VIETNAM TODAY

The authorities in Sapa, the northern province of Lao Cai, have proposed building a tunnel through Ham Rong Mountain to alleviate traffic congestion.

State President Luong Cuong attended an aircraft handover ceremony between Boeing and Vietnamese carrier Vietjet at Boeing’s factory on September 21 (local time).

Typhoon Ragasa is predicted to make landfall in Vietnam, with localities from Quang Ninh to Ha Tinh to be hardest hit.

Computers, electronic products and components continued to dominate Vietnam’s trade in August, both in exports and imports, according to the Department of Customs under the Ministry of Finance.

The Pham Van Bach Road expansion near Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City has remained unfinished for 20 years, causing prolonged traffic hardship for residents.

Two young brothers, aged five and eight, were killed when a gate pillar at a school in Son Luong Commune, Lao Cai Province, collapsed as they were playing nearby.

President Luong Cuong has arrived in the US for the high-level general debate of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80) and bilateral activities in the country.

Typhoon Ragasa is continuing to strengthen and moving quickly into the East Sea, becoming the ninth storm of the year, and is forecast to directly affect northern Vietnam on September 25-26.

State President Luong Cuong has left Hanoi for the US to attend the High-Level General Debate of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA-80) and take part in a series of bilateral activities.

A fortnight-long online course methods of teaching Vietnamese to overseas children closed on September 20.

Young people are turning to sleep box cafés in central Ho Chi Minh City as a quick escape from the midday heat and to recharge during busy study or work schedules.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on ministries, sectors and localities to redouble efforts and ensure the country’s most important transport projects are completed on schedule.

The national telephone hotline for the prevention of human trafficking (111) was inaugurated on September 19 by the Ministry of Health.

Authorities in the northern province of Quang Ninh are considering subsidising more than 1,175 officials, public employees, and workers following its administrative merger.

Nearly 95 per cent of extended structures attached to apartments in HCM City have been dismantled to ensure safety.

Dong Nai police reunited an 18-year-old university student from Ho Chi Minh City with his family on September 19 after he was tricked into an online kidnapping.

Vietnam’s textile and garment industry has made its mark in Europe’s premium segment by joining Paris Première Vision 2025, an international fashion trade fair in France.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to roll out restrictions on mobile phone and electronic device use during break times at schools, starting from the 2025–2026 academic year.

Authorities in Hanoi have successfully disposed of two wartime bombs, each weighing nearly 1.4 tonnes with intact fuzes, located more than 300 metres from Long Bien Bridge.