Typhoon Kalmaegi brings rain and destruction to Vietnam as death toll nears 200 in Philippines
Vietnam News 11:37 07/11/2025Coastal areas in Vietnam were assessing the damage from Typhoon Kalmaegi's destructive winds and heavy rain on Friday, with one death reported by state media, following its deadly passage through the Philippines where it killed at least 188 people.
Louis Koo, Sammo Hung thrill fans at Hong Kong Film Gala Presentation opening in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 10:02 07/11/2025Hong Kong superstars Louis Koo and Sammo Hung set the red carpet abuzz as they attended the opening of the Hong Kong Film Gala Presentation 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday night.
Japan reports rising demand for Vietnamese pangasius
Economy 09:45 07/11/2025Vietnamese tra fish (pangasius) is seeing surging demand in Japan, creating new opportunities for local exporters even as competition from Russia begins to emerge, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
Vietnamese man arrested for defrauding police officers in 16 provinces
Vietnam News 09:36 07/11/2025Police in Lai Chau Province, northern Vietnam have arrested a man accused of impersonating a criminal informant to swindle nearly VND196 million (US$7,450) from police officers across 16 provinces and cities.
Beyond borders and blackboards
Education 17:00 21/10/2025Transnational education is reshaping how Vietnam prepares for its future. For RMIT University’s leaders, it goes beyond delivering foreign degrees; it is about building a globally connected, locally grounded education system that equips students to lead in a rapidly changing world.
Vietnam’s smart shift in education
Education 17:00 20/10/2025With a tech-savvy young population, strong digital adoption, and deep cultural respect for learning, Vietnam has “a tremendous opportunity to reimagine how people learn and how technology can extend and enhance learning experiences.”
In 2050: Your doctor could be AI
Ho Chi Minh City 17:00 07/10/2025Vietnam’s healthcare faces growing pressure from a lack of doctors, lack of facilities, and an aging population. As AI advances, the country must choose whether to lead or lag in healthcare innovation.
Paving Vietnam’s path to food security amidst climate change
Vietnam News 17:00 06/10/2025By 2050, what is on a typical Vietnamese family’s dinner table and how much it costs could look very different. Amidst a changing climate and growing demand, Vietnam’s food security will depend on how sustainably, safely, and equitably the agriculture and food systems can develop.
When AI becomes ‘soulmate’ for Vietnam’s young people
In-Depth 12:23 03/11/2025For many young Vietnamese, artificial intelligence is no longer just a tool — it is a companion. From students and office workers to factory employees, an increasing number of people are turning to chatbots for advice, comfort, and conversation.
Three decades of progress: Vietnam’s organ transplant journey
In-Depth 10:36 02/11/2025Vietnam performed its first organ transplant in 1992 with support from foreign experts. Today, the country has become fully proficient in transplant techniques and even improved procedures to better suit local conditions.
Should Vietnam make traffic offenders do community service, traffic law classes at the same time?
In-Depth 18:45 01/11/2025Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Duc Loc recently shared his perspective with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on combining community service with educational and public awareness initiatives for traffic offenders. He argued that community service should go beyond punishment and be paired with efforts to educate offenders and raise public awareness.
In this mountainous commune in Vietnam, people learn to live with frequent earthquakes and fear
In-Depth 10:58 31/10/2025After thousands of earthquakes over the past years, residents in Mang But Commune, Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam have learned to live with the unexpected tremors from beneath the ground.
Vietnam’s miracle transformation: From rice fields to global green powerhouse
In-Depth 10:31 30/10/2025No longer merely a 'low-cost factory,' Vietnam is redefining itself as a hub of green innovation where farmers generate clean electricity, small businesses access global markets, and the Net Zero 2050 commitment takes shape through technology and policy.
After-work drinks in Vietnam: A social ritual or a risky habit?
In-Depth 11:56 26/10/2025Reader Hoang Ngoc Doanh recently submitted to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper his perspective on after-work drinking habits in Vietnam. According to the author, the practice can be considered a ‘culture’ if drinkers know their limits.
Battery from coffee grounds: When Vietnamese economics students build green technology
In-Depth 19:56 18/10/2025A group of students from the International School (Vietnam National University, Hanoi) has gained attention for successfully creating a battery from discarded coffee grounds—an ambitious innovation by young people with no technical background, majoring instead in economics, management, and marketing.
Electric bicycle modifications on the rise among students in Vietnam
In-Depth 11:32 15/10/2025Over the past few months, it has become increasingly common to see middle school students riding modified electric bicycles at speeds rivaling motorbikes in Vietnam.
Vietnam’s Hue ends historic 23-day flooding
Vietnam News 12:51 07/11/2025Hue City in central Vietnam has officially concluded a historic 23-day flood and rainfall event, but the rainy and flood season in the city is forecast to continue.
Storm Kalmaegi prompts school closures in Vietnam's Da Lat
Education 10:53 07/11/2025All schools in Da Lat, a popular tourist destination in Vietnam's Lam Dong Province, suspended in-person classes on Friday to ensure safety as storm Kalmaegi hit mainland Vietnam, bringing heavy rain and strong winds.
