nai City, seizing hundreds of air rifle bodies and large quantities of components.

A 230-kg wartime bomb was discovered by a local resident while walking through a forest in Quang Ngai Province, prompting authorities to secure the area and prepare for its removal.

After surpassing 600,000 vehicle sales in 2025, Vietnam's automobile market is expected to enter a temporary saturation phase in 2026 amid intensifying competition and growing market pressures.

HCM City has recorded a sharp rise in dengue infections this year, with cases increasing more than 64 per cent from a year earlier, raising concerns that the outbreak is emerging earlier than usual.

Hundreds of hectares of native melaleuca forest in U Minh Ha National Park are showing signs of severe decline, with widespread tree deaths threatening to alter the area's ecosystem.

A heatwave is set to persist through June 8, with temperatures topping 40 degrees Celcius in some central areas before easing.

As the tide recedes along the Ha Thanh River in Gia Lai Province, residents head onto exposed sandbanks to collect phenh, a seasonal shellfish that provides food and extra income.

Police in Can Tho have uncovered two operations manufacturing and selling counterfeit luxury goods bearing the trademarks of brands including Hermes, Gucci and Louis Vuitton.

Northern Vietnam is expected to experience the final cold air intrusion of the season, bringing heavy rainfall and a sharp end to the current heatwave, according to the national weather agency.

A drone spotted near Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport forced authorities to suspend departures for nearly an hour, affecting 16 flights and raising serious aviation safety concerns.

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Quang Tri Province has been officially recognised as a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve.

The Ministry of Construction has proposed that Hanoi be appointed as the lead agency for two national railway projects worth nearly VND 37.2 trillion (USD 1.4 billion).