VIETNAM TODAY

A survey conducted by the real estate agency Savills Vietnam reveals that the country now has more than 400 eco-industrial zones, with the demand for this segment expected to grow in the future.

Hanoi has proposed expanding Metro Line 3 Nhon-Hanoi Station-Hoang Mai route, which would require a total investment of VND40.57 trillion (USD1.75 billion).

At the United Nations, Party General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm will bring forward important messages in strong support of multilateralism, stated Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn.

Vietnamese diplomatic missions in Egypt, Lebanon, Iran, and Israel have continued coordinating closely with local authorities to monitor the situation there and working out citizen protection plans.

Vietnam could earn 300 million USD from shipping frozen durian to China on the back of the signed protocol on plant quarantine requirements for the product between the two sides.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan attended the fourth Eurasian Women's Forum in the form of a recorded speech, following an invitation sent by Valentina Matvienko, chair of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

A rare pangolin has been found giving birth in a tree hollow near a residential area in the southern central province of Binh Dinh.

Many Mekong Delta localities have warned of inundation risks due to high tides and torrential rain.

A bridge in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh has collapsed following prolonged heavy rain caused by Typhoon Yagi.

Former Vietnamese real estate tycoon and convicted fraudster Trương Mỹ Lan, already on death row, faces a new trial starting on Thursday on various financial fraud charges, underscoring the Government’s commitment to intensifying its anti-corruption campaign.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam will attend the UN Summit of the Future, the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, and hold working sessions in the United States.

Tokyo's Nikkei led Asian markets higher Thursday as the yen hit a two-week high after the Federal Reserve announced a bumper interest rate cut and pledged a series of further reductions that boosted sentiment.

Storm Soulik, the fourth storm to have hit Vietnam this year, slammed the central region on Thursday afternoon, causing widespread downpours.

Foreign institutional investors are allowed to buy Vietnamese stocks without having enough money at the time of purchase from November 2 under Circular No.68/2024/TT-BTC recently issued by the Ministry of Finance.

Typhoon Yagi uprooted and damaged 41,000 trees along the Hanoi-Haiphong Highway.

At least two people died, and four others suffered injuries after two passenger buses collided on an expressway in the southern province of Binh Dinh early Thursday morning.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has decided to close Dong Hoi Airport in the central province of Quang Binh between 3 pm and 10 pm on September 19 due to bad weather caused by a coming storm.

The Bootleg Beatles, the world's premier Beatles tribute band, will light up stages in both Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi with three concerts as part of their epic 44th anniversary tour.

People aged over 80 will be offered free entry tickets to Da Lat Railway Station in Da Lat City, according to the Vietnam Railway Station.