Vietnam posted a rare monthly trade deficit in February as imports surged during the month, government data showed on Thursday, though the country's surplus with the United States increased in the opening months of 2025.

Vietnam's trade deficit was $1.55 billion in February, compared with a $3.3 billion surplus posted in January, and industrial production surged by 17.2% from a year earlier, government data released on Thursday showed.

The coral reefs of Nha Trang, Vietnam, are in severe decline due to climate change, overfishing, and pollution.

Vietnam’s industry and trade minister is scheduled to meet US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer next Thursday to discuss the “very good relationship between Vietnam and the United States,” according to a post on the government’s website,

The EU imported $52 billion worth of goods from Vietnam last year, less than half of U.S. imports but still Vietnam's third export market thanks also to an existing free trade deal.

Vietnam plans to merge provinces and eliminate district-level authorities, the government said on Thursday, as a streamlining drive aiming to slash billions of dollars from state budgets gathers pace.

Australian lender Commonwealth Bank of Australia said on Wednesday it has sold its remaining 4.4% stake in Vietnam International Commercial Joint Stock Bank and will receive A$170 million ($106.7 million) in total gross proceeds.

Communist Party chief To Lam is reversing a decades-long trend of growing legislative involvement in Vietnamese policy-making.

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans for tariffs that could hit virtually all of Vietnam's goods exports to its top market, worth last year more than $142 billion, according to UN data, about 30% of Vietnam's gross domestic product.

The exhibition features over 50 black-and-white photographs by French photographer Marc Riboud. It is held by Les amis de Marc Riboud (Marc Riboud’s friends association) to commemorate Vientam’s 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification.

I made some mistakes the first time I visited Vietnam. Before my trip, I should've learned more about local customs and packed more efficiently.

Vietnam is revising its energy plans to focus more on large solar farms and less on reliance on coal and natural gas.