VIETNAM TODAY

Four consecutive earthquakes struck the central province of Quang Ngai early on October 6, between 12.40 am and 1.46 am, affecting Mang But and Mang Ri communes.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for greater joint efforts to achieve an economic growth rate of 8.3-8.5 per cent this year.

Typhoon Matmo made landfall in the Fangcheng area of China’s Guangxi Province, near the Vietnam-China border on October 6.

Typhoon Matmo is forecast to enter the Gulf of Tonkin tonight before moving along the Vietnam-China border with sustained winds of 60–75 km/h and gusts up to 100 km/h, causing heavy rainfall.

Hundreds of homes in Hanoi’s Xuan Phuong Ward remain chest-deep underwater, with residents enduring life without electricity and clean water after torrential rains caused by Typhoon Bualoi.

Typhoon Matmo is heading for the northern coast of Quang Ninh Province on the night of October 5 and is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to northern Vietnam.

The draft Law on Personal Income Tax proposes a 0.1 per cent tax rate on bullion transfers. Transactions of raw gold and jewelry would remain exempt.

The office is designed to be both a service hub and a spiritual support system, linking social organisations and philanthropists with disadvantaged children.

Singapore has been ranked the top choice for entrepreneurs moving their wealth and for personal relocation, HSBC said.

More than 200 students from Ly Tu Trong Secondary School in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang have been evacuated after severe flooding caused by Typhoon Bualoi submerged the campus.

Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery exports reached more than USD 52 billion in the first nine months of 2025, up 14 per cent year-on-year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment said.

Cuba has called on Vietnamese businesses to expand investment in areas where Vietnam boasts strengths and the Caribbean country has demand.

Vietnam’s Manufacturing PMI was unchanged at 50.4 in September, reflecting a marginal strengthening of business conditions as new orders rose and exports stabilised.

Police in An Giang Province on October 3 announced that they have issued arrest warrants and prosecuted two Algerian nationals for circulating counterfeit US dollars in Phu Quoc Special Zone.

Storm surges and strong waves from Typhoon Bualoi swept sand, rubbish and timber onto Ho Xuan Huong Street in Sam Son Ward, Thanh Hoa Province.

Police in Dong Nai Province are investigating the killing of three family members in Dak Nhau Commune on October 3, in what is suspected to be a robbery-homicide.

Storm Matmo is predicted to hit the Gulf of Tonkin on October 6 with powerful intensity.

The Duong Dong 2 Freshwater Reservoir is among Phu Quoc Special Zone’s key projects to serve APEC 2027.

Rescue workers in Lao Cai Province on October 3 found the bodies of two men missing in a landslide in Minh Luong Commune, with a third victim still unaccounted for.