VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam is taking new steps to expand foreign access to its capital market as regulators work with investors and prepare for major reforms following the country’s upgrade to secondary emerging status.

A rare brown-headed eagle with an injured wing has been rescued by a local resident in the central province of Nghe An and handed over to authorities.

The Vietnam Coast Guard seized about 100,000 litres of illicit diesel off the southern coast during year-end anti-smuggling operations.

A hillside tens of metres high in Lam Dong Province has suffered landslides following heavy rain, leaving long cracks across the slope and forcing residents to flee their homes.

Hanoi is forecast to see moderate to heavy rain and strong cold weather this weekend, with risks of whirlwinds, lightning and hail.

Ho Chi Minh City is rolling out a large-scale upgrade of pavements across its central areas in the run-up to the 2026 Lunar New Year or Tet, aiming to improve urban appearance and pedestrian safety.

Hanoi aims to develop a large network of supporting-industry enterprises capable of joining global supply chains and meeting the demands of modern industrial development

Vietnam is moving toward a pilot framework for tokenised assets as experts call for a new regulatory mindset to tap digital assets as a future growth driver.

Three rare Burmese pythons, the largest weighing 37 kilogrammes, were found in the gardens of two households in the central province of Ha Tinh.

The Vietnam-Japan defence cooperation has been expanded continuously and become increasingly substantive, serving as an important pillar of the bilateral relations.

Vietnam’s National Assembly has approved aviation law changes requiring airlines to compensate passengers and provide meals, accommodation and transport for delayed or cancelled flights.

The Prime Minister on December 10 approved a plan to send Vietnamese citizens to study in Russia, China, Eastern Europe and former Soviet states during 2026-2035.

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Vu Dai Thang has ordered tougher measures to tackle worsening air pollution, including a halt to all road- and pavement-digging permits.

Hanoi remained the world’s most polluted city on the morning of December 11, with air quality index (AQI) readings reaching 244, classified as purple, a level considered very unhealthy.

Traffic has resumed on D’ran Pass linking Dalat and Khanh Hoa Province from 8 am on December 11 after more than a month of closure due to landslides.

Frigate 015-Tran Hung Dao and a delegation of the Vietnam People’s Navy departed Kure Port in Hiroshima prefecture on December 10, concluding a four-day visit to Japan.

Hanoi will launch a citywide campaign to reclaim pavements and roadways, with all wards and communes ordered to begin enforcement at 7 am on December 13, according to the municipal People’s Committee.

Vietnam’s real estate M&A market is rebounding, with legal barriers easing, global capital returning and major corporate shake-ups setting the stage for a surge in big deals.

A strong cold spell is likely to sweep across northern Vietnam on December 13-14, sending temperatures in some high mountainous areas below 5 degrees Celsius.