VIETNAM TODAY

Northern Vietnam is forecast to see widespread rain and thunderstorms on June 5, with some areas expected to receive more than 120 mm of rainfall.

Vietnam's central bank has proposed expanding authorised foreign currency exchange services to tourist areas and other locations popular with international visitors.

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits in HCM City fell sharply in the first five months of 2026, reflecting an improving labour market and stronger hiring demand.

Authorities in An Giang Province on Thursday received 180 Vietnamese citizens deported from Cambodia for immigration violations and arrested two wanted fugitives during the screening process.

Fourteen coastal provinces and cities have been urged prepare for a tropical depression in the East Sea, citing potential risks to vessels operating in affected waters.

Forestry authorities in HCM City have confiscated 35 red-whiskered bulbuls after the owner of an ornamental animal business failed to provide documents proving their origin.

Vietnam has cut retail fuel prices across the board, with E10 biofuel recording a drop of more than VND 1,300 per litre.

A rare sea turtle caught in a fishing net off Ho Tram in HCMC was rescued and released back into the sea on Thursday.

Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City is expected to handle more than 9 million passengers during the summer travel peak from June 1 to August 15.

Heavy to very heavy rain may hit parts of northern Vietnam late on June 4, with some areas expected to record more than 130mm.

HCM City has approved a 15.6-kilometre extension of a metro line linking Binh Duong Province with the city centre, enabling direct services to Tao Dan Station.

A container train carrying nearly 1,000 tonnes of PVC is en route from Qinghai Province in China to Dong Nai, marking the first direct rail freight connection between the two localities.

A Korean cosmetics distributor in Vietnam has been fined VND 147.5 million (approximately USD 5,700) for multiple violations related to cosmetic product labelling and compliance.

The first tropical depression of 2026 has formed over the East Sea and is unlikely to make landfall in Vietnam, according to meteorologists.

Rescue teams are searching for a missing tourist after two visitors were swept away in a stream in Lao Cai Province, with one body already recovered.

A resident in Tay Ninh has voluntarily handed over a rare water monitor weighing 6.5 kilogrammes to forest rangers after discovering the animal near his home.

A woman has been fined after scattering cash and joss paper onto a street in central HCM City in an apparent attempt to ward off bad luck.

More than 53,100 Vietnamese workers went overseas under labour contracts in the first five months of 2026, reaching 47.5 per cent of the annual target, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs.

A lighting system on the Phan Thiet-Dau Giay Expressway is being rebuilt after more than 13 kilometres of electrical cable was stolen, causing an estimated VND 9 billion (USD 343,000) in losses.