Foreigners, overseas Vietnamese donate over $62,700 to help flood-hit residents in Vietnam’s Dak Lak
Vietnam NewsExpatriates in Vietnam, international visitors, and overseas Vietnamese have donated over VND1.65 billion (US$62,700) to help residents hit by floods and storms in Dak Lak Province, south-central Vietnam.
Thailand apologizes for showing incomplete Vietnam map at 33rd SEA Games 33 opening ceremony
Vietnam NewsFive days after the opening ceremony for the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, host nation Thailand has formally apologized to the Vietnamese sports delegation for an error involving the display of the map of Vietnam omitting Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Tuong Sa (Spratly) Archipelagos and Phu Quoc Island.
Mammoth Long Thanh int’l airport construction accelerates ahead of first flight
Vietnam NewsMore than 15,000 workers and 3,000 machines and pieces of equipment are racing against time at the construction site of the big-ticket Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai Province, a neighbor of Ho Chi Minh City.
3 killed after motorcycle crashes into parked truck in Vietnam’s Gia Lai
Vietnam NewsA serious traffic accident claimed the lives of three people after a motorcycle slammed into the rear of a truck parked along the roadside in Krai Village, Chu Pah Commune, Gia Lai Province, Vietnam in the wee hours of Sunday.
20 hospitalized in central Vietnam over suspected ‘banh mi’ food poisoning
Vietnam NewsTwenty people in Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam have been hospitalized with suspected food poisoning after consuming ‘banh mi’ sold under the H.V. brand, according to local health authorities.
US ambassador visits disaster-affected families in northern Vietnam
Vietnam NewsU.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper on Friday visited families affected by natural disasters in Yen Binh Commune, Lang Son Province, northern Vietnam as part of a U.S.-funded humanitarian assistance program aimed at helping northern Vietnamese communities recover from recent storms and floods.
How Vietnam’s young buyers navigate a housing market amid widening income-home price gap
Vietnam NewsRising property prices in Vietnam are putting home ownership out of reach for many millennials and members of Generation Z, according to a new survey presented at the Vietnam Real Estate Summit (VRES 2025) in Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnamese pho celebrated in Europe on Pho Day December 12
Vietnam NewsIn celebration of the 2025 European Pho Week, the Embassy of Vietnam in Germany on Friday hosted an exchange and promotional event for Vietnamese pho at Viet Pho Restaurant in Berlin.
Hanoi greenlights $67.7bn infrastructure push including sports city designed to qualify for hosting Olympics
Vietnam NewsHanoi’s leadership on Saturday approved investment plans for an Olympic-standard sports city and a major riverfront boulevard, part of a combined VND1.78 quadrillion (US$67.7 billion) infrastructure program officials said would allow Vietnam’s capital to host major regional and international sporting events, including the Olympic Games.
