VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam attracted USD 21.5 billion in registered foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first half of 2025, marking a 32.6 per cent year-on-year increase and the highest level in 15 years.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has arrived in Brazil, starting his participation in the expanded BRICS Summit and bilateral activities in the country.

The Vietnamese Government aims to have all administrative procedures related to businesses handled entirely online by the end of this year.

The Department of Traffic Police under the Ministry of Public Security has recorded and handled 33 cases of drivers using mobile phones or electronic devices while operating vehicles on expressways.

Two participants, including a South Korean national, were hospitalised for exhaustion during a night race in Ho Chi Minh City on June 29, according to 115 People’s Hospital.

The Danang City Military Command is constructing new helicopter landing zones in mountainous communes to enhance disaster response and search-and-rescue operations during the rainy season.

Vietnam’s Agribank has announced a large-scale auction of properties in Hoi An’s ancient town in an effort to recover non-performing loans from businesses and individuals.

Vietnam has invited Chinese customs experts to inspect its durian export chain in July, aiming to ease trade hurdles and revive shipments to its largest market.

Deputy PM Nguyen Chi Dung has called on PepsiCo to move beyond its role as a major investor and become a “strategic partner” that accompanies the country’s development journey.

Vietnam values cooperative ties with ASEAN member states, including Thailand, for the sake of peace, stability, and development in the region and the world.

Ho Chi Minh City’s GRDP rose by 7.49 per cent in the first half of 2025, officials said at a government meeting on July 4 reviewing economic performance and planning for the rest of the year.

PM Pham Minh Chinh left Hanoi on July 4 afternoon for Brazil to attend the expanded BRICS summit and engage in bilateral activities, at the invitation of Brazilian President Lula da Silva.

A 500-kilogramme wartime bomb has been safely detonated after being discovered in the garden of a household in Thanh Linh Commune, Nghe An Province.

Police in Dak Lak Province have fined a driver VND 5 million (approximately USD 197) and deducted two points from his driving licence after he drove an SUV onto a beach crowded with swimmers.

Ho Chi Minh City will deploy rotating doctors to Con Dao Island starting in September, with priority given to obstetrics, emergency services, and paediatrics.

Authorities in Tay Ninh Province on July 3 received 38 Vietnamese citizens deported from Cambodia for working illegally.

A 10-year-old girl from Dak Lak Province has been hospitalised after being attacked by a monkey while visiting a stream in Quang Tri Province.

The expansion of Phu Quoc International Airport in the southern province of Kien Giang is being accelerated to ensure the project is completed ahead of schedule.

Vietnam is stepping up efforts to develop high-quality human resources for its semiconductor and AI sectors, with new policies and strategic initiatives aimed at closing persistent talent gaps.