VIETNAM TODAY

Storm Maon has weakened into a low-pressure area in the northern region this morning.

Vietnam Startup Day 2022 kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on August 25, attracting the participation of 150 Vietnamese and international startups.

Vietnam’s tennis star Ly Hoang Nam has reached a world ranking of No 328, according to the ATP's latest release.

The High-level People's Court in Hanoi on Thursday upheld the nine-year jail sentence for Phạm Thị Đoan Trang.

The southern province of Tra Vinh is calling for investment for nine tourism projects valued at VND4 trillion (USD172.41 million).

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 25 voiced Vietnam’s opposition to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) for having used a map with China’s nine-dash line which has not been recognized internationally.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue received US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper in Hanoi on August 25.

Vietnamese northern localities have planned to evacuate around a total of 135,000 as Storm Maon approaches.

Vietnam has reported an additional 3,342 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday, according to the Ministry of Health.

Around 100 pigs in the southern central province of Phu Yen have died after being vaccinated against African swine fever.

Bao Ngoc, the first runner-up of Miss World Vietnam 2022, will represent the country at the Miss Intercontinental pageant which will take place in Egypt this October.

A poor family from Van Kieu ethnic group in Quang Binh Province have run out of money while their seven-year-old son still needs further hospital treatment to overcome cerebral palsy.

Four people have died, while five others were hospitalised due to methanol poisoning at parties in the southern province of Ben Tre.

The southern province of Dong Nai’s Department of Transport has proposed extending the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro project to Bien Hoa 1 Industrial Park.

Authorities in Hanoi have planned to renovate and upgrade 45 parks and flower gardens in inner districts of the city by 2025, with priority given to the major parks of Thu Le, Thong Nhat, and the Botanical Gardens.

Localities in northern Vietnam are expected to experience a long spell of heavy rain in the coming hours on August 25 when storm Maon moves closer to the northern coast, according to the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting.

The Central Highlands province of Gia Lai grew around 31,000 hectares of forests between 2017 and 2021, but the success rate has remained quite low.

The central province of Quang Nam has decided to spend VND20 billion (USD862,068) to crack down on violations at Bong Mieu Gold Mine.

A Russian couple were caught illegally growing nearly ten cannabis plants on August 23 at a rented house in Ham Tien ward of Phan Thiet city in the southern central province of Binh Thuan.