VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnamese and Cambodian police have arrested 59 Vietnamese nationals accused of running a large-scale online scam that defrauded more than 8,000 victims of over VND 300 billion (USD 11.4 million).

Water levels on the Thu Bon River in Danang City have risen above the historic flood peak of 1964, according to the Central Region Hydrometeorological Station.

Thanh Hoa authorities have proposed transferring nine tigers from a private farm in Xuan Tin to Hanoi Zoo for care.

Vietnam Railways dispatched two freight trains carrying more than 1,100 tonnes of rock to stabilise the Bach Ho and Da Vien railway bridges over the Huong River in Hue City as floodwaters surged.

UK PM Keir Starmer chaired an official welcome ceremony for and held talks with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam in London on October 29.

From now until mid-December 2025, moderate to heavy rains are expected to continue in central Vietnam.

State President Luong Cuong met with US President Donald Trump and leaders from several APEC member economies on the sidelines of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week.

Severe flooding has disrupted the North-South railway through Hue and Quang Tri, forcing Vietnam Railways to cancel more services.

Days of heavy rain have triggered massive landslides along D’ran Pass, blocking traffic on one of the key routes connecting Dalat with Khanh Hoa Province.

Two endangered impressed tortoises (Manouria impressa), a species requiring strict protection, have been found at Dai An Temple in the central province of Ha Tinh.

Traffic chaos gripped Hanoi on October 29 after authorities closed the westbound lane of the historic Long Bien Bridge towards central Hanoi for routine maintenance.

President Luong Cuong arrived in the Republic of Korea on October 29 to attend the 32nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders’ Week.

Prolonged heavy rainfall and flooding in central Vietnam have claimed at least ten lives and left five people missing, officials reported on October 29.

The Vietnam Report JSC officially launched the inaugural ALPHA30 ranking of the top 30 strategic investment corporations in Vietnam this year at a ceremony in Hanoi on October 28.

Rainfall at Bach Ma in Hue reached nearly 1,740mm in one day, the highest ever recorded in Vietnam.

Party General Secretary To Lam attended a seminar with leading strategists on AI and technology in the UK and the world, which was held in London on October 28.

Persistent heavy rain has triggered seven landslides along Gia Bac Pass on National Highway 28, disrupting traffic on one of the key routes connecting Dalat and HCM City.

Party General Secretary To Lam arrived in London on October 28, marking the start of the official visit to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland at the invitation of Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Vietnam and Russia have agreed to develop a railway project linking the two countries via China and Mongolia to strengthen transport connectivity and expand regional economic cooperation.