'Moral failure': Leaders seek to rally world at Amazon climate talks
World 10:25 07/11/2025Fears of a fracturing global resolve loomed over climate talks in the Brazilian Amazon on Thursday as world leaders acknowledged their failure to contain global warming to agreed limits.
Floodwaters engulf homes overnight in Vietnam’s Dak Lak after storm Kalmaegi
Vietnam News 09:51 07/11/2025In the wake of storm Kalmaegi, which made landfall in Dak Lak and Gia Lai Provinces, central Vietnam on Thursday evening, thousands of residents in Dong Xuan Commune, Dak Lak spent a sleepless night as floodwaters rose swiftly, submerging houses and cutting off roads.
4 rare wildcats released into southern Vietnam forest
Vietnam News 09:44 07/11/2025Four endangered leopard cats were released back into the wild in U Minh Ha National Park in Ca Mau Province, southern Vietnam on Wednesday, according to park officials.
Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Vietnam after killing 114 in Philippines
Vietnam News 09:26 07/11/2025HOI AN, Vietnam -- Typhoon Kalmaegi slammed into Vietnam on Thursday, forcing authorities to cancel hundreds of flights and order people to stay indoors, two days after the storm started sweeping across the Philippines, killing at least 114 people.
15-year-old student dies after school assault in north-central Vietnam
Education 08:41 07/11/2025A 15-year-old student at Thanh Hoa College of Agriculture in Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam died on Wednesday after being beaten by a group of schoolmates on campus, according to the victim’s family.
Vietnam’s PAN Group sells famed Bibica confectionery brand to Indonesia’s Sari Murni Abadi
Economy 17:30 06/11/2025Vietnam’s PAN Group has sold Bibica, one of the country’s best-known confectionery brands, to Indonesia’s Sari Murni Abadi (SMA), as the Indonesian snack maker accelerates its overseas expansion.
Vietnam exports to US fall in October for third straight month
Economy 17:29 06/11/2025Vietnam's exports fell in October from a month earlier, with shipments to the U.S. dropping faster as the trade-reliant country adapts to American tariffs, according to official data released on Thursday.
Ukrainian Embassy thanks Vietnam for helping citizen return home safely
Vietnam News 16:37 06/11/2025The Ukrainian Embassy in Vietnam has expressed its gratitude to authorities in An Giang Province, southern Vietnam for rescuing and supporting a Ukrainian citizen who was stranded at sea and later assisted in returning home safely.
Vietnam’s Hue ends historic 23-day flooding
Vietnam News 12:51 07/11/2025Hue City in central Vietnam has officially concluded a historic 23-day flood and rainfall event, but the rainy and flood season in the city is forecast to continue.
Floodwaters engulf homes overnight in Vietnam’s Dak Lak after storm Kalmaegi
Vietnam News 09:51 07/11/2025In the wake of storm Kalmaegi, which made landfall in Dak Lak and Gia Lai Provinces, central Vietnam on Thursday evening, thousands of residents in Dong Xuan Commune, Dak Lak spent a sleepless night as floodwaters rose swiftly, submerging houses and cutting off roads.
4 rare wildcats released into southern Vietnam forest
Vietnam News 09:44 07/11/2025Four endangered leopard cats were released back into the wild in U Minh Ha National Park in Ca Mau Province, southern Vietnam on Wednesday, according to park officials.
Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Vietnam after killing 114 in Philippines
Vietnam News 09:26 07/11/2025HOI AN, Vietnam -- Typhoon Kalmaegi slammed into Vietnam on Thursday, forcing authorities to cancel hundreds of flights and order people to stay indoors, two days after the storm started sweeping across the Philippines, killing at least 114 people.
Ho Chi Minh City schools prepare for online learning as storm Kalmaegi nears
Ho Chi Minh City 15:15 06/11/2025Schools across Ho Chi Minh City have been instructed to prepare for online learning and suspend outdoor activities if storm Kalmaegi, the 13th to affect the East Vietnam Sea this year, develops into a more serious threat, according to the municipal Department of Education and Training.
Dense fog blankets Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 13:15 06/11/2025A thick layer of fog covered Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday morning, shrouding the skyline in a misty haze and bringing a cool, calm start to the day.
Ho Chi Minh City airport urged to improve professional conduct
Ho Chi Minh City 11:22 05/11/2025Officers, soldiers, and aviation security personnel at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City are being urged to strengthen their standards of professional conduct in order not to tarnish the image of the forces and airport.
Ho Chi Minh City breaks ground on $3.8mn new youth recreation park at Phu Tho racetrack
Ho Chi Minh City 09:51 05/11/2025Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday broke ground on a US$3.8 million new public park at the former Phu Tho racetrack, aiming to provide recreation and sports facilities for young people.
Ho Chi Minh City assigns Vingroup to research Can Gio-Vung Tau sea-crossing road project
Ho Chi Minh City 09:33 05/11/2025The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has agreed to allow Vingroup, Vietnam’s largest private conglomerate, to research and prepare an investment report for the construction of a sea-crossing road connecting Can Gio and the former Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province.
