Việt Nam News

The twin brothers had been studying in Hamburg since early 2022 and were in Frankfurt that fateful day for the Kendrick Lamar & SZA concert.

A section of the car lane on Lê Lợi Street in HCM City has been closed from July 23 to 28 for organising the upcoming Việt Nam–Korea Cultural Exchange Festival.

Torrential rains from Typhoon Wipha disrupted the transport network in Nghệ An's western areas, washing away three suspension bridges and causing landslides across National Highway 7A, the artery connecting several communes in the province

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính chaired the inaugural meeting of the newly formed National Civil Defence Steering Committee, calling for faster and more coordinated disaster response efforts across all levels of government.

The two-tier local government model, consisting of city/provincial-level and commune-level administrative units, took effect nationwide across 34 centrally-run cities and provinces on July 1.

The 2025 International Physics Olympiad is being held in France from July 18-24, with more than 400 candidates from over 80 countries and territories.

The Vietnam News Agency's southern branch has signed a partnership agreement with the Nam Cần Thơ University to foster co-operations in training, event organisation and publication.

The HCM City Department of Science and Technology on July 23 officially launched a pilot training programme on artificial intelligence (AI) for 203 outstanding students, aiming to foster a new generation of young tech talents and lay the foundation for a high-quality workforce to support the city’s digital transformation strategy.

As of 4am, the strongest winds near the storm's centre were at levels 8-9 (62-88 km per hour), gusting at level 11. The storm is moving in a south-southeast direction at around 15kmph.

Farmers and investors in Đà Nẵng are expected to benefit from a Government decree when starting forest canopy-based ginseng farms or ginseng-related investment processing projects.

Heavy rainfall has caused flooding in 24 villages in Nghệ An Province, 10 of which were completely cut off and five were partially isolated. Fortunately, there have been no human casualties so far.

Farmers in the upstream areas of the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are busy harvesting their summer-autumn rice crop in preparation for the flood season.

For the past ten years, the charity group Autumn and Friends has been providing free meals to patients in need across various hospitals in Hà Nội. They have also extended their compassion to poor communities in rural areas by building bridges and schools in remote regions.

In remote border communes where infrastructure remains underdeveloped and poverty rates are high, initial steps in operating the new system have already shown the proactive engagement and strong determination of local officials and civil servants.

The municipal and provincial authorities in affected areas were ordered to submit detailed reports by July 24, outlining the storm’s impact, response efforts, challenges faced, lessons learned, and plans for recovery and future preparedness.

Typhoon Wipha swept through northern and north-central Việt Nam yesterday, causing severe flooding in Nghệ An and Thanh Hóa provinces. The storm damaged 161 homes in Nghệ An, affected 251 in Thanh Hóa and destroyed over 19,000 hectares of rice fields.

Typhoon Wipha has caused catastrophic flooding and landslides across northern and north-central Việt Nam, with Nghệ An Province suffering the heaviest toll as homes were destroyed, villages cut off and thousands evacuated.

The HCM City Department of Health is investigating Việt Khang Thủ Đức General Clinic following complaints that it lured patients with low-cost checkups and then charged for unnecessary treatments.