VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam's aviation authority ordered airports and airlines to activate storm response plans as Storm Maysak approached, with Van Don and Cat Bi airports expected to be hardest hit.

A climate investment fund worth up to USD 200 million is set to support sustainable agriculture projects across the lower Mekong region, creating new opportunities for low emission farming in Vietnam.

Storm Maysak has entered the Gulf of Tonkin and is forecast to move towards the coast of Quang Ninh, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to northern coastal areas from the afternoon of July 4.

Fine particle pollution in Hanoi and HCM City has declined following the introduction of E10 biofuel, although authorities say other factors may also have contributed to improving air quality.

Danang has unveiled a strategy to strengthen the promotion of Vietnam's image overseas, aiming to position the central coastal city as a leading destination for tourism and investment by 2030.

Vietnam's first-half FDI disbursement reached a five-year high, while total registered foreign direct investment (FDI) surged 61 per cent year-on-year to USD 34.65 billion

Vietnam registered nearly 111,700 new businesses in the first half of 2026, up 22.5 per cent from a year earlier, reflecting a continued recovery in business activity.

A long-tailed macaque that wandered into a tourist site in Khanh Hoa Province has been handed over to authorities and released back into its natural habitat.

Vietnam's aviation authority has proposed removing Bien Hoa Airport from the national civil aviation plan, citing airspace constraints.

Quang Ninh and Ninh Binh provinces suspended sea activities on Friday as Storm Maysak approached the Gulf of Tonkin, while one fisherman remained missing after a fishing boat sank in rough seas.

Vietnam's total import and export turnover reached USD 549.69 billion in the first six months of 2026, up 27.1 per cent year on year, driven by strong growth in both exports and imports.

Authorities in Gia Lai Province have approved the conversion of 5 hectares of production forest for construction of a section of the Quy Nhon-Pleiku Expressway.

Rescue teams are searching for two missing fishermen after a fishing boat sank off Co To Island in Quang Ninh Province, while five other crew members were rescued.

Haiphong authorities have issued an emergency order to prepare for Storm Maysak, the first storm to affect Vietnam this year, and the heavy rain and flooding expected to follow.

Storm Maysak, the first storm to affect Vietnam this year, has strengthened and changed course towards the west-northwest as it moves across the northern part of the East Sea.

Police in HCM City have charged a married couple accused of producing more than 14,000 counterfeit T-shirts bearing the trademarks of global fashion brands, including Louis Vuitton, Zara and Lacoste.

Vietnam's search and rescue team has recovered 30 bodies from collapsed buildings in Venezuela after four days of operations following last month's devastating earthquakes.

Vietnamese customs authorities have seized a fishing vessel carrying about 30,000 litres of diesel without documents proving its legal origin off the coast of Ho Chi Minh City.

Two juvenile crested goshawks, a protected bird species, have been taken into temporary care after they were found in a resident's garden in Quang Tri Province.