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Bach Mai Hospital will provide free check-ups and medicines to more than 5,000 people at its new campus in Ninh Binh Province ahead of its official opening.

Police in Cao Bang Province have foiled an illegal border-crossing operation and seized nearly 1kg of methamphetamine from a Chinese national attempting to leave Vietnam.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have uncovered a network of Vietnamese nationals accused of helping foreign citizens remain in Vietnam illegally to operate cross-border fraud schemes.

A woman in Lang Son Province has been fined after livestreaming herself exercising on active railway tracks, prompting an investigation by local authorities.

Authorities in Dong Nai City have culled 1,942 pigs after an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) was confirmed at a local farm, officials said on Tuesday.

Passengers on flights in Vietnam will be required to keep power banks separate from carry-on baggage and will be prohibited from using them during flights from July 1 under new aviation safety rules.

The intense heatwave gripping Hanoi and northern Vietnam is expected to ease from June 26, with cooler temperatures and scattered showers forecast across the region.

A Vietnam Airlines flight from HCM City to Shanghai made an emergency landing in Hong Kong on Tuesday after a passenger suffered a medical emergency during the flight.

Hanoi will officially introduce an integrated electronic ticketing system across its public transport network from June 25, allowing passengers to use multiple digital payment methods.

Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security and central bank have agreed to expand information sharing, monitor suspicious accounts and trace illicit financial flows to combat online fraud.

Ho Chi Minh City has approved a pilot programme for health insurance-covered home healthcare, targeting elderly and chronically ill patients.

Police in Hanoi are investigating after several parked vehicles, including a Mercedes, were vandalised overnight, leaving broken windows and extensive bodywork damage.

Vietnam Railways will operate a dedicated train service for doctors and medical staff working at Bach Mai Hospital's second campus in Ninh Binh as the facility prepares to begin operations.

Hanoi plans to install and connect online surveillance cameras at centralised slaughterhouses as part of efforts to strengthen food safety, traceability and disease control.

A lighted kite flown near Cat Bi International Airport in Haiphong disrupted three flights, forcing two arriving aircraft to divert and temporarily interrupting flight operations.

A resident in Lam Dong Province voluntarily handed over a rare 10-kilogramme pangolin to authorities after discovering the protected animal.