VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam will include the HPV vaccine in its mandatory national immunisation programme for the first time from July 1 under new regulations issued by the Ministry of Health.

A construction worker was killed and two others injured after a concrete pump boom collapsed during repair work on a house in Gia Lai Province.

Authorities in Phu Quy Special Zone, Lam Dong Province, have completed a storm shelter and fishing port project that will allow fishing vessels to seek refuge during the 2026 storm season.

Ho Chi Minh City has approved the route alignment for a 53.8km metro line connecting the city centre with Can Gio urban area.

Seven rescued tigers at Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Quang Tri Province are being given ice blocks, cool water and misting systems to help them cope with intense summer heat.

Vietnam has recorded 30 rabies-related deaths across 17 provinces and cities since the start of the year, despite the disease being entirely preventable.

Authorities in Quang Tan Commune, Quang Ninh Province, are helping farmers sell tonnes of sturgeon after heavy rain and flooding caused major losses at local fish farms.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have charged a trader accused of selling more than 1,400 counterfeit pairs of branded shoes and sandals worth over VND 3.30 billion (approximately USD 127,000).

Lam Dong Province will suspend traffic on part of National Highway 28 through Gia Bac Pass from May 20 to allow emergency landslide repairs.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have dismantled a gold smuggling network accused of transporting large quantities of gold illegally from Cambodia into Vietnam.

A rare Sunda pangolin weighing about 9 kilogrammes wandered into a resident’s home in Dak Lak Province during heavy rain before being handed over to authorities for release back into the wild.

Heavy rain is expected to peak across northern Vietnam on May 20-21, raising risks of flash floods, landslides and urban flooding in several provinces.

Hanoi authorities have approved the conversion of 39.6 hectares in Vinh Thanh Commune for the Hateco Dong Anh new urban area.

Several rare pheasant species have been spotted living in the wild at Chu Mom Ray National Park in Quang Ngai Province.

Authorities in Ha Tinh Province safely removed and destroyed a live bomb more than one metre long discovered in a resident’s garden during construction work.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province will temporarily restrict traffic through Bao Loc Pass to allow repair work at landslide sites along National Highway 20.