VIETNAM TODAY

Vegetable prices in Danang City and Quang Nam Province in the central region of Vietnam have considerably risen because of torrential rains.

President Vo Van Thuong left for Beijing on October 17 to attend the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation from October 17 to 20.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Victorovich Volodin in Hanoi on October 16.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will lead a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit (ASEAN-GCC), and visit Saudi Arabia from October 18 – 20.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh reassured Viet Nam’s commitment to protect the legitimate rights and interests of foreign investors under any circumstances during his meeting with leaders of 180 FDI enterprises in Ha Noi on Monday.

Vietnam posted USD496.30 billion in import-export revenues in the first nine months of 2023, a fall of 11.20 percent compared to the same period last year, according to a report from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The speedboat service linking Sa Ky Port to Ly Son Island in the central province of Quang Ngai has been suspended amid ongoing torrential rain.

The Ministry of Transport has agreed to a Lao-Vietnamese consortium to conduct a feasibility study of a railway project.

Hundreds of households in the Thanh Ha Urban Area in Hanoi's Thanh Oai District are facing water shortages as the service provider has failed to ensure supplies.

A naked man killed himself with a knife after stabbing people on Nguyen Thien Thuat Street in HCM City's District 3 on Monday morning.

Vietnam’s economy has made good recovery since the beginning of this year; however, inflation risks could weight on the country’s growth outlook, according to experts.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 15 advised Vietnamese citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Israel where the ongoing conflict is developing complicatedly.

The Hanoi Railway Transport Joint Stock Company (Haraco) said the railway sector will officially put two high-quality trains into operation on the Hanoi – Da Nang route from October 20.

A poor teenager in the central province of Quang Binh has been given financial support for a new house and can continue studying after her story was shared on the Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 16 chaired a conference with foreign businesses operating in Vietnam to address their concerns and encourage them to grasp opportunities in doing business in the country.

With Vietnamese Women’s Day (October 20) approaching, stores in HCM City are stocking up on a wide range of products and offering promotions on them.

An overseas Vietnamese girl has been named winner of Miss Earth Vietnam 2023 and she will then represent Vietnam at the coming 23rd Miss Earth 2023 pageant to be held in December 2023.

Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Victorovich Volodin arrived in Hanoi on October 15 afternoon, starting an official visit to Vietnam.