Ho Chi Minh City and other parts of southern Vietnam have been blanketed by thick haze in recent days, lingering from early morning until late afternoon.

Prolonged heavy rain has flooded roads by up to 1.7 meters in Vietnam’s central province of Nghe An, cutting off seven villages with more than 3,000 residents and triggering landslides.

Police in northern Vietnam have issued a wanted notice for Box Vietnam CEO Bui Ba Hien after he was charged with alleged copyright and related-rights infringement under the country’s Criminal Code.

Vietnam has set a Sept. 20 deadline to connect two priority ethnic minority datasets to the National Data Center, as authorities seek to ensure the information is verified, legally valid and ready for official use.

Vietnam is preparing for potentially severe water shortages as El Nino could cut river flows by as much as 78% in some regions, threatening households, agriculture and energy security.

Vietnam opened their Asian Games women's volleyball campaign with a commanding 3-0 victory over Qatar on Wednesday, dropping just 20 points across three sets.

Five relatives were killed and two survivors remained in intensive care after an early-morning fire swept through a four-story home in Hanoi on Wednesday, prompting an investigation and an urgent response from health authorities.

Vietnam has handed the US a sign and guardhouse from a former Marine Corps camp in Da Nang, in a gesture highlighting reconciliation more than half a century after the war.

Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida visited Hanoi's Quan Su Pagoda on Wednesday, joining a Buddhist prayer ceremony during their state visit to Vietnam.

The Vietnamese sports delegation departed for Japan on the night of September 15 to compete at ASIAD 20, carrying the hopes of fans and determination to give their best for national pride.

Vietnam’s surge in manufacturing FDI is driving demand for production infrastructure, with ready-built factories emerging as a key beneficiary. Industrial land, meanwhile, remains essential to long-term investment plans, experts say.

Hanoi's past and present have been recreated in a programme entitled Net Kinh Ky (Essence of the Imperial Capital) at the Temple of Literature special national relic site as part of the second Thang Long-Hanoi Festival 2026.

The Vietnam-Slovakia intergovernmental committee on economic cooperation held its third meeting in Bratislava on Sept. 15. Discussions covered trade, industry, defense, agriculture, the environment and foreign affairs.

Once considered a temporary or part-time job, app-based driving has increasingly become the main source of livelihood for hundreds of thousands of people in Ho Chi Minh City.

Representatives from several Vietnamese vocational schools have completed a German-funded training program for digital transformation specialists.

Vietnam’s low-emission farming models are showing promising results and gaining support from farmers. The cultivation sector is now working to standardize practices, remove regulatory barriers and attract investment for a greener agricultural system.

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Electric vehicle charging networks should be integrated into urban planning, with transport, land use and power supply considered together, according to Vu Anh Tuan of the Vietnamese-German University.

Vietnam's traditional arts are getting a creative overhaul, giving residents and tourists a new way to experience them.

Vietnam is using its 17 free trade agreements and expanding production capacity to strengthen its role in global value chains. Exporters, however, face growing pressure to meet higher technology, sustainability and traceability standards.

A new five-year phase of US-Vietnam health cooperation will build on their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and broader ties in trade, security and innovation, the US Department of State said on Sept. 14.

Vietnam’s performing arts authority has called on cultural organizations, artists and event organizers to mark the country’s first Vietnam Culture Day on Nov. 24.

A recent event in Berlin highlighted the role of clean water, humanitarian aid and local cooperation in disaster response. It featured a portable water purification system previously sent to Vietnam to support flood-hit communities.

Vietnam’s shift toward modern, green and sustainable agriculture is opening new opportunities for cooperation with Germany. German experts say the focus should be on solutions tailored to Vietnam rather than imported technologies.

Vietnam is targeting 45–50 million international tourist arrivals by 2030, but experts say reaching the ambitious goal will depend on stronger infrastructure, policies, tourism products and growth quality.