VIETNAM TODAY

Hundreds of fishing vessel owners, captains and fishermen in Lam Dong have pledged to comply with rules against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Vietnam has raised the monthly social pension to VND 540,000 (USD 21) for people aged 75 and over without pensions or monthly social insurance benefits, effective July 1.

Vietnam's pepper exports reached USD 1.1 billion in seven months, with its US market share surging above 80 per cent.

More than 633,000 students have confirmed university enrolment in Vietnam for 2026, with 212,600, or 33.6 per cent, choosing STEM programmes, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Thunderstorms are forecast in many areas of VIetnam during the August 28-September 2 National Day holiday, while central localities will see mostly sunny and hot weather.

Nearly 3,000 pigs have been culled in Dong Nai City after testing positive for Salbutamol, a banned livestock substance.

More than 2,300 households in four northern and north-central localities have been evacuated to safety as heavy rain and flooding linked to Storm Narra affect the region.

Authorities in HCM City have uncovered 455 sets of remains believed to belong to fallen soldiers at Le Thi Rieng Park after the discovery of 10 additional sets of remains and five personal artefacts.

Heavy rain has triggered 38 landslides in Quang Ninh Province, forcing 107 households with 375 people to evacuate.

Police in Hung Yen Province have arrested and detained two foreign nationals accused of producing and selling forged academic diplomas and certificates, authorities said on August 23.

Border guards in Tay Ninh Province have caught a 22-year-old man allegedly transporting nearly 15,000 packs of smuggled cigarettes, authorities said.

Vi Huan Sheng fled to Lang Son Province via Huu Nghi International border gate, posing as part of a tour group after a murder in China.

Prolonged heavy rain has severely flooded residential areas in Lang Son Province, with homes inundated and lives badly disrupted.

Firefighters in Danang rescued 28 people after a fire broke out at Guesthouse 681 on Nguyen Tat Thanh Street in Thanh Khe Ward early on August 23.

HCM City plans to break ground on 11 projects and inaugurate five others worth VND 249.4 trillion (USD 9.5 billion) to mark the country's National Day on September 2.

Two women conservationists are helping restore seagrass meadows beneath the waters of Cu Lao Cham, part of an effort to revive one of the area's most valuable marine ecosystems.

Floods in Lang Son Province eft one dead, hit nearly 1,500 homes and structures, disrupted about 500 roads and forced hundreds to evacuate.

Aeroflot will launch scheduled direct flights between Moscow and Phu Quoc on October 15, operating twice weekly with wide-body aircraft as Russian demand for travel to Vietnam continues to grow.

River levels across northeastern Vietnam are expected to remain high through August 25, raising the risk of flooding, flash floods and landslides.