VIETNAM TODAY

Torrential rain caused by Typhoon Wutip led to severe flooding in several residential neighbourhoods in Danang City, particularly along Me Suot Street in Lien Chieu District early on Thursday morning.

PM Pham Minh Chinh landed at Stockholm Arlanda Airport on June 11, beginning an official visit to Sweden at the invitation of Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson.

PM Pham Minh Chinh called on the French side to support Vietnam in developing railway industry during his working session with representatives of the French National Railway Company.

PM Pham Minh Chinh emphasised the importance of boosting economic cooperation between Vietnam and France at a joint business forum in Paris on June 11.

Despite challenges, Vietnam recorded positive econnomic signals during the first five months of 2025 as the Government stays steadfast in the growth target of over 8% this year.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda arrived in Hanoi on June 11, beginning an official visit to Vietnam from June 11-12 at the invitation of State President Luong Cuong.

The pilot of AirAsia Flight AXM512 from Kuala Lumpur reported seeing three kites flying near the runway as the aircraft approached Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi for landing.

Typhoon Wutip is forecast to strengthen and alter its path, bringing heavy rain to parts of the central and Central Highlands regions, according to meteorological authorities.

Australia and Vietnam have officially launched the Australia-Vietnam Strategic Technologies Centre, a new bilateral initiative to accelerate digital transformation.

A mother and her two young children were killed, and the father was left in critical condition following a tragic traffic accident in southern Hau Giang Province on June 10.

A tropical depression in the eastern part of the Paracel Islands has strengthened into a storm, and the storm named Wutip is currently moving along the central coast of Vietnam.

The State Bank of Vietnam has been asked to prioritise lending for commercial housing projects with reasonable prices and to research credit packages for young people looking to buy homes.

A tropical depression that formed in the East Sea on June 10 has changed its direction and is likely to gain its strength into a tropical storm on June 11.

A Delacour’s langur family has flourished from just three individuals to eight in the core zone of Trang An World Heritage site in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

Vietnam recorded nearly 111,800 newly established and reactivated enterprises in the first five months of 2025, marking an 11.3 per cent year-on-year increase.

A company director in Ho Chi Minh City has admitted to organising the illegal dumping of thousands of counterfeit dietary supplements across multiple city locations.

Several international institutions have revised down Vietnam’s economic growth forecast for 2025, lowering it from around 7 per cent to between 6 and 6.2 per cent.

Cao Bang police have arrested three Chinese nationals for allegedly smuggling military-grade guns and suspected drugs across the Vietnam border.

A tropical depression is forecast to intensify into a storm by the afternoon of June 11, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.