
International visitors explore downtown Ho Chi Minh City’s book street. Photo: Quang Dinh / Tuoi Tre
Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:
Economy
-- The Vietnam Exchange on Wednesday announced that December 23 will be the last trading day for all shares listed on the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) before they are transferred to the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange. HNX-listed stocks covered by the transfer will stop trading for two days, December 24 and 25.
-- Vietnamese automaker VinFast will display its VF Wild electric pickup truck at the Vietnam Innovation Mobility Show 2026 in Hanoi this weekend, giving visitors a first-hand look at the model.
Society
-- A fire broke out at a restaurant in Hanoi’s Hai Ba Trung Ward late on Wednesday afternoon, with flames spreading rapidly from the third-floor rooftop structure and several explosions heard at the scene. No injuries or fatalities were reported.
Ho Chi Minh City
-- A Ho Chi Minh City delegation led by Nguyen Manh Cuong, vice-chairman of the municipal administration, visited Singapore from September 27 to 30 to exchange experience and promote cooperation in administrative reform, digital transformation, urban development, and human resource training.
-- Search teams recovered 10 more sets of war martyrs' remains at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday, sending the total number of remains found at the site to 682 individual sets.
Travel
-- Cao Bang Province, home to many stunning mountain landscapes and historic sites of northern Vietnam, welcomed nearly 110,000 international visitors in the first nine months of this year, up 22 percent year on year, the provincial tourism authorities announced on Wednesday.
-- The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has officially allowed Sun PhuQuoc Airways, the country’s newest carrier, to operate Airbus A330 aircraft starting Wednesday, paving the way for the airline to expand into long-haul routes.
-- Authorities in Gia Lai Province on Wednesday approved a plan to invest heavily in community-based tourism, allocating VND63 billion (US$2.4 million) from 2026 to 2030 to upgrade infrastructure, support local businesses, and attract more visitors.
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