What began as a modest fireworks competition on the banks of the Han River in 2008 has grown into Southeast Asia’s summer highlight: the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF).

The 10th Vietnam-Japan Festival kicked off on Friday evening at East Sea Park in the central city of Da Nang, drawing thousands of locals and tourists eager to enjoy cultural exchanges and entertainment over the three-day event.

Authorities in Vietnam’s Da Nang City are racing to construct two emergency helicopter landing zones in highland communes to ensure timely delivery of supplies and aid during disasters.

Hotels and tickets for the final night of the 2025 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival have sold out, city officials said, as Vietnam and China prepare to face off in the closing round next weekend along the Han River.

Torrential rains unleashed flash floods along the Guadalupe River in Texas on Friday, killing at least 24 people as rescue teams scrambled to save dozens of victims trapped by high water or reported missing in the disaster, local officials said.

A Vietnamese man from Ninh Binh Province has been fined VND5 million ($190) and had two points deducted from his 12-point driver’s license after driving his seven-seater car onto a beach in Binh Kien Ward, Dak Lak Province, where it became stuck in the sand.

Vietnamese authorities on Thursday received 38 citizens repatriated from Cambodia, including 29 who had been working in suspected scam operations based in well-known fraud compounds in Bavet City, Svay Rieng Province, Cambodian police and the Vietnamese embassy said.

SHANGHAI/PARIS -- China spared major cognac producers Pernod Ricard, LVMH and Remy Cointreau from hefty duties on EU brandy on Friday, a rare bright spot at a time of trade tensions between Brussels and Beijing as the two sides row over tariffs on Chinese-made EVs.

Top Vietnamese leaders including Party General Secretary To Lam, State President Luong Cuong, and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Friday sent congratulatory messages to U.S. President Donald Trump to mark the 249th anniversary of U.S. Independence (July 4, 1776 - July 4, 2025) and the 30th anniversary of the Vietnam-U.S. diplomatic relations.

A tropical depression over the northeastern part of the East Vietnam Sea on Friday night intensified into a tropical storm known internationally as Danas, making it the second storm to hit the marine area in 2025, according to Vietnam’s national weather agency.

Vietnam's economy grew at a faster pace in the second quarter of this year led by strong exports, in an encouraging sign just days after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would place lower-than-threatened tariffs on many Vietnamese products.

With an old, broken electric bike and a goose named Dona, Nguyen Viet Vinh has spent more than a year walking across Vietnam, a journey driven by companionship and simple needs.

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Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has outlined three scenarios for its agro-forestry-fishery sector given different potential U.S. tariff levels.

TOKYO -- Around 80 pct of struggling families with children in Japan said that their household finances are much worse than last year, a survey by nonprofit group Kidsdoor has shown.

Vietnamese authorities are closely monitoring developments in the East Vietnam Sea and taking appropriate measures in line with international and Vietnamese laws to protect the country’s legal rights and interests, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Two participants, including a South Korean, in the HCMC Open Club Championship collapsed from respiratory failure and electrolyte disorders during the June 29 race in Ho Chi Minh City, and were hospitalized in critical condition, People's Hospital 115 confirmed on Friday.

While the world economy faces instability from US President Donald Trump's threats of a global trade war, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is dramatically ramping up its investment activities.

A taxi driver in Hanoi has admitted to charging a group of Filipino tourists VND1.5 million (US$58) for a two-kilometer ride near the iconic Hoan Kiem Lake, prompting public outrage and police action.

The Vietnamese and U.S. negotiating teams have reached an agreement on the Vietnam-U.S. Joint Statement regarding a reciprocal, fair, and balanced trade agreement framework, according to Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang.

The police department in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam reported on Thursday that in the first two days of July 2025, officers provided guidance and issued level-2 digital identification (ID) accounts to more than 200 foreign nationals currently residing and working in the province.

Water flow from the Mekong River into Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is forecast to rise steadily in July, reaching levels 10–30 percent higher than the long-term average, the An Giang Provincial Hydro-Meteorological Station said on Friday.

Social media in Vietnam was abuzz on Thursday with a video showing a man using a drone to fly a rope out to the middle of a river, rescuing two children who had been stranded in the fast-moving current and bringing them safely to shore one by one.

MADRID -- Liverpool's Portuguese forward Diogo Jota and his brother died in a car crash in northwestern Spain early on Thursday, when their Lamborghini veered off the road and burst into flames, authorities said.

Sun Group, a Vietnamese real estate developer, is seeking approval from Ho Chi Minh City authorities to pursue several infrastructure projects in the southern metropolis, including a sports complex and a riverfront road.

Vietnamese artificial intelligence startup AI Hay said on Tuesday it had raised US$10 million in a Series A funding round led by Argor Capital, bringing its total funding to more than $18 million.

LONDON -- Four people died in Spain, two in France and two in Italy as an early summer heatwave continued to grip much of Europe on Wednesday, triggering health alerts and forest fires and forcing the closure of a nuclear reactor at a Swiss power plant.

Many people in Vietnam are turning to Google Maps, not just to navigate the present, but to revisit cherished memories and reconnect with loved ones long gone.

The dual carbon goals—reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and achieving net-zero emissions—along with the global push toward green energy in the power sector are key themes drawing the attention of Vietnamese youth participating in the Red Study Tour.

Approximately 1,000 Russians live and work in the coastal city of Vung Tau, now part of Ho Chi Minh City, where Vietnamese–Russian romances have blossomed into marriages and many have cherished Vietnam as their second homeland.

JAKARTA -- Four people died, 38 were missing and 23 survived after a ferry carrying 65 people sank near the Indonesian island of Bali, the country's Search and Rescue agency said on Thursday.

Philippine Airlines flight PR585 carrying 193 passengers landed for the first time at Da Nang International Airport on Tuesday, marking the official launch of the carrier’s direct route between Manila and Da Nang City in central Vietnam.

Vietnam officially launched its 2025 rural and agricultural census across all localities, with the opening ceremony held in Tho Phu Commune, Thanh Hoa Province on Tuesday.

Whales have been spotted hunting for food in the waters of Gia Lai and Dak Lak Provinces in central Vietnam over the past few days, drawing the attention of locals and tourists.

Vietnam and India premiered their first cinematic collaboration, ‘Love in Vietnam,’ on Tuesday at the third Da Nang Asian Film Festival (DANAFF III), drawing hundreds of viewers to a screening at the Ariyana International Convention Center.