The Latest Breaking News from Vietnam

Tourist Boat Capsizes In Vietnam's Ha Long Bay, Leaving 34 Dead

A tourist boat ferrying families around Vietnam's Ha Long Bay capsized in a storm on Saturday afternoon, leaving at least 34 people dead, according to state media reports, as rescuers scrambled to locate the missing.

International Business Times · Jul 19, 2025

Tourist boat capsizes during a thunderstorm in Vietnam, leaving 18 dead and 23 missing

State media in Vietnam have reported that 18 people were killed and nearly two dozen others are missing after a tourist boat capsized during a sudden thunderstorm

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2025

Arabica Coffee Falls on Brazil Coffee Harvest Pressures

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) on Friday closed down -3.60 (-1.17%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) closed up +36 (+1.09%). Coffee prices on Friday settled mixed, with arabica coffee under pressure from Brazil coffee harvest pressures. On Friday, Safras & Mercado reported that Brazil's overall 2025/26 coffee harvest...

Barchart · Jul 18, 2025

What to know about the African kingdom of Eswatini where the US sent 5 deportees

The United States has deported five immigrants from Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Yemen and Laos to Eswatini, a small country in southern Africa where the king still holds absolute power

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025

Arabica Coffee Resumes Climb on Dry Brazil Weather

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) today is up +8.85 (+2.98%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) is up +5 (+0.15%). Arabica coffee prices are trading higher, seeing continued support from dry weather conditions in Brazil. Somar Meteorologia reported on Monday that Brazil's largest arabica coffee-growing area, Minas Gerais, received...

Barchart · Jul 16, 2025

Indonesia to pay 19% tariffs and buy 50 Boeing jets under Trump’s new trade deal

US president announces Jakarta will purchase 50 Boeing jets and billions of dollars’ worth of energy and agricultural goods as part of new deal

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025

US deports migrants to Eswatini, African country with troubling human rights record

Announcement that people from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba and Yemen were deported comes after eight others were sent to South Sudan this month

The Guardian - US · Jul 16, 2025

Coffee Prices Fall Back After Monday's Surge

September arabica coffee (KCU25 ) today is down -3.95 (-1.31%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25 ) is down -110 (-3.13%). Coffee prices today have fallen back after Monday's surge of +5.36% in arabica coffee and +9.42% in robusta coffee. Monday's surge was sparked by concern about dry conditions in...

Barchart · Jul 15, 2025

The world’s best AI models operate in English. Other languages—even major ones like Cantonese—risk falling further behind

Today’s AI models struggle to operate in smaller languages like Cantonese and Vietnamese, which are still spoken by tens of millions of people.

Fortune · Jul 15, 2025

Vietnam to ban petrol and diesel motorcycles from Hanoi to tackle rising air pollution

Authorities told to prepare for transition and ensure compliance by 1 July 2026

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2025