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What is Vietnam Today?

04/09/2025

03:09

Vietnam Today - Your Window on Vietnam, the English-language channel was established under Decision No.747/QĐ-TTg, issued by the Prime Minister on 11 April, 2025. Being launched by VTV, this channel will give a global audience a 'window on Viet Nam' by presenting a vivid, objective, and contemporary image of the Southeast Asian nation.

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Japanese government bonds attract retail investors

Economy 01:56

Japanese government bonds aimed at individual investors are attracting funds at a faster pace than time deposits, as the gap between bond yields and deposit rates continues to widen. Demand is also expected to receive a further boost from new incentives due to be introduced for government bonds later this year.

Football connects Vietnam’s ethnic communities

Society 01:34

The inaugural Vietnam Ethnic Minority Women’s Football VTV Cup got underway in Nghia Lo Ward, Lao Cai Province on 23 August. The tournament brings together 12 teams from nine localities across Vietnam. For the players, is more than a competition - it is also an opportunity to showcase their cultural traditions to audiences across the country.

Vietnam, Chile boost cooperation

Politics 00:48

During talks in Hanoi with Chilean Foreign Minister Francisco Pérez Mackenna on 23 August, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung called for greater high-level exchanges and closer ties between the two parliaments and political parties.

Vietnam boosts border-to-coast railway

Economy 02:54

Vietnam's National Assembly approved adjustments to the investment plan for the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway on 24 August, with 92% of lawmakers voting in favour. The changes increase the project's total investment by about US$3.3 billion compared with the plan approved last year.

Vietnam, Côte d’Ivoire boost bilateral ties

Politics 00:49

On 24 August, Party General Secretary and President To Lam received President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Patrick Achi during his official visit to Vietnam. The Vietnamese top leader welcomed growing bilateral ties, noting that Côte d’Ivoire became Vietnam’s largest trading partner in Africa in 2025.

Heavy rain hits northwest, central Vietnam

Society 00:35

Overnight and early on 25 August, heavy rain moved into Nghe An, Ha Tinh and parts of northwestern Vietnam. Rainfall totals at many stations in Dien Bien, Son La, Nghe An and Ha Tinh ranged from 65 to 97 millimetres over the past nine hours.