VIETNAM TODAY

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.

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.

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

Vietnamese rice exporters have been urged to seek solutions following the Philippines' suspension of rice imports.

Governor-General of Australia Sam Mostyn and her spouse are due to pay a state visit to Vietnam from September 9-12.

A low-pressure area over the East Sea is likely to intensify into a tropical depression, bringing heavy showers and thunderstorms to the northern part of the sea.

Vietnam’s coffee industry is experiencing a breakthrough year, with exports setting new records in both volume and value.

A court in Ho Chi Minh City sentenced Dapale Alkesh Kashinath, a 28-year-old Indian national, on September 5, to seven years in prison for smuggling.

Hanoi plans to start construction of Metro Line 5, which will link the Van Cao-Hoang Hoa Tham Intersection and Hoa Lac Commune, on December 19 this year.

Hanoi traffic police patrolled pubs and set up checkpoints near bars and restaurants, stopping and penalising drivers.

Ho Chi Minh City will begin construction of an international financial centre, part of Vietnam’s push to position itself as a regional financial hub alongside Singapore and Hong Kong.

Hanoi will relocate and fell nearly 2,630 trees for the Belt Road 3.5-Thang Long Avenue interchange’s site clearance.

More than 20 million students across Vietnam attended the opening ceremony of the 2025–2026 academic year on September 5, organised by the Ministry of Education and Training.

The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Trade have raised retail fuel prices starting from 3 pm today, September 4.

Authorities in Hue City seized 57 birds in two cases involving the illegal trade of red-whiskered bulbul.

Vietnamese carriers have begun selling tickets for the 2026 Lunar New Year holiday, with prices announced at relatively high levels.

The organising committee of the Vietnam ESG Forum officially opened registration for the Vietnam ESG Awards 2025 on September 4.

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) successfully began operations of the 110kV Con Dao Substation on the morning of September 4, formally linking the island district of Con Dao to the national power grid.