VIETNAM TODAY

Jozef Sikela, the European Union’s commissioner for international partnerships, will visit Hanoi from March 23 to 25 to strengthen European investment in Vietnam.

Danang authorities have declared a natural disaster emergency in several villages of Hung Son Commune after land subsidence and landslide risks were detected, including a hillside collapse.

Authorities in Ninh Binh have fined a fuel retailer VND 35 million (about USD 1,370) for selling petrol above the government price cap and ordered the company to refund the excess to customers.

Police in the northern province of Bac Ninh have arrested the owner of a production facility accused of manufacturing large quantities of fake vinegar.

Thousands of tonnes of household waste have accumulated in several communes in Danang City after a local waste treatment plant suspended operations.

Traffic police in Hanoi have fined many truck drivers for spilling soil and mud onto local streets, after complaints that the debris had made roads slippery and unsafe.

Heat is set to intensify across parts of Vietnam from April, while storm and tropical depression activity this year is expected to remain near the long-term average.

A video showing a mother cow kneeling and refusing to move after being led away from its home has moved many viewers online, eventually leading to the animal being rescued.

Vietnam and China launched the first ministerial-level “3+3” strategic dialogue on foreign affairs, national defence and public security in Hanoi on March 16.

Authorities in Gia Lai Province have approved a project aimed at helping coastal communities adapt to climate change.

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi held strategic talks, focusing on strengthening political trust and expanding cooperation between the two countries.

Northern Vietnam is expected to see sunnier and warmer weather from March 17 as weakening cold air gives way to rising temperatures, with some areas forecast to exceed 33 degrees Celsius.

Danang has unveiled a list of 219 projects for 2026-2030, inviting investment in defence industry, aerospace, technology and urban development.

Vietnamese agricultural specialists are helping transform abandoned land in Africa into productive rice fields, as Vietnam expands efforts to export its farming expertise.

Train services on Vietnam’s North-South railway were disrupted after a rockfall damaged tracks along the Hai Van Pass section in Danang City.

Border guards in Quang Ngai Province detained a man transporting nearly 100 kilogrammes of suspected explosives allegedly intended for illegal fishing activities.

A surge in tourist arrivals and rising hotel performance in Vietnam are attracting a growing number of international hospitality brands seeking to expand into the country’s fast-growing hotel market.

Vietnam's authorities have detained a foreign man for allegedly attempting to smuggle more than 750 grams of gold into the country through a northern border crossing.

A restaurant worker in southern Vietnam has bought two cars for his former employers and their relative after winning a lottery jackpot worth VND 18 billion (USD 705,880).