VIETNAM TODAY

HCM City attracted more than USD 9.8 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first seven months of 2026, up 44.5 per cent on-year and putting it close to its USD 11 billion full-year target.

The Ministry of Education and Training and the Ministry of Public Security have unveiled a joint school safety plan with closer oversight of student-run social media groups.

Older people, disabled people, children and war veterans will receive public transport cards for free bus and metro travel in Ho Chi Minh City.

A fire tore through the motorbike parking area of a shop on Nguyen Tri Phuong Street, Di An Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, destroying dozens of vehicles.

Hanoi plans to replace a five-storey apartment block near the Old Quarter with a 21-storey residential tower as part of a wider programme to redevelop ageing housing.

Police in Hanoi have seized suspected counterfeit Louis Vuitton and Gucci products and uncovered a workshop allegedly producing fake luxury goods.

HCM City has ordered agencies to speed up construction of 23 municipal solid waste transfer stations, with eight due to break ground this year and another five to seven in the first quarter of 2027.

Authorities have recovered 14 more sets of war remains at a park in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing the total discovered at the site to 182.

Police in Haiphong have dismantled a major cross-border gambling and money laundering network, arrested 28 suspects and frozen more than VND 3 trillion (approximately USD 115 million) in assets.

A coach driver and the vehicle's owner have been fined a combined VND 33 million (USD 1,255) after a 29-seat passenger coach was found carrying 51 people.

Vietnam recorded more than USD 38 billion in registered foreign direct investment in the first seven months of 2026, up 58 per cent from a year earlier.

Danang City has approved financial assistance and temporary accommodation for residents relocating from three unsafe state-owned apartment blocks ahead of their demolition.

Rescuers found a 28-year-old man who became lost in the forest on Danang's Son Tra Peninsula after an overnight search.

A resident in Ha Tinh Province has voluntarily handed over a rare lizard listed in Vietnam's Red Data Book after discovering it.

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake shook Cao Bang Province on August 3, marking the third tremor to hit the northern Province within five days.

Phu Quoc has unveiled design for its first light rail transit (LRT) line, an 18-km route linking Phu Quoc International Airport with the APEC Convention and Exhibition Centre ahead of the 2027 summit.

Home Affairs Minister Nguyen Tien Hai won parliamentary approval with overwhelming backing after years in local leadership roles.

Heavy rain triggered landslides and flooding that disrupted traffic in Tuyen Quang Province, prompting authorities to close damaged roads, issue safety warnings and step up disaster response efforts.

Phu Quoc, which will host APEC 2027, has launched a community foreign language programme through 2030 to improve residents' language skills and support the island's development.