VIETNAM TODAY

The ancient town of Hoi An in Danang City has suffered significant damage after a prolonged historic flood.

Danang City has faced widespread devastation as floodwaters have receded, with mud-caked streets, stranded vehicles, and public facilities buried under debris.

More than 400 households in Quang Ngai have been isolated after heavy rain triggered a mountainside landslide that cut road access in Ngoc Linh Commune.

The North-South railway line through Hue City reopened at 5 am on October 31 after several days of disruption caused by flooding.

Heavy rain is expected to return to Hue, Danang, and Quang Ngai from the night of October 31, with rainfall ranging from 100 to 200 mm and some areas exceeding 350 mm.

The official visit to the UK by Party General Secretary To Lam holds profound significance for creating new momentum for the country’s next stage of development.

The Party chief’s official visit is expected to mark a new milestone in Vietnam-UK cooperation, particularly in sectors where both sides possess complementary strengths.

Vietnam plans to make English compulsory from grade 1 nationwide by 2030 to build a future generation ready for global integration.

Vietnam plans to restructure its overseas labour mobility markets, advancing to high-skill labour migration and expanding into advanced economies facing worker shortages.

Standard Chartered Bank has raised Vietnam’s 2025 growth forecast from 6.1 per cent to 7.5 per cent, and its 2026 projection from 6.2 per cent to 7.2 per cent.

Police in An Long Commune, the southern province of Dong Thap, have arrested a group of young men accused of stealing 24 dogs.

At least 14 people have died and eight remain missing after days of flooding across central Vietnam, according to a Ministry of Agriculture and Environment report updated at 7 am on October 30.

A 3-metre whale washed ashore on a Danang beach late on October 29 amid days of severe flooding across central Vietnam.

A new cold front reached northern Vietnam this morning, October 30, bringing rain and cooler temperatures of around 17 degrees Celsius.

Vietnamese and Cambodian police have arrested 59 Vietnamese nationals accused of running a large-scale online scam that defrauded more than 8,000 victims of over VND 300 billion (USD 11.4 million).

Water levels on the Thu Bon River in Danang City have risen above the historic flood peak of 1964, according to the Central Region Hydrometeorological Station.

Thanh Hoa authorities have proposed transferring nine tigers from a private farm in Xuan Tin to Hanoi Zoo for care.

Vietnam Railways dispatched two freight trains carrying more than 1,100 tonnes of rock to stabilise the Bach Ho and Da Vien railway bridges over the Huong River in Hue City as floodwaters surged.

UK PM Keir Starmer chaired an official welcome ceremony for and held talks with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam in London on October 29.