VIETNAM TODAY

A building in HCM City suddenly collapsed this morning, August 27, severely injuring a worker.

Vietnam's vaccine maker AVAC Vietnam Joint Stock Company (AVAC) will export 150,000 doses of African swine fever vaccine to the Philippines on August 29, said AVAC General Director Nguyen Van Diep.

New Zealand’s universities are offering flexible admissions requirements and criteria, coupled with diverse educational pathways in a concerted effort to attract more Vietnamese students.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man presided over the 6th meeting of full-time NA deputies in Hanoi on August 27.

The credit rating organisation Moody's has forecast a positive economic outlook for the Asia-Pacific region in 2025, with accelerating growth in Southeast Asia, and Vietnam is expected to benefit notably from this trend.

A train suddenly stopped on a street in HCM City after it became entangled in cables.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc and US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins co-chaired the 13th Vietnam-US Political, Security, and Defence Dialogue in Hanoi on August 26.

Authorities in the central province of Ha Tinh's Huong Son District yesterday destroyed seven frozen tiger cubs, which were found earlier at a local house.

The People's Court of Ha Tinh province handed down a 6-year prison sentence and two-year probation to a local man for making, storing, disseminating or propagating information, documents or materials aimed at opposing the State of the Socialist Republic

A forest in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa has seen trees cut down but not transported away or just partially cut.

Fulbright University Vietnam is a result of educational cooperation between Vietnam and the US, particularly in the field of high-quality human resources training, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang on August 26.

Michelin Guide has published an article suggesting a two-day tour of the capital with a range of delicious street foods and interesting tourist attractions put forward.

The scientific and educational organisation "Meeting Vietnam" on August 26 presented a total of 465 Vallet scholarships to several outstanding students at high schools and universities based in southern provinces and cities.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam has presented appointment decisions to three new Deputy Prime Ministers.

The Hanoi Days in Ho Chi Minh City programme was held in HCM City from April 23 to 25 to mark the 70th anniversary of the capital city's liberation on October 10, 1954.

The Vietnamese economy is forecast to grow 6.1% in 2024, and 6.5% in both 2025 and 2026, up from 5% last year, according to the World Bank’s latest report titled “Taking Stock: Reaching New Heights in Capital Markets”.

Two men remain missing three days after being swept away by a flash flood in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang's Ha Quang District.

A sea turtle has been found laying eggs on Cau Island (Hon Cau) in the southern central province of Binh Thuan.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a dispatch instructing measures to strengthen the training of high-quality human resources for the semiconductor, artificial intelligence and cloud computing, aiming to create breakthroughs in the industries.