VIETNAM TODAY

Leading Chinese fruit retailers and distributors will travel to Ho Chi Minh City in September to source Vietnamese farm produce, with durian a key focus.

Two cousins, aged 19 and 14, drowned after their inflatable paddle board capsized in rough waves off Hon Tre Beach on Hai Tac Island in An Giang on August 16.

Banks that undertake a mandatory transfer of weak banks will have their reserve requirement ratio reduced by 50 per cent from October 1 this year, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

Vietnam’s cement industry is rebounding in 2025 after two years of oversupply, with output, sales and profits rising on stronger public investment and lower coal prices.

His Majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Her Majesty the Queen of Bhutan will make a state visit to Vietnam from August 18 to 22 at the invitation of President Luong Cuong and his spouse.

The cement industry is showing signs of recovery in 2025 after two years of oversupply and weak domestic demand.

Cold spells are forecast to come earlier than the long-term average, starting from October and strengthening in November, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Vietnam’s aviation sector logged 1,097 flight cancellations in the first seven months of 2025, equal to 0.7 per cent of total flights, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

Vietnam is set to welcome a substantial delegation of Chinese companies from across various regions at the 2025 Vietnam International Sourcing Expo (VIS 2025).

Authorities in Lam Dong have rescued a stump-tailed macaque and a pygmy slow loris, both endangered species, and released them back into the wild.

Heavy rain is set to persist across northern, central and southern Vietnam in the coming days, with some areas forecast to receive over 300mm of rainfall until August 19.

A man in Bac Ninh Province used VND 60 million (USD 2,360) in small banknotes saved over six years to place a deposit on a car.

A delegation of the Cambodian Royal Army arrived in Vietnam on August 15 to take part in the military parade marking Vietnam’s National Day on September 2.

The mergers and acquisitions (M&A) landscape in Vietnam experienced a significant uptick in July, with 34 completed transactions amounting to an impressive total of nearly USD 786 million.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held phone talks with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet on August 15, at the request of the Cambodian side.

Agencies, organisations, and hundreds of households across Hanoi are joining forces with the city to provide around 1,012 free toilets for the upcoming National Day (September 2) celebrations.

Communes and wards in Hanoi are collecting data on petrol-powered and electric cars and motorbikes to serve the city’s transition to electric vehicles.

Cambodian authorities on August 15 handed over 353 citizens, identified by Cambodia as illegal residents, to the Border Guard Station at Xa Mat International Border Gate in Tay Ninh Province.

HCM City’s Department of Construction is drafting new regulations on bus operations to allow dedicated lanes and expand the number of routes in the 2025-2030 period.