Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:
Society
— Northern Vietnam is expected to experience very heavy rain today, raising the risk of flash floods and dangerous landslides, while the southern region could also see scattered to heavy showers according to the national weather center.
— A Taiwanese woman died after losing consciousness while having breakfast aboard a cruise ship on Ha Long Bay in northern Quang Ninh Province on Friday, despite emergency efforts by medical staff, according to local authorities.
— The administration of Phu Quoc City in southern Kien Giang Province kicked off the first-ever Phu Quoc Traditional Fish Sauce Festival on Friday evening, spotlighting the island city’s iconic craft and its legacy of more than a hundred years.
— Lang Son General Hospital in northern Lang Son Province confirmed on Friday that it had reported a fourfold increase in dog bite cases since early June, with more than 20 patients admitted this month alone, raising public health concerns as rabies risks rise in the summer.
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— Facing forecasts of widespread heavy rains across northern Vietnam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered key ministries to urgently coordinate with upstream nations, particularly China, for timely and accurate flood forecasting to prevent delays or confusion in emergency response.
— The Ministry of Science and Technology has announced a national plan to attract 100 leading experts to participate in key artificial intelligence (AI) development programs, as part of a broader strategy to establish a comprehensive, self-reliant, and human-centered AI ecosystem, positioning Vietnam as a regional and global leader in AI innovation.
Business
— The board of directors of Investment and Industrial Development Corporation (Becamex IDC), a leading industrial park developer in Vietnam, has passed a plan to raise a maximum of VND2.5 trillion (US$96 million) in a private placement bond sale scheduled for June-November this year.
Education
— Police in Lam Dong Province have launched a criminal investigation into a serious breach of state secrets after a high school student used a hidden camera to record literature test questions of the 2025 national highschool graduation exam and received help via ChatGPT on Thursday morning.
World News
— U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly cut off trade talks with Canada on Friday over its tax targeting U.S. technology firms, saying that it was a “blatant attack” and that he would set a new tariff rate on Canadian goods within the next week, Reuters reported.
— South Korean police have detained six U.S. citizens who were attempting to deliver around 1,300 plastic bottles filled with rice, dollar notes and Bibles to North Korea, Reuters cited a police official as reporting on Friday.
