VIETNAM TODAY

Thirty-two fishermen from a fishing boat that sank offshore have returned safely to Danang City, while authorities continue searching for 19 others who remain missing.

Authorities in Hanoi have begun demolishing a series of illegally built villas and homestays on forest land near Dong Do Lake, an area long plagued by construction violations.

A company has proposed resuming gold mining at a site in Thai Nguyen Province with remaining reserves of over 66 kilogrammes, pending an environmental review.

A special classroom at HCM City Oncology Hospital has begun the new school year, allowing young cancer patients to continue learning while undergoing treatment.

Two South Korean nationals have been sentenced to life imprisonment and 20 years in jail after a violent restaurant brawl in Ho Chi Minh City left one man dead and another severely injured.

A long-tailed macaque classified as a protected forest species was found foraging in a resident’s garden in Can Tho, before being voluntarily handed over to authorities.

Vietnam’s overseas investment surged in the first eight months of 2026, with total new and adjusted capital reaching USD 2.62 billion, 4.7 times higher than a year earlier.

Ho Chi Minh City will select 60 male workers for three-year technical internships in Japan under a bilateral labour cooperation programme, with no service fees.

Authorities in Haiphong City have closed part of Cau Dat Street from 6 am to 11 am on September 4 to recover, transport and safely detonate a wartime bomb.

Vietnam attracted USD 40.63 billion in registered foreign direct investment in the first eight months of 2026, up 55.4 per cent year-on-year, while disbursed FDI reached a five-year high.

Vietnam has unveiled its first online wholesale agricultural marketplace, aiming to expand exports and connect local producers with buyers in Singapore.

Thousands of dead purple clams have washed onto a 6.5km stretch of coastline in Ha Tinh Province, with local authorities still unable to determine the cause.

Students at public schools in the wards of Ha Long, Hong Gai and Ha Tu will receive free transportation to and from school through a new electric bus service.

Authorities have discovered 11 more sets of martyrs' remains at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing the total number recovered at the site to 564.

Nha Trang is replacing nearly 2 km of ageing railings along its beachfront with a new reinforced-concrete system designed to improve safety and the appearance of the coastal area.

Vietnam's total trade reached a record USD 770 billion in the first eight months of 2026, although the country posted a trade deficit of more than USD 20 billion.

Hanoi police will step up checks and enforcement of traffic violations involving pupils, parents and school transport vehicles from September 4 as the new school year begins.

Heavy rain flooded dozens of homes in Gia Lai, with water up to 1.2 metres deep. Police and soldiers carried children and elderly people to safety.

Police in Dalat are investigating a man accused of repeatedly striking his pet Alaska dog at a popular tourist site after a video of the incident spread on social media.