VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam has appointed four more army officers to serve in UN peacekeeping missions in Africa and Europe, reinforcing its growing and increasingly professional role in global peace operations.

Severe coastal erosion has continued to batter Hoi An’s beaches after late-2025 storms, damaging large stretches of shoreline and raising concerns over safety, tourism and livelihoods.

Long Bien Bridge in Hanoi will reopen to two way traffic on January 1, 2026, after nearly two months of repairs aimed at improving safety on the historic crossing over the Red River.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested more breakthroughs in banking reform and policy implementation to drive the country's double digit economic growth.

Two rare silver pheasants wandered into a resident’s garden in Lam Dong Province and were handed over to authorities for release into the wild, police said.

Doctors in Hanoi saved the life of a foreign man who suffered sudden cardiac arrest while playing pickleball, after he collapsed at a hospital gate and was resuscitated under an emergency protocol.

Two residents in Thanh Hoa Province have voluntarily handed over rare wild animals to authorities for care and release back into the wild.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction has reaffirmed plans to break ground on the north-south high speed railway by the end of 2026, despite Vingroup’s decision to withdraw its investment proposal.

Modern retail infrastructure in Vietnam grew substantially, reaching 1,293 supermarkets and 276 shopping malls nationwide, complemented by 8,274 traditional markets.

A strong cold air mass is forecast to affect northern Vietnam and the north-central region from January 1, 2026, bringing rain, colder temperatures and locally severe cold in mountainous areas.

Scientists have identified a group of 37 critically endangered Delacour’s langurs in Ninh Binh Province, highlighting the area’s growing importance for wildlife conservation.

The Government has issued Decree No. 340/2025/ND-CP on administrative penalties in the monetary and banking sector, set to take effect on February 9, 2026.

The northern city of Haiphong plans to expand its area by over 5,600 ha by 2030 through land reclamation to support industry, services, logistics and coastal tourism.

Vietnamese victims have lost nearly VND 40 trillion (about USD 1.6 billion) to more than 24,000 online scams since 2020.

A wild monkey has attacked several residents in Chieng Hac Commune in the northern mountainous province of Son La, injuring three people, local authorities have confirmed.

Vietnam Airlines has adjusted flight routes to and from Taiwan and north-east Asia after authorities imposed temporary airspace restrictions over parts of Taiwan, to ensure flight safety.

Remittances sent to Ho Chi Minh City are projected to reach USD 10.5 billion in 2025, marking a 10.5 per cent increase compared with 2024, according to the State Bank of Vietnam.

Vietnam recorded 74 cases of food poisoning in the first 11 months of the year, affecting 1,588 people and causing 19 deaths, the Ministry of Health said.

Ho Chi Minh City has opened its first pilot dedicated lane for cyclists, aiming to improve urban road safety after more than two months of construction.