VIETNAM TODAY

The Asian Development Bank has lowered its 2025 and 2026 growth outlooks for Asia and the Pacific, citing weaker exports, trade tensions, and slowing domestic demand.

PM Pham Minh Chinh received Chan Chun Sing, Assistant Secretary-General of the People’s Action Party of Singapore, Coordinating Minister for Public Services, and Minister for Defence, in Hanoi.

Hundreds of households in the northern central provinces of Thanh Hoa and Nghe An have been isolated or evacuated due to torrential rains caused by Storm Wipha.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed a change to the personal income tax regime applied to capital gains from securities transactions, shifting from the flat-rate method to taxing actual profits.

Central Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company 3 in the central city of Danang has been fined VND 97 million (USD 3,712) for failing to properly dispose of substandard medicines according to regulations.

Around 153 houses in the Mekong Delta region have been damaged due to heavy rain and strong winds brought by Typhoon Wipha.

Domestic securities firms, investment funds, and prominent technology companies are actively positioning themselves to tap into the country’s growing digital asset and cryptocurrency market.

A rare accident occurred on the morning of July 22 in northern Dien Bien Province when a pickup truck and two motorbikes fell into a river after a suspension bridge unexpectedly tilted.

Widespread flooding was reported across Thanh Hoa Province following continuous heavy rainfall from the afternoon of July 21 through the morning of July 22, disrupting daily life in many communities.

Typhoon Wipha made landfall along the coastal areas between Hung Yen and Ninh Binh at 10 am on July 22, bringing wind speeds of level 8 to 9 and gusts reaching level 11.

Authorities in a commune in Tuyen Quang Province are verifying claims that two female foreign tourists were charged VND 200,000 (USD 7.65) for a hair braiding service at a local tourist site.

Vietnam’s Civil Aviation Authority has ordered the suspension of all flights to and from Cat Bi Airport in Haiphong and Van Don Airport in Quang Ninh, as both are within the typhoon impact zone.

NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man departed Hanoi on July 22 to visit Senegal and Morocco, and attend the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Switzerland.

Hundreds of households in northern Vietnam were evacuated overnight on July 21 as Typhoon Wipha approached, bringing the threat of flash floods, landslides and dangerous winds.

In the latest draft of the revised Personal Income Tax Law, the Ministry of Finance has proposed a new framework for taxing real estate transfers made by resident individuals.

For the first time ever, Vietnamese lychees have officially hit the shelves of Costco, the largest retail chain in the United States, with 635 stores across the United States and Canada.

Authorities in Binh Hung Hoa Ward in HCM City this morning, July 21, captured a crocodile spotted in a local canal after two days of tracking.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 21 attended a memorial and burial ceremony for 81 fallen Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts in An Giang Province.

Heavy rain and strong winds uprooted a pine tree in central Dalat’s Xuan Huong Ward early on July 21, crushing several parked cars and causing property damage across the city.