VIETNAM TODAY

Phan Thiet Airport in Binh Thuan Province will be put into operation next January initially serving military flights.

Widespread heavy rains have forced many hydroelectric reservoirs nationwide to discharge water, threatening lives and crops.

The Directorate for Roads of Vietnam has informed the transport departments of Hanoi, Lang Son, Bac Giang, and Bac Ninh about the resumption of the direct passenger bus route connecting Hanoi and Nanning City.

Dozens of fishing boats have been left unused at a port in the central province of Ha Tinh, causing problems for vessels that need to moor, particularly during the rainy season.

Authorities of the central province of Quang Nam’s Hoi An City have approved a VND982.2 billion (USD41.78 million) coastal erosion prevention and control project.

HCM City plans to add three more metro lines to connect Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport and the Cần Giờ Sea Encroachment Project to the national railway system, and two national railway stations in the city, according to its

An international football academy named after coach Park Hang-seo has been inaugurated in Hanoi recently in order to seek and nurture young hopefuls for Vietnamese football.

The Vietnamese condotel market will not recover at least until 2025 due to excess inventory, according to insiders.

A Vietnamese truck driver has been confirmed dead in landslides on a road linking Bolikhamxay Province in central Laos with Vietnam's central province of Ha Tinh.

Prices of Vietnam’s rice exports have reached the highest level in 15 years following export restrictions in some countries.

Authorities in Quang Ninh Province have found the body of a local fisherman while still looking for his wife and son who went missing after their boat sank off the coast of the neighbouring city of Haiphong.

Cuc Phuong National Park, a famous tourist destination based in the northern province of Ninh Binh, has been named "Asia's Leading National Park" at the World Travel Award for the fifth consecutive year.

As many as 138 landslide spots have been reported on many roads in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai following heavy rains.

The strong recovery of tourism has helped businesses in the industry prosper. However, risks such as economic recession, high interest rates and interest expenses still affect corporate profits.

Cambodia's king on Monday will appoint Hun Manet the country's new leader after his father Hun Sen calls time on nearly four decades of hardline rule.

The government has approved two railway routes linking seaports in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau and the northern city of Haiphong with a total investment of around USD17 billion.

Vietnamese enterprises in the auto industry are not deeply involved in the global supply chain. To become global suppliers, domestic enterprises must be consistent with the management culture and business philosophy of global manufacturers, experts say.

At least 28 people were killed Sunday when an express train derailed in southern Pakistan, the railway minister said, with an emergency declared at local hospitals struggling to deal with with dozens of injured.