Tourists explore the Imperial Citadel of Hue in Hue City, central Vietnam during the Reunification holiday, April 30, 2025. Photo: Le Dinh Hoang
Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:
Society
-- More than 2,700 delegates, including 1,300 international guests from 85 countries and territories, will attend the 20th United Nations Day of Vesak Celebrations 2025 held at Vietnam Buddhist University in Ho Chi Minh City from May 6 to 8, the organizer announced on Friday.
-- The southern and Central Highlands regions of Vietnam are forecast to experience scattered showers and thunderstorms on Saturday afternoon and evening, while the northern and central parts remain sunny, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
-- The Myanmar Embassy in Hanoi on Friday received VND845,591,922 (US$32,600) from Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on behalf of its readers to support victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Myanmar in late March.
-- The Center for Disease Control in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai said on Friday that a three-year-old child died from rabies after being bitten by a stray dog and not receiving post-exposure treatment.
-- Police in Gia Lai Province have detained an elementary school teacher for alleged sexual abuse of several female students in Ayun Ha Commune, Phu Thien District, local authorities confirmed on Friday.
-- A Vietnamese fishing boat sank after colliding with a Liberian-flagged cargo ship near Con Dao Island off southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province early on Friday morning, leaving 10 fishermen adrift before being rescued by nearby vessels, the provincial Border Guard confirmed the same day.
Business
-- Facing a looming new U.S. tariff policy, Vietnamese firms are rushing to ship goods during a 90-day grace period, with seafood and wood exporters working overtime to minimize impacts and secure their market positions.
Travel
-- The administration of Quy Nhon City in south-central Binh Dinh Province has ordered a suspension of all unauthorized jet ski and canoe operations starting May 2, following a deadly jet ski accident that killed an 8-year-old girl and injured three others in Nhon Hai Commune.
World News
-- The World Health Organization plans to officially back the use of weight-loss drugs to treat obesity in adults for the first time, a memo reviewed by Reuters on Thursday showed, marking a shift in its approach to treating the global health problem.
-- U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Friday proposed a $163-billion cut to the federal budget that would sharply reduce spending on education, housing and medical research next year, while increasing outlays for defense and border security, Reuters reported.
