VIETNAM TODAY

Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang will lead a delegation to the United Kingdom and Italy to promote investment and strengthen economic ties from September 14 to 21.

The European Union (EU) is emerging as a promising market for Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery products, especially amid impacts from the US’s reciprocal tariff policy.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee has announced the shortlist of 20 outstanding candidates for the final round of the Golden Globe Science and Technology Awards 2025.

Alexander admitted he had purchased the firearm in Cambodia in late 2024 for USD 700 for self-defence.

Embarking on the North-South high-speed rail project, Vietnam is drawing on international practices and advanced technologies to ensure the success of the unprecedented project.

The State budget increased the minimum health insurance subsidies from 30 per cent to 50 per cent for students from grades 1 to 12 and university students from the 2025-2026 school year.

Residents of Tra Van, a mountainous commune in Danang City, have built eight temporary storm shelters to prepare for heavy floods and landslides.

Russia’s Medsintez Plant and Vietnam’s VNVC Vaccine and Biological Manufacturing Plant have signed a comprehensive technology transfer deal to produce new generation biologics.

The policy of expanding foreign ownership quotas for eligible projects to sell to foreigners is seen as an important step to help the market absorb international capital.

The Ministry of Construction has agreed on expanding the six-lane Hanoi-Bac Giang Highway to eight lanes following the northern province of Bac Ninh’s proposal.

Properties in Hanoi’s old quarter are being advertised at nearly VND 3 billion (approximately USD 115,000) per square metre, while several other central streets also see listings above USD 38,400.

Hundreds of police in Dak Lak Province are searching for Nguyen Nam Dai Thuan, 37, accused of killing three family members and injuring a 13-year-old boy with a knife.

Vietnam imported USD 31.2 million worth of coconuts in the first seven months of 2025, nearly 20 times higher than the same period last year.

Ho Chi Minh City is moving to expand its waterway transport network in a bid to relieve pressure on its congested roads as the number of private vehicles continues to rise.

The Border Guard Command of Lao Cai Province on September 12 announced that they have dismantled a smuggling ring illegally transporting gold bars from China into Vietnam.

A weak cold front is expected to reach northern Vietnam by late September, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Vietnam’s seafood sector faces potential losses of USD 500 million annually after the United States unexpectedly refused to grant equivalence recognition to 12 Vietnamese fisheries.

The State Bank of Vietnam announced on September 12 that it had received a report from the Credit Information Centre (CIC) regarding a credit data incident.

Vietnam’s Politburo has set a target of free annual health check-ups for all citizens from 2026, and basic hospital fees waived under health insurance benefits by 2030.