Two Vietnamese cities, Hoa Lu and Hai Phong, have been honoured at the 6th ASEAN Environmentally Sustainable Cities (ESC) Awards and the 5th Certificate of Recognition (COR) ceremony, respectively, held in Langkawi, Kedah State of Malaysia.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Private Sector Forum 2025 (VPSF 2025) held a dialogue session for the Red River Delta cluster in Hai Phong city on August 20, attracting the participation of more than 200 policymakers, experts, scientists, and businesses from the region and neighbouring localities.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Oil Corporation (PVOIL) began a pilot retail programme for E10 RON95 biofuel at six petrol stations in Hanoi and Hai Phong on August 1, recording nearly 10,000 litres sold on the first day.

VOV.VN - As of 7:00 a.m. on July 22, the center of Typhoon Wipha, the third storm to affect Vietnam this year, was located at approximately 20.2°N and 106.7°E, near the coastal area between northern Hai Phong and Ninh Binh provinces, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

AirAsia launched its latest direct route between Vietnam's northern port city of Hai Phong and Thailand's Bangkok on July 16, operating four weekly flights on every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.

VOV.VN - The northern port city of Hai Phong signed a number of cooperation contracts and handed over investment certificates to domestic and foreign businesses at an investment promotion conference on July 15.

VOV.VN - Hai Phong has been selected as the host city for the third meeting of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC III), showing strong interest from global investors in the northern city’s business climate and development prospects, according to Le Trung Kien, head of the Hai Phong Economic Zone Authority.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered a nationwide launch of land acquisition for the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong standard-gauge railway project and the North–South high-speed railway project on August 19, with a deadline set no later than the end of 2026.

VOV.VN - The northern port city of Hai Phong is set to promote investment opportunities at a conference as part of the upcoming third meeting of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) to be held there in mid July 2025.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 30 attended a ceremony to launch the two-tier administration model of new Hai Phong city, which is formed by merging Hai Phong city and Hai Duong province - a move that he described as a significant millstone marking the start of a new but challenging development journey.