VIETNAM TODAY

Many newly planted trees along major roads and key projects in Hue City, in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, have shown signs of withering, peeling bark, and stunted growth.

A luxury apartment owner in Ho Chi Minh City has shocked social media users after sharing photos of his 50-square-metre flat filled with rubbish, just six months after renting it out to a student.

Vietnam and Malaysia target to raise two-way trade to USD 18 billion during the 2025-2030 period.

Fuel prices slightly rose in the latest adjustment from 3 pm today, September 18, following the decision by the ministries of Finance and Industry and Trade.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man attended the opening of the 46th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter‑Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-46) in Kuala Lumpur on September 18.

The capital aims to eliminate the practice of burying household waste completely and switch to modern treatment technologies, according to an official.

The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting reported that at noon on September 18, a tropical depression in the East Sea strengthened into a storm, internationally named Mitag.

Vietnam Airlines flight VN30, en route from Frankfurt to HCM City, was diverted to Istanbul International Airport to address a medical emergency involving a passenger with severe health issues.

Apartment prices in Hanoi have tripled over the past decade, pushing home ownership further out of reach for many residents.

The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak plans to carry out two road projects totalling VND 41 trillion (approximately USD 1.64 billion) over the 2026-2030 period.

A tropical depression in the East Sea is forecast to strengthen into a storm today, September 18, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The HCM City Department of Agriculture and Environment has proposed a project to install boundary markers for the corridors of rivers, streams, canals, and public lakes.

Police in the northern province of Ninh Binh have decided to prosecute a woman for trading a rare and endangered otter.

Conservationists are gathering in Dong Nai for the 12th meeting of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission Asian Elephant Specialist Group.

French national Arthur Chareire has been reunited with his biological mother in Vietnam after 31 years.

NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man welcomed the support of member parliaments for draft resolutions initiated by Vietnam and submitted for adoption at AIPA-46.

Two Lao nationals and a Vietnamese man were killed when a truck rammed into a roadside banana market in Quang Tri Province on the morning of September 17, local police confirmed.

Four crew members of a sunken fishing boat were rescued on September 17 after drifting for three hours clinging to a styrofoam box in the waters off An Giang Province.

A pilot service to carry around 300 staff and employees on daily commutes from the western to the eastern part of Haiphong City has begun.