VIETNAM TODAY

The information-technology, pharmaceutical, banking, and high-tech sectors will remain the main engines of office demand in HCM City, experts said.

A popular venue on Bui Vien Walking Street in Ho Chi Minh City has been caught selling nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, while disguising it on receipts as cocktails.

Large parts of central Ho Chi Minh City were left without power on the evening of July 31, marking the second major blackout in under two days, disrupting daily life and business operations.

Three teenage girls have died after slipping into deep water while swimming in a reservoir in the central province of Nghe An on the afternoon of July 31.

Experts from the PeaceTrees Vietnam Project has safely disposed a wartime bomb at the construction site of the Terminal 2 of Dong Hoi Airport in Quang Tri Province.

A high-ranking Vietnamese delegation led by President Luong Cuong and his spouse will pay State visits to Egypt and Angola from August 3 to 9, 2025, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Torrential rains on July 31 triggered landslides across multiple roads in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, posing serious traffic hazards.

The Vietnamese communities in areas affected by the earthquake with tsunami warnings in Russia are currently safe, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang stated on July 31.

The reciprocal tariff rate announced by the US for Vietnam and other countries on August 1 will be a major factor affecting the USD/VND exchange rate in the short term, experts forecast.

A man and his six-year-old daughter were swept far from shore and left drifting at sea for over 13 hours after kayaking off the coast of Ha Tinh on July 30.

Hundreds of households in Nhon Mai Commune in the central province of Nghe An have been devastated by the recent historic flood, with many now living in makeshift shelters.

The traffic police in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on July 29 discovered a truck transporting nearly 100 pigs infected with African swine fever (ASF) for sale.

Trade Counselor Bui Trung Thuong recently attended the Asia-Africa Global Investment Summit 2025 in New Delhi to promote Vietnam’s engagement in the promising markets of Africa and Asia.

Dozens of buffaloes and cows have been killed by wild animals over the past three months in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien.

A foreign couple lost a diamond ring while visiting Hue on July 30, prompting dozens of local residents to gather along the ​H​uong River to help them search for the missing item.

The banking sector has been shifting its focus toward start-ups, reflecting a broader regulatory and institutional alignment with private sector innovation.

The Market Surveillance Team 9 in Hanoi have seized 127 canisters of NO₂ gas of unknown origin, along with 361 assorted metal cylinders.

Petrolimex will initially offer E10 at 36 retail outlets across HCM City, while PVOIL will pilot the product at six sites, four in Hanoi and two in Haiphong City.

The Military Command of southern Dong Nai Province received 85 Vietnamese nationals repatriated by Cambodian authorities via the Hoa Lu International Border Gate on July 30.