VIETNAM TODAY

The Ministry of Transport has proposed an investment of VND32.27 trillion (USD1.3 billion) to expand the HCM City-Trung Luong-My Thuan Highway project.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has arrived in Paris to participate in the 19th Francophonie Summit and an official visit to France from October 3-7.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will lead a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam to attend the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related meetings in Vientiane, Laos, from October 8-11.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has just decided to offer subsidised travel for low-income workers who want to return home during the 2025 Tet Lunar New Year Festival.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam witnessed the exchange of several cooperation pacts between Vietnam and Ireland in Dublin on October 3, shortly after meeting with Irish businesses during his state visit to the European nation.

Authorities in HCM City have just started a two-month trial run for their first metro line, which connects Ben Thanh and Suoi Tien, beginning on October 1.

The Government is striving to register an economic growth rate of 7% for the whole year, higher than the National Assembly (NA)’s target of 6-6.5%.

Police in the southern province of Phu Yen have just arrested a man for setting fires to three local bank offices.

A landslide has happened at Prenn Pass in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong’s Da Lat City.

Nine people died on Thursday after a fire ripped through a hospital in southern Taiwan just as a typhoon hit, making rescue operations "more difficult", authorities said.

Domestic retail petroleum prices dropped sharply at 3 pm today, October 3, following a decision by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

A truck driver who went missing after being swept away by floodwaters in Da Lat City in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has been found dead.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan and Irish Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Peter Burke signed a MoU on economic and trade ties between the two ministries.

Vietnamese exports are expected to enjoy positive signals ahead in the remaining months of the year thanks to the combined efforts of local businesses and results during the nine-month period, according to insiders.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to create funds for overseas Vietnamese seeking to invest in real estate and small and medium-sized enterprises, and buy bonds for funding infrastructure.

A Singaporean former minister was sentenced Thursday to 12 months in prison for obstruction of justice and accepting illegal gifts, local media reported, in the city-state's first political graft trial for nearly half a century.

Vietnam has so far attracted 3,500 foreign direct investment projects in the garment - textile industry with a combined value of 37 billion USD, according to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association.

Vietnam's economic growth is projected to recover to 6.1% in 2024, supported by continued strong external demand, resilient foreign direct investment and accommodative policies, according to the International Monetary Fund.

Oil prices rose more than one percent Wednesday, extending the previous day's rally, and safe haven gold pushed towards a record high after Iran's missile attack on Israel ramped up fears about an escalation in the Middle East.