VIETNAM TODAY

A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Son La on Sunday evening, causing houses to shake and prompting residents to run outdoors in panic.

Authorities in Danang City are seeking public feedback on a draft resolution proposing financial support for personnel working night shifts at the city’s beaches.

Black pepper made up over 66 per cent of Vietnam's pepper exports in the first quarter. The US remained the top market, while Canada surged nearly 300 per cent.

Vietnamese squid fishing boats are rushing back from the Truong Sa fishing grounds after bumper catches and soaring prices helped many fishermen earn approximately USD 3,850 each.

Fishermen Dak Lak Provinec hauled ashore a rare tuna weighing more than 110 kilogrammes after returning from a three-week fishing trip at sea.

A fisherman reported missing after a fishing boat sank off the coast of Quang Ninh Province has been found alive following hours of search efforts by authorities and local fishermen.

Authorities in Gia Lai Province have identified a flock of unusual birds spotted at the Con Chim eco-tourism area as rare Asian openbill storks, a species listed in Vietnam’s Red Data Book.

Vietnam’s coffee export prices have fallen sharply in early 2026, raising concerns over declining industry revenues despite continued growth in export volumes.

A massive boulder crashed into a house in Thanh Hoa Province early on Saturday after a mountainside collapse, stopping just metres from a mother and her two children who were asleep inside.

Many areas in northern Vietnam are expected to see heavy to very heavy rain over the next two days before a heatwave develops from May 12.

A delegation of 15 major French firms expressed interest in railway projects in Vietnam, notably the North-South high-speed line and metro systems, the Construction Ministry said.

Vietnamese authorities have recovered the remains of 18 volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Cambodia during past wars after more than six months of search operations.

A 1.3-metre-long monitor lizard was discovered inside the grounds of Hai Duc Pagoda in Tay Nha Trang Ward, Khanh Hoa Province.

The southern province of Dong Nai has planned to start construction of the Tan Hien Bridge later this year to improve transport links with HCM City.

Hue City’s authorities are preparing emergency works to stabilise a severely cracked mountainside threatening a key transport route after heavy flooding triggered major landslides late last year.

A free English class in An Giang Province has become a trusted place for children from poor families, offering them access to language education many could not otherwise afford.

Vietnamese customs authorities have seized nearly 15,000 cosmetics and fashion items suspected of trademark infringement in a nationwide anti-counterfeit crackdown, authorities said.

Police in Lang Son Province have arrested a Chinese national accused of trafficking more than 1.6 kilogrammes of illegal drugs intended for sale in China.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province have safely moved and disposed of three wartime bombs and one artillery shell discovered by local residents.