VIETNAM TODAY

The Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) has stationed a 300-tonne train on a railway bridge in the northern province of Bac Ninh to help stabilise the structure against historic floodwaters.

Insurance companies in Vietnam had received 3,753 damage reports from clients affected by two recent storms as of October 10, with total estimated payouts nearing USD 68 million.

Five members of a family were killed after their four-storey house caught fire early on October 11 in an alley off Kim Hoa Street, Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam Ward, Hanoi.

The 108 Military Central Hospital announced on October 10 its doctors have successfully performed an autotransplant kidney surgery, the first of its kind in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Finance has submitted a proposal to include in the draft amended Law on Personal Income Tax a provision to impose personal income tax on transactions involving gold bullion transfers.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh underscored the private sector’s role as a key driver of the socialist-oriented market economy.

Authorities in Dien Lam Commune, in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa, are conducting an urgent search for an escaped crocodile that attacked and injured a local man.

A waterspout appeared unexpectedly off the coast of Phu Quoc Island on the morning of October 10, startling both locals and tourists.

Chu Mom Ray National Park in central Quang Ngai Province has recently recorded the first appearance of a sun bear (Ursus thibetanus) through camera trap technology.

Nearly 8,500 residents in Hanoi have been evacuated from flood-affected areas, as water levels on the Cau and Ca Lo rivers continue to rise.

The Philippine government has decided to extend its rice import ban until the end of 2025, two months longer than originally planned.

Northern Vietnam is forecast to experience two cold spells next week, bringing a return of rain and cooler temperatures, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Dantri/Dtinews has delivered 10 tonnes of rice and 150 flashlights donated by readers to support flood-affected communities in Thai Nguyen Province.

Vietnam is keen to draw on international experience in developing its crypto-asset market, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc has said.

Both nations have reaffirmed their traditional friendship and agreed to bold cooperation across multiple fields, pledging closer coordination to advance mutual development and regional stability.

The Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association has launched a programme to train 10,000 chief executive officers from 2025 to 2030.

The Vietnam Railways Corporation has launched online ticket sales for the passenger service between Gia Lam Station and Nanning in China, available via its official website https://dsvn.vn.

The Hanoi People’s Committee held a groundbreaking ceremony on October 9 for the Nam Thang Long-Tran Hung Dao section of Metro Line 2, a key project that will run beneath the city’s Old Quarter.

PR Story-Stavian Industrial Metal and India’s ACME Group have signed binding terms for a green steel off-take agreement, marking a strategic step towards low-carbon industrial transformation in Asia.