VIETNAM TODAY

The President of the Republic of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda, and the First Lady will make an official visit to Vietnam on June 11- 12 at the invitation of Vietnamese President Luong Cuong.

HCM City’s Index of Industrial Production rose by 8.2 per cent in the first five months of 2025 compared with the same period last year, marking the city’s strongest five-month growth in seven years.

The northern mountainous and midland regions are expected to experience moderate to heavy rain and thunderstorms on June 9-10.

At least 15 people were killed when a bus carrying university students smashed into a minivan in northern Malaysia early Monday, local rescue services said.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 8 met with Jordanian King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein on the sidelines of the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) in Nice, France.

PM Pham Minh Chinh kicked off first activities at the third UN Ocean Conference on June 8, at the invitation of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and French President Emmanuel Macron.

Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong Province are linked by several major roads that play a vital role in boosting the socio-economic development of the southeastern region.

A dense swarm of locusts has destroyed approximately 7 hectares of bamboo cultivated for shoots in Viet Trung Farm Town, located in the central province of Quang Binh, leaving local farmers reeling.

Vietnam's overseas investment surged in the first five months of 2025, reaching USD 317.3 million , a 130 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2024.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse on June 7 afternoon (local time) visited the family of Vo Ba Luan - the owner of a restaurant in Nice.

The O Mon 4 Thermal Power Plant will bring Petrovietnam’s total installed capacity to over 9,3000 MW, accounting for around 10 per cent of the country’s total power capacity.

China has proposed establishing a "green channel" to ease the export of rare earths to the European Union, the commerce ministry said Saturday, after Beijing restricted their sale abroad.

Vietnam is set to export its first shipment of AVAC ASF LIVE African swine fever vaccine to Indonesia on June 9.

Vietnam reached a new milestone with over 10 million stock trading accounts by the end of May, according to data from the Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD).

A 200-kilogramme dolphin rescued off the coast of Danang on June 5 has died just one day later due to serious injuries, according to marine rescue officials.

At least seven people were injured after a chain-reaction crash involving three passenger buses late Friday night in Hue City.

Ho Chi Minh City police have dismantled a large-scale counterfeit motor oil production and distribution ring led by Nguyen Van Khanh, a 32-year-old man from Quang Ngai Province.

Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of USD 4.67 billion during the first five months of 2025, with total foreign trade reaching USD 355.79 billion, up 15.7 per cent year-on-year.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with leaders of several major Estonian corporations in Tallinn on June 6 to boost investment and business cooperation in Vietnam.