Con Dao National Park in Ho Chi Minh City has officially been awarded the prestigious IUCN Green List certification, becoming Vietnam’s third and the world’s 101st protected area to receive the global recognition for effective and equitable conservation management.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is laying the groundwork to introduce English as a second language across schools, with a particular focus on enhancing teacher capacity, updating teaching methods, and piloting bilingual programs in high-quality and internationally integrated schools.

VOV.VN - A new surge of cold air advancing southward is set to bring another cold spell to northern Vietnam, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, in coordination with the Ministry of Home Affairs, organised a “Vietnam Labour Day in Japan 2025,” on November 30.

Search Team K91 under the Dong Thap provincial Military Command, following nearly one month of deployment in Cambodia's Prey Veng province, recovered the remains of five Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in the country.

VOV.VN - Frigate 015-Tran Hung Dao of Brigade 162, Naval Region 4 Command of the Vietnam People’s Navy, docked at a port of Qingdao City, Shandong province, China, on December 1, marking the first stop on the ship’s goodwill visit to China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.

VOV.VN - The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) has pledged a total of SGD 250,000 (US$190,000) to support Red Cross and Red Crescent societies in five regional countries, including Vietnam, in repose to recent severe weather events across the region.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued official dispatch No. 234/CD-TTg on the launch of a fast-tracked campaign to rebuild and repair homes destroyed or damaged by the recent series of natural disasters in central localities.

VOV.VN - Air quality in Hanoi deteriorated sharply on the morning of November 30, with multiple monitoring stations reporting air quality index (AQI) readings above 200, the city’s worst levels since the start of winter.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines on December 1 began enforcing a new policy requiring all passengers without checked baggage to complete the entire travel process, including ticket purchase, check-in, security procedures, and boarding, through the government’s digital ID application VNeID or airport self-service kiosks. Only

VOV.VN - Typhoon Koto shifted direction and continued moving slowly early on December 1 along the waters off Gia Lai and Khanh Hoa provinces in the South-central region of Vietnam, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

The Resilience First programme, implemented by Plan International Vietnam, CARE International in Vietnam, and the Centre for Research on Initiatives of Community Development, has announced a substantial commitment of EUR1.4 million (US$1.62 million) in funding from Irish Aid in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A large fire broke out on the morning of December 1 at the Hanoi Beer factory (HABECO), sending thick black smoke billowing into the sky. No casualties have been reported.

VOV.VN - More than 60,000 students in Ho Chi Minh City on November 30, participated in a large-scale Vovinam martial arts music performance, held both in person and online, simultaneously setting a Vietnamese national record and a world record.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, in coordination with Vietnam’s Ministry of Home Affairs, launched the “Vietnam Labor Day in Japan 2025”, bringing together representatives of Japanese ministries and agencies, host companies, labor management organizations, associations, and a large number of outstanding Vietnamese workers who are living, studying, and working in Japan.

The Office of Science and Technology at the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany on November 29 hosted a roundtable in Berlin to introduce key breakthroughs in the 2025 Law on Science, Technology and Innovation and Vietnam’s strategic orientations for the sector.

As global medical tourism expands rapidly, Vietnam is emerging as a new destination thanks to its high-quality healthcare services, competitive costs and growing medical expertise.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee on November 29 allocated an additional VND150 billion (nearly US$5.7 million) to four provinces severely affected by the historic floods that devastated the central and Central Highlands regions this month.

VOV.VN - Amid the complex developments of typhoon Koto (Storm No. 15 of 2025 in Vietnam), the Command of Coast Guard Region 3 has established a steering board for storm prevention and control and mobilized nearly 1,000 officers and soldiers along with multiple vessels, ready to carry out search and rescue operations if requested.

Experts from the National Child Protection Hotline and the Ministry of Public Security’s A05 Cybersecurity Training Center are raising alarms about the growing risks Vietnamese children face in digital environments.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his working delegation on November 29 evening held a hybrid meeting with the four south central provinces of Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong, and Gia Lai regarding flood response and recovery efforts.

The Tram Chim National Park in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, one of the few remaining inland wetlands of the former Dong Thap Muoi region, plays a vital role in conserving biodiversity and developing sustainable ecotourism.

VOV.VN - The immigration office of Dong Thap provincial police in coordination with the immigration office at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on November 28 completed the deportation of a Chinese national who violated Vietnamese law by overstaying and engaging in activities beyond the purpose of the visa issued.

VOV.VN - On the morning of November 29, the center of typhoon Koto (Storm No. 15 of 2025 in Vietnam) was located in the northwestern part of the central East Sea. Maximum sustained winds near the center reached force 9-10 (75-102 km/h), with gusts up to level 13, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

The Lien Khuong International Airport in Da Lat is planned to be temporarily closed from March 4 next year until September 1 to repair the runway and taxiway, according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).

The Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs on November 28 held a consultation conference with ministries and sectors on the policy dossier for the amended Law on Belief and Religion.

A smart city operation centre, part of the smart city development project in Quang Nam, was inaugurated in Tam Ky ward of Da Nang city on November 27.

The Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) Central Committee held a meeting at Lam Vien Da Lat Square in Lam Dong province on November 28 to mark the 2025 Action Month for Gender Equality and the Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence, with the participation of around 600 delegates.

VOV.VN - A high-level delegation from the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor (VGCL), led by Nguyen Dinh Khang, member of the Party Central Committee and President of VGCL, visited the Republic of Korea (RoK) for meetings and exchanges from November 27-29.

A ceremony marking 20 years of cooperation between Vietnam’s Central Military Hospital 108 and Laos’s Central Hospital 103 was held in Vientiane on November 27.