VIETNAM TODAY

Hoang Ha Paper Joint Stock Company in the northern city of Haiphong is facing strong opposition from local residents due to many years of pollution.

The waste discharge into streams, encroachment at construction sites, and sluggish projects are among the causes blamed for serious flooding in the Central Highlands Province of Lam Dong’s Da Lat City.

The number of people killed by rabies during the first eight months of the year showed signs of increasing in comparison to the same period from last year.

Crowds have patiently queued up to buy mooncakes at a shop in Hanoi’s Thuy Khue Street.

Bui Quynh Hoa has been selected as the Vietnamese representative to the upcoming Supermodel International 2022 which is scheduled to take place on September 15 in Thailand.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 7 delivered a pre-recorded speech at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) held in Vladivostok city, Russia.

Rescue teams have found 17 more bodies from a karaoke bar which caught fire on Tuesday evening in the southern province of Binh Duong, raising its death toll to 33.

Vietnam confirmed an additional 3,878 new Covid-19 infections on Wednesday, raising the national tally to over 11.42 million, according to the Ministry of Health.

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry visited Ho Chi Minh City, Ben Tre Province, and Hanoi from September 2- 6 for bilateral climate talks with the Vietnamese government.

The organiser of the Miss Vietnam Peace 2022 pageant has just been fined VND55 million for holding the competition without license.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport has just proposed investment in two more passenger ports on the Nha Be and Saigon rivers.

The Portuguese Football Federation on September 6 granted an International Transfer Certificate (ITC) to Vietnamese striker Huynh Nhu, thereby now making her eligible to play for Länk FC.

Ho Chi Minh City’s digital economy is hoped to account for 25% of the southern hub’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) by 2025.

Another rainy snap has been forecasted to affect the northern region of Vietnam from September 9-12, said the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

The Ministry of Transport will enforce the inspection and penalisation of airline booking agencies in an effort to stop ticket stockpiling and shortages.

At least 15 people have been killed and seven others injured in a fire that broke out at a karaoke bar in the southern province of Binh Duong on Tuesday evening.

A ceremony was held on September 6 in order to launch a sea transport service connecting with the rail route in order to help with the transport of goods from Vietnam to Vladivostok port in Russia.

The Finance Ministry said on September 6 that Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded Vietnam’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings to Ba2 from Ba3 and changed the outlook to stable from positive.

Franklinia, a Swiss private foundation, has agreed to fund a conservation project for two endangered species of endemic oak in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.