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A bus attendant in HCM City has been suspended after arguing with and pushing a passenger before telling them to leave the bus, the city's public transport authority said.

Tidal levels in Can Tho reached the highest warning level on September 26 and are forecast to rise further, peaking at 2.28 metres on September 29 and raising the risk of flooding in low-lying areas.

HCM City and southern provinces are forecast to see widespread thunderstorms this weekend, mainly in the afternoon and evening, with heavy rain and high tides raising flood risks in low-lying areas.

HCM City is accelerating transit-oriented development (TOD) plans around metro stations and inter-regional railways to optimise land use and urban infrastructure.

Emergency calls in HCM City surged to a record during days of heavy rain and flooding, with the city's 115 Emergency Centre receiving more than 15,600 calls over nine days.

Vietnam has begun administering its first vaccine against EV71, a major cause of severe hand, foot and mouth disease in children.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested four Chinese nationals accused of transporting nearly 18,000 packs of smuggled cigarettes through Tan Son Nhat Airport.

Severe flooding in Dong Nai City has affected 286 households, inundated farmland and fish ponds, and claimed the life of one woman swept away by floodwaters.

A fisherman in Gia Lai Province has landed three giant silver carp from T'Nung Lake, including one weighing more than 30 kilos.

Can Tho City is preparing 25,000 pots of rice for display at the second Vietnam International Rice Industry Festival, scheduled for November.

The number of traffic accidents fell 16.6 per cent year on year in the first nine months of 2026, with declines also recorded in deaths and injuries, according to the Traffic Police Department.

HCM City will immediately deploy 81 experienced doctors to 37 understaffed local health stations as part of a new two-tier support system aimed at strengthening primary healthcare.

More than 26.8 million passenger journeys have been recorded on Ho Chi Minh City's bus network since the introduction of a fare-free policy on 134 routes nearly three months ago.

Long Thanh International Airport's lotus-shaped passenger terminal is more than 77 per cent complete ahead of planned commercial operations in December.

Authorities have felled 26 pine trees along Prenn Pass in Xuan Huong-Dalat Ward, Lam Dong Province, after prolonged heavy rain raised the risk of trees falling onto the road.

A Chinese national subject to an international wanted notice for a fatal assault case has been arrested in Haiphong and handed over to authorities in China.