VIETNAM TODAY

Customs officers have seized a shipment hiding more than 2,000 counterfeit bags, shoes and earphones carrying luxury brand labels.

Domestic fuel prices were lowered from 3 pm on Thursday afternoon with diesel having the sharpest fall of VND 1,020 per litre.

A rare king cobra weighing about seven kilos has been safely captured and released after appearing in a household garden in Phu Tho.

Hanoi and nearby provinces are entering a 10 day period of stagnant weather that is expected to drive PM2.5 concentrations to unhealthy levels.

Da Den, Song Hoa and Song Ray reservoirs has begun discharging, raising flood risks for downstream communities.

Hanoi will ban petrol motorbikes by set hours or zones within ring road 1 from July 1, 2026 as the city launches its first low-emission area.

Typhoon Koto reached its peak strength early November 27 with coastal areas from Danang City to Lam Dong expected to see rain from November 29.

Global green-supply-chain standards are tightening for Vietnam’s wood, agriculture and processing industries as major markets increase environmental requirements.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam will pay a state visit to Laos from December 1-2.

A Cambodian company plans to develop the country’s first inland port in Prey Veng Province with an investment of more than USD 20 million to strengthen trade with Vietnam.

The Ministry of Construction has ordered emergency repairs to landslide-hit sections of Mimosa Pass and parts of National Highway 20 in Lam Dong Province.

Nearly 90 tonnes of fallen and decayed wood have washed into hydropower and irrigation reservoirs in Hue City after recent floods, posing safety risks to infrastructure and nearby communities.

Nearly 20 electrical appliance repairmen from HCM City have travelled to flood-hit areas in the Central Highlands and south-central regions to help residents restore water-damaged household items.

Vietnam has reiterated its commitment to protecting nature, conserving biodiversity and fighting illegal wildlife trade at the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CITES Convention.

The US is seeking greater access to the Vietnamese market, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs in the US Department of Agriculture Luke J. Lindberg has said.

PM Pham Minh Chinh has outlined Vietnam’s strategy for a green transformation in the digital era at the Autumn Economic Forum 2025, emphasizing growth, innovation, and international cooperation.

Hanoi is replacing deteriorated pavements in many areas with blue stone, which can last up to 70 years.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has proposed expanding the country’s national airport system to 36 airports by 2050, with the capacity to serve nearly 540 million passengers annually.

Typhoon Koto entered the East Sea early on November 26 with maximum sustained winds of 74 km/h.