VIETNAM TODAY

Minister of Home Affairs Do Thanh Binh visited wounded and sick veterans in Ho Chi Minh City, delivering gifts from General Secretary and State President To Lam ahead of Liberation Day celebrations.

Authorities in the southern province of Dong Thap have fined a bakery VND 90 million (USD 3,420) after 86 people suffered food poisoning linked to its banh mi (Vietnamese sandwich) products.

Vingroup has proposed building two artificial islands as part of the planned sea-crossing route linking Can Gio and Vung Tau, aiming to improve the project’s technical efficiency and durability.

A hailstorm lasting about 10 minutes blanketed several hillsides in Vietnam’s northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on Tuesday afternoon, damaging homes and crops.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Ben Thanh-Thu Thiem metro line will run entirely underground, including a tunnel beneath the Saigon River, helping create a direct rail link to Long Thanh Airport.

Ho Chi Minh City will continue operating temporary parks on vacant plots awaiting development, provided land-use status remains unchanged and project timelines are not affected.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will pay an official visit to Vietnam from May 1 to May 3 at the invitation of Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, according to Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Dong Nai Province has proposed a VND 65.57 trillion (USD 2.49 billion) extension of the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line from HCM City to Long Thanh International Airport.

Hanoi authorities have ordered the urgent completion of a long-delayed 299-unit resettlement housing project in Cau Giay Ward to prevent further waste of prime urban land.

Two Indian tourists were rescued after being swept away by waves while swimming outside a designated safe area at a beach in the central city of Danang.

Domestic airfares in Vietnam have risen by an average of 15 to 20 per cent as Middle East conflict disrupts Jet A1 fuel supplies, according to Airports Corporation of Vietnam.

Vietnam has recorded more than 34,000 hand, foot and mouth disease cases and eight related deaths as of mid-April, with infections rising sharply among young children, health authorities said.

Vietnamese consumers spent VND 1.65 trillion (approximately USD 63.50 million) a day on four major e-commerce platforms in the first quarter, according to new market data.

A 51-year-old man in Phu Tho was fined VND 3 million (approximately USD 115) for illegally keeping a rare wild cat in captivity at his home.

A cold spell will bring heavy to very heavy rain to northern Vietnam from late April 28 to April 29, spreading to north-central areas.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province have begun construction of a 1.2-hectare seaside park at Ong Dia rocky beach, aimed at expanding public space for residents and visitors.

A fishing boat exploded and caught fire at Tac Cau ferry terminal in An Giang Province on Sunday, injuring seven people, including one critically.

Construction began on Sunday on the civil aviation component of Phan Thiet Airport in Lam Dong Province, a VND 3.9 trillion (USD 148 million) project due for completion within two years.

Two companies have asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment for licences to explore gold deposits in the central city of Danang and the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.