On October 29, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee issued an urgent directive mandating enhanced efforts to prevent and address increasing air pollution during the final months of 2025.

Facing increasingly destructive disasters, National Assembly delegates call for local relief teams trained and ready to respond.

To reduce housing prices, National Assembly Deputy Tran Hoang Ngan (HCMC) said that a rental housing model would be a sustainable approach to housing needs.

Hanoi’s Tran Bui Bao Khanh, a student from Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, has been crowned the champion of the Road to Olympia 2025 after a dramatic and outstanding performance in the national final.

A seminar on trade promotion between Vietnam and Hungary was held in Szeged on October 28, gathering crowds of representatives from businesses of the two countries.

Many NA deputies proposed implementing an appropriate wage policy to ensure civil servants and public employees can work with peace of mind, and a mechanism for evaluating and filtering out those who do not meet the requirements of their tasks.

VN wishes to open new avenues for skilled labour cooperation and expand investment links with Austria, Vietnamese Ambassador to Austria Vu Le Thai Hoang said during a working session with Rene Tritscher, head of the Austrian Business Agency (ABA).

Standard Chartered has revised its forecast for Vietnam’s economic growth in 2025 to 7.5%, up from its earlier projection of 6.1%.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 29 signed a decision to establish a steering committee tasked with developing a scheme for foreign-invested economy development.

Vietnam always creates favourable conditions for foreign investors, including Korean companies and Lotte Group, to make long-term investments in the country, State President Luong Cuong told Chairman of Lotte Group Shin Dong-bin.

The floods in central Vietnam have claimed 16 lives or left people missing: nine dead (Hue 1, Da Nang 7, Lam Dong 1), seven missing (Quang Tri 2, Hue 1, Da Nang 4), and 15 injured in Da Nang.

President Luong Cuong proposed the ICC continue to accompany and support Vietnamese SMEs in enhancing their integration capacity and participating more deeply in global value chains by sharing its tools, standards, and practical experience.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment plans to complete a comprehensive national land database in 2026, a step to transform land resources into an important driver for sustainable development.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man has signed off a resolution specifying the number of vice chairpersons of People’s Councils at the provincial and commune levels, along with the number of deputy heads of boards at these councils.

Vietnam and Malaysia have agreed to strengthen coordination in combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, with both sides reaffirming their shared commitment to promoting sustainable fisheries and agricultural development.

President Luong Cuong received founder of MEBO International Li Li in Gyeongju city on October 30, hailing the Chinese group’s investment expansion in Vietnam that helps enhance the pharmaceutical supply chain and public health.

Digital payments in Vietnam have continued to expand rapidly, with QR code transactions soaring by more than 150% in value, according to a report released by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on October 29.

Vietnam welcomes the UK’s active role in the reform of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), particularly in supporting the restoration of the dispute settlement system and promoting multilateral initiatives, a Vietnamese diplomat has said.

Despite peak travel season, natural disasters are hampering Vietnam’s goal of attracting 25 million foreign visitors by 2025, calling for stronger efforts, timely policies, and bold solutions across the tourism sector.

Vietnam’s total state budget revenue in 2025 is expected to exceed 2.38 quadrillion VND (90.34 billion USD), up nearly 17% from 2024.

Under the adjusted plan, the section from Ben Thanh to Tan Thuan will be built underground to reduce land clearance and compensation costs, while the stretch from Tan Thuan to Can Gio will remain elevated as previously designed.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc visited Russia from October 23 to 29 to seek expertise in establishing a crypto-asset market, as the country advances its digital economy.

PM Pham Minh Chinh has approved a 350 billion VND (13.2 million USD) emergency relief package for Hue City and the central provinces of Quang Tri and Quang Ngai to recover from recent flood damage.

Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong met with US President Donald Trump and leaders from several APEC member economies on the sidelines of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in the Republic of Korea on October 29.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered revision of overlapping regulations and building of a job-position framework as the basis for appropriate staffing to consolidate the two-tier local government system in November.