VIETNAM TODAY

Authorities in Thanh Hoa Province have rejected a proposal to convert 13 hectares of production forest into a soil mining site, citing concerns related to a protected defence area.

Vietnam Airlines is serving Vietnamese seasonal fruits on domestic and international flights to promote regional specialties to global travellers.

Authorities in Danang City have stepped up drowning prevention measures at the city’s beaches as large numbers of residents and tourists flock to the coast during the summer holiday season.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested 61 people after dismantling a drug trafficking and illegal drug use ring linked to a bar in Vung Tau Ward.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction has approved expansion plans for Van Don International Airport and received a proposed master plan for Cam Ranh International Airport.

Vinhomes has introduced a programme allowing customers to use gold holdings in real estate transactions, aiming to unlock idle assets and stimulate investment in Vietnam’s property market.

Northern and central Vietnam are expected to face the peak of an intense heatwave on May 25-26, with temperatures forecast to exceed 40 degrees Celsius in some areas.

Police have arrested two suspects linked to a shooting outside a restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City that left one person dead and another injured.

Thunderstorms are expected to intensify across Ho Chi Minh City and southern Vietnam from May 25, raising the risk of localised flooding, strong winds and lightning.

All eight Vietnamese students competing at the 2026 Asian Physics Olympiad won medals, including six silver and two bronze medals.

Severe thunderstorms and strong winds swept through Ca Mau Province on May 24, damaging dozens of homes and disrupting daily life in several local communities.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has ordered hospitals nationwide to strengthen Ebola prevention measures following recent outbreaks in Africa.

Authorities in Bac Ninh Province have discovered more than three tonnes of pig intestines and dried pig intestines showing signs of spoilage and lacking clear origin documents at a local facility.

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City on May 24 broke ground on the Binh Hung Hoa Xanh Park project, a new public green space aimed at improving urban living conditions.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has ordered ministries and local authorities to speed up construction of 100 pilot boarding schools in border areas for completion by August 30.

Hanoi authorities have begun fencing off and rerouting traffic on several central streets to facilitate anti-flooding construction projects scheduled to run until June 15.

A mountainside in the core zone of the Trang An World Heritage Site in Ninh Binh Province continues to face landslide risks despite earlier stabilisation work costing billions of dong.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung attended a memorial and burial ceremony on May 23 for 28 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and military experts whose remains were recently repatriated from Laos.

Authorities in Quang Tri Province have removed and destroyed a number of bird-trapping nets discovered in rice fields as illegal hunting of wild birds re-emerged in the area.