VIETNAM TODAY

Two fishing boats caught fire while moored at a fishing port in Khanh Hoa Province late on Saturday, destroying property on board.

Vietnam’s lychee harvest is expected to fall sharply this year after adverse weather disrupted flowering and fruit set, driving prices to record highs.

A military helicopter evacuated two patients from Vietnam’s Truong Sa Special Zone to Ho Chi Minh City for emergency treatment during the Reunification Day (April 30)-May Day holiday.

Hailstorms and strong winds injured five people and damaged 350 houses in the northern region of Vietnam on Saturday.

Hail and thunderstorms hit Hanoi and several northern provinces on Friday as a cold air mass pushed southwards, causing strong atmospheric instability.

Vietnam will provide 400,000 smartphones to poor and near-poor households by end-2026 under a state support programme aimed at expanding digital access and advancing national digital transformation.

Both sides committed to co-operation in green transition, digital transformation, AI, semiconductors and space, prioritising high-quality human resource training and joint research.

An endangered Javan pangolin was released into the wild after being found drifting near shore off Cu Lao Cham Island.

Rescuers in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday recovered the body of a South Korean businessman who went missing while paddleboarding on Da Den Lake.

The northern region of Vietnam is forecast to see more hot days than usual in May, while the rainy season in the south and Central Highlands is expected to begin later than normal.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to build six bridges linking the future Binh Quoi-Thanh Da urban area with surrounding areas.

Cases of dengue fever, hand-foot-and-mouth disease and meningococcal meningitis rose in Vietnam in April, the Health Ministry said, warning the disease situation could worsen.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung hosted Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae in Hanoi on May 2, as the two sides seek to deepen their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Vietnams team received successive boosts at the world's largest school robotics competition on April 30 (US time).

A woman in Gia Lai has tested positive for Whitmore disease, marking the province’s first recorded case this year, health authorities said.

A bakery in Quang Tri Province has been temporarily shut down after dozens of people, mostly pupils, were hospitalised with suspected food poisoning linked to banh mi.

A South Korean man has gone missing while paddleboarding on a lake in Ho Chi Minh City, prompting an ongoing search by rescue teams.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae arrived in Hanoi on May 1, beginning a three day official visit aimed at strengthening bilateral ties.

A railway worker was killed after being struck by a freight train while on duty early Friday morning in Lam Dong, authorities said.