Hundreds of villagers and visitors waded into the muddy waters of a large freshwater wetland in Quang Tri Province, north-central Vietnam, on Saturday to catch fish during a traditional one-day fishing festival, after villagers had kept the wetland closed to fishing for an entire year.

Ho Chi Minh City is transforming major gateway roads and bus stops with multilayered greenery, flowers and landscaped public spaces to create a greener, more nature-friendly urban environment ahead of the country's National Day (September 2), according to the municipal Department of Construction.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam on August 29 inspected the Hoang Cau–Voi Phuc section of the Ring Road No. 1 project and the Hoang Quan Chi High School project in Hanoi, urging municipal authorities to ensure timely completion of the transport project and provide quality conditions for students in the new school year.

A Vietnamese woman living in Nepal has recounted the devastation caused by the catastrophic flash floods that struck the country's northern region on Wednesday, while providing new information about a Vietnamese citizen who remains missing.

Bus stations across Ha Noi are bustling on Saturday morning as people carrying luggage hurried to leave the capital for their home provinces and cities, marking the start of the five-day National Day holiday from Saturday to Wednesday next week.

Vietnam has strong potential to develop sustainable tourism, particularly through community-based and agricultural tourism that preserves local culture, creates livelihoods and delivers lasting value to both visitors and communities, experts and local officials said at the ongoing 20th Ho Chi Minh City International Travel Expo (ITE HCMC 2026).

Thousands of bears have been spotted heading into towns and cities across the U.S. West in record numbers.

Fresh from winning the ASEAN Cup 2026, Vietnam are turning their attention to the FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026, where stronger opposition and limited preparation time are expected to pose a tougher test.

A striking stretch of matcha-green hydrangeas at Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake has taken social media by storm, drawing young people and photo enthusiasts eager to capture the unusual blooms ahead of Vietnam’s National Day.

Vietnam will send a 498-member delegation to the 20th Asian Games (Asiad 20) in Japan, with the country targeting four to six gold medals at the continental sporting event.

A Vietnamese citizen is among those missing following flash floods and landslides that struck northern Nepal, in an area bordering Tibet, China, on August 26, according to a notice from the Nepal Tourism Board.

Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday will inaugurate the renovated Ho Chi Minh Museum as part of a series of projects marking the 81st anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day.

Nepal needs foreign help in specialised and technical areas in which it does not have expertise in the aftermath of the devastating flood that hit its Himalayan border with China this week, but not in search and rescue, its foreign minister told Reuters.

Vietnam is seeking to strengthen its connections with international investors as the country advances efforts to improve its stock market, with State Securities Commission (SSC) chairwoman Vu Thi Chan Phuong holding meetings with executives from S&P Dow Jones Indices and Nasdaq in New York.

Rescuers have saved 32 of 50 people aboard a squid-fishing vessel from Da Nang, central Vietnam, that sank at sea, while a search is underway for the remaining 18, local authorities said on Friday.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has proposed a draft resolution governing salaries, benefits and bonuses for personnel working at the executive agency of the Vietnam International Financial Center in Ho Chi Minh City (VIFC - HCMC), with the CEO position expected to earn up to US$32,600 monthly.

Nearly 3,500 people and around 100 specialized firefighting vehicles took part in a city-level fire prevention and rescue drill at a large sofa factory of a company in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday, according to the municipal Department of Public Security.

Typhoon Saudel made two landfalls on China's eastern coast on Friday morning, as authorities evacuated people and halted trains and ferries.

Ho Chi Minh City is launching a compact public transport card that integrates passengers’ personal information and can be used across multiple modes of public transportation, including buses, the metro and public bicycles.

Foreign investors that bought stakes in three of Vietnam’s banking giants, including Vietcombank, VietinBank and BIDV, have seen their investments increase 2.1 to 6.4 times, including dividends.

Passengers can now check flight times, terminals, check-in counters, departure gates and real-time flight status from home through the Danang Smart City app, including notifications when flight details change.

As Vietnam begins deploying smart cameras to slap automated fines on tailgaters across its primary expressways, the aggressive crackdown has sparked a fierce debate among motorists -- trapped between praising a long-overdue safety campaign and fearing the legal trap of aggressive drivers cutting into their required gap.

A new daily tourist train linking Hue and Phong Nha, two of Vietnam’s renowned tourist destinations, offers passengers more than just a way to get from one destination to another, with an onboard cinema, massage chairs, traditional costume rentals, custom tailoring, local cuisine and cultural performances.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung met Samsung Electronics CEO Roh Tae-moon on Thursday as the South Korean company marked US$500 billion in cumulative exports from Vietnam and outlined plans to expand R&D investment in the country.

Vietnam’s national football team has gained two more potential options after Nigerian striker Olaha Manh Duc and Vietnamese-origin striker Williams Minh Hoang obtained Vietnamese citizenship ahead of the 2026-27 season.

Coral skeleton records stretching back 1,000 years show El Nino episodes are intensifying as the planet warms, carrying major implications for a future under climate change, according to a new study Thursday.

Rescue teams using heavy machinery dug through mud and debris in Nepalese towns devastated by a flash flood two days ago, as hopes of finding survivors faded and officials worked to reduce the risk of fresh flooding.

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UEFA has asked a U.S. federal court for permission to obtain testimony and documents from FIFA entities in Florida for use in a planned criminal complaint in Switzerland against FIFA President Gianni Infantino, according to a court filing.

Ho Chi Minh City is stepping up efforts to upgrade bus shelters by adding more greenery, lighting and security cameras, creating more comfortable waiting spaces while improving the city’s urban appearance.

Rescuers searched for survivors in the debris-strewn valleys and hillsides of Nepal on Thursday while more than 1,000 people remained missing there and in neighbouring China after a wall of ice, mud and rock collapsed into a mountain river, triggering a catastrophic flash flood.

The T1 passenger terminal of Da Nang International Airport in Vietnam’s central coastal city of Da Nang will be expanded under an over-VND9.9 trillion (US$380 million) project designed to raise annual capacity to 14 million passengers as the city’s aviation and tourism sectors continue to grow.

The tourism ministers of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam have agreed to boost cross-border tourism links under the ‘Five Countries, One Destination’ concept and promote the Mekong sub-region as a single tourism market, according to Vietnam's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Vietnam is seeking to turn MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions) tourism into a national tourism brand to tap the global MICE market, heard a high-level tourism forum, held in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday.

Hanoi authorities have authorized Phenikaa-X JSC, a local autonomous technology developer, to conduct a 24-month controlled trial of a smart autonomous transportation system, including autonomous buses, robotaxis, automated cleaning robots, and delivery robots.