VIETNAM TODAY

Passengers at Danang International Airport will be able to use Level 2 accounts on the VNeID electronic identification in place of physical ID when boarding domestic flights from April 10, 2026.

Permanent member of the Vietnamese Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu is visiting Laos at the invitation of his Lao counterpart Vilay Lakhamphong.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to break ground on three major port projects in April, with total investment exceeding VND 187 trillion (approximately USD 7.3 billion).

The SaigonTex-SaigonFabric 2026, an international exhibition on textile and garment industry equipment, materials and fabrics, opened on April 8 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam has welcomed the April 7 ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, calling it a positive step towards easing tensions and restoring stability in the Middle East.

Vietnam’s benchmark stock index surged to a one month high after FTSE Russell reaffirmed its market upgrade roadmap, triggering a broad based rally and record liquidity.

A tornado accompanying heavy rain tore through Bao Loc in Lam Dong Province, ripping roofs off homes, toppling trees and disrupting traffic.

Vietnam has issued a new national strategy to promote innovation driven entrepreneurship, aiming to position start-ups as a key engine of long term economic growth.

Vietnam has inaugurated a trade promotion office in Haikou, Hainan province, in a move to deepen economic and trade ties with China.

HCM City will invest VND 45 billion (approximately USD 1.8 million) to install more than 3,100 LED lamps across 532 alleys, aiming to cut energy use and ease pressure on the power grid.

Vietnam’s retail fuel prices fell in the latest adjustment from 3.30 pm on April 8, with diesel dropping by nearly VND 2,000 (USD 7.6 US cents) per litre.

A growing number of people bitten by rats have sought rabies vaccinations in HCM City, which has recorded hundreds of such cases in the first three months of the year.

A Hanoi hospital has held an appreciation ceremony for the family of a British teenager whose donated organs saved five patients, marking a rare cross border act of medical generosity.

More than 120 representatives from 52 leading US corporations will visit Vietnam from April 14 to 16, signalling strong momentum in bilateral trade and long term investment ties.

Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man will attend the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-152) in Istanbul, Türkiye, and pay an official visit to Italy from April 11–17.

Hanoi has ordered stricter enforcement of environmental and safety standards at construction sites, including suspending projects that generate excessive dust or pose safety risks.

Around 60 tonnes of farmed cobia have died in recent days off Ly Son Special Zone, Quang Ngai Province, causing losses of tens of billions of VND.

Three people died after a truck lost control and rolled down a mountainside in Lam Dong Province on April 8, crashing into a workers’ facility below.

A 50-kg crocodile was discovered in an irrigation canal in a residential area in Quang Ninh Province, prompting a swift response from local authorities.