VIETNAM TODAY

Many streets in Hanoi were seriously congested this morning, September 5, when local schools held ceremonies for the opening of the 2024-2025 school year.

Typhoon Yagi has been gathering strength over the past hours and is forecast to become the strongest storm to hit Vietnam in many years.

Roughly 23 million students across Vietnam participated in ceremonies for the opening of the 2024-2025 school year this morning, September 5.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has just asked authorities in HCM City to urgently investigate a child abuse case at a local child protection facility.

Numerous listed-companies that have borrowed big loans in US dollars reported substantial currency losses in the first half of 2024, data from BSC Securities showed.

Many bridges and tunnels in HCM City defaced with graffiti have been given a makeover.

Vietnamese weightlifter Le Van Cong secured a bronze medal in the men's 49kg category at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, marking the first medal for the Vietnamese Paralympic team.

A woman has died and another injured in a heavy rainstorm, accompanied by strong gusts of wind that swept through HCM City on Wednesday evening.

Gojek, Indonesia-based ride-hailing firm of its parent company GoTo, announced that it will cease operations in Vietnam after more than six years of doing business there, starting from September 16, in a move to optimize its growth.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) and the Vietnamese shrimp industry have issued a statement rejecting Sustainability Incubator’s recently released report on labour abuse in the shrimp industry, arguing the allegations in the report are groundless,

Vietnamese airlines reported a 15 percent drop in domestic passengers during the National Day holiday this year compared to the same period last year.

Many airports in Vietnam have been warned of being hit by Storm Yagi, which is strengthening on the East Sea.

The Vietnamese tourism sector served three million visitors during the National Day (September 2) holiday, up 20 percent on-year.

Japan has wiped out all mongooses on a subtropical island, officials said, after the animals ignored the venomous snakes they were brought in to hunt and preyed on endangered local rabbits instead.

The border guard station in the central province of Quang Binh on Wednesday asked local boats to urgently seek shelter to avoid the tropical storm Yagi.

A representative from Vietnam National University Hanoi, presented a paper at a panel discussion as part of the Eastern Economic Forum 2024 in Russia on September 4, sharing Vietnam’s experience in education reform.

The police of central Quang Nam province on September 3 said they have arrested two foreign nationals for stealing bank account information and appropriating property.

Asset risks and profitability of Vietnamese banks remained broadly stable, but small banks faced more loan delinquencies and liquidity issues in the first half of 2024, analysts said.

A passenger bus route linking Halong City in Vietnam and China's Nanning City has officially opened after a three-month trial, according to the Quang Ninh Provincial People's Committee.