VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam is expected to have over 20 million surveillance cameras in operation by 2050, raising concerns about privacy and security risks.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam and his spouse chaired a ceremony in Hanoi on August 29 to celebrate the 79th anniversary of the National Day of Vietnam (September 2).

Work has started on a social housing project in HCM City to provide the city with around 1,445 apartments.

A hotel in the northern province of Quang Ninh has been fined and ordered to cease operations.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a phone conversation with Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on the occasion of her inauguration as the 31st Prime Minister of Thailand.

An art tourism map of Da Lat, a resort city in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, was launched on August 29 to serve visitors and local residents’ demand.

Retail petroleum prices fell at 3 pm today, August 29, following a decision by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

The Oktoberfest festival will be held in Hanoi, Danang and HCM City in September and October.

More than 1,400 Indian tourists paid a visit to the Ha Long Bay UNESCO World Heritage Site in northern Quang Ninh Province on Friday.

The 500kV circuit-3 power transmission line linking Quang Trach in the central province of Quang Binh and Pho Noi in the northern province of Hung Yen was officially put into operation on August 29.

Heavy rain has caused severe flooding in the southern central province of Binh Thuan.

A paragliding festival will be held in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai’s Mu Cang Chai district from September 1-3, featuring pilots from across the country.

The Ministry of Health has asked authorities in the northern province of Phu Tho to investigate a suspected food poisoning case at a local company after more than 150 workers were hospitalised following lunch at their workplace.

Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport is expected to serve over 2,100 flights with 338,000 passengers during the coming four-day National Day holiday, up 11 percent on normal.

Powerlifters Le Van Cong and Chau Hoang Tuyet Loan have been chosen to carry the Vietnamese national flag during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam received Liu Ning, member of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Secretary of the CPC Committee of China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous

HCM City’s first metro line, which stretches from Ben Thanh Market in District 1 to Suoi Tien Theme Park in Thu Duc City, is scheduled for trial run in October and November before beginning official operations in December this year.

Police in HCM City have cracked a newborn baby trafficking ring, detaining 16 people.

Bank credit is showing signs of recovery after a decline at the end of July, the latest statistics from the State Bank of Vietnam show.