VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam’s economy expanded by 7.5 per cent in the first half of 2025, reflecting strong momentum despite continued global uncertainties, according to the World Bank.

Vietnamese police have arrested Huang Shaoning, a 54-year-old man from Guangxi, China, who illegally entered the country and carried out multiple burglaries.

Authorities in Quang Ninh Province have temporarily suspended permits for passenger and tourist boats to depart local ports as Typhoon Tapah is bringing strong winds and rough seas.

Archaeologists have unearthed a remarkably well-preserved skeleton of a prehistoric man dating back roughly 13,000 years in Ninh Binh Province.

Typhoon Tapah is sweeping across the northwestern East Sea, unleashing heavy rains over the northern midland and mountainous areas.

Police in Thanh Hoa ​Province have ​b​usted three large-scale interprovincial and cross-border drug trafficking ​r​ings within just 20 days.

Vietnamese automaker VinFast on September 6 officially launched sales of its premium electric SUVs - the VF 6 and VF 7 - in India.

Singapore has begun implementing a facial recognition feature for users through its national digital identification app, Singpass.

Con Dao Special Zone of Ho Chi Minh City handed over five rare Nicobar pigeons to the Management Board of Con Dao National Park on September 6.

Vietnam saw 128,200 new enterprises registered with total capital of VND1,254.5 trillion in the first eight months of 2025, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has directed authorities to prevent manipulation, hoarding, and price gouging in the gold market.

Nearly 88,000 gaming account credentials associated with Vietnam were compromised in 2024, according to Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence.

HCM City is stepping up efforts to improve its environmental quality with a series of comprehensive and sector-specific solutions, according to the city’s Department of Agriculture and Environment.

A man in Hanoi was caught red-handed transporting 1,832 smuggled electronic items, including rechargeable fans and power chargers.

A tropical depression in the East Sea is intensifying and may develop into a storm, bringing heavy rainfall to many localities.

More than 450 delegations from 60 countries and territories will attend the Vietnam International Sourcing 2025 event to explore supply opportunities.

More than 450 teachers and students in Minh Chau Commune, Hanoi, still rely on boats or ferries to reach school each day.

Around 400 households, comprising 1,600 residents, will be relocated to make way for the Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Power Plant.

Heavy rain lasting for hours on the night of September 5 caused severe flooding in Hiep Thanh Commune, Lam Dong Province, forcing hundreds of families to evacuate.