Society

Phu Quoc Special Zone in An Giang Province has begun construction of a nine-storey administrative centre, expected to be completed in 2027 ahead of the APEC Economic Leaders' Week.

HCM City is temporarily rerouting 13 bus services from November 6 and 7 due to construction of the Ben Thanh-Tham Luong metro line and roadworks at Vietnam National University-HCM City.

A French woman adopted as a baby has been reunited with her biological family in Vietnam after 28 years, following a search and family-linking effort by Dantri Newspaper.

A fisherman has died after his basket boat sank when a fishing vessel caught its net line while operating off the coast of Lam Dong Province.

Residents of a 50-year-old apartment complex in Ho Chi Minh City can buy breakfast, fresh meat and vegetables from small corridor stalls that have served the community for decades.

Residents of 246 apartments in Hanoi may be relocated after the developer illegally converted commercial and community spaces into housing.

HCM City and southern Vietnam face a risk of flooding this weekend as heavy showers and thunderstorms coincide with rising tides, particularly in low-lying and riverside areas.

HCM City is reviewing its free bus travel scheme after four months of operation as it considers new passenger subsidies from 2027.

Gia Lai Province is considering cutting back part of Mount Mot in Quy Nhon and urgently relocating residents as landslide risks threaten nearly 230 households.

Authorities have recovered 56 sets of remains believed to belong to fallen soldiers at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City over two days, along with numerous personal artefacts.

HCM City will award an iPhone 17 to the student who made the most bus journeys in October, while nine other frequent riders will compete for a second phone in a lucky draw.

Phu Tho Province has approved a VND 4.47 trillion (USD 171 million) project to build Hai Ba Trung Bridge across the Lo River and a connecting road to the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway.

A 64-year-old woman who developed high blood pressure, dizziness and nausea on a flight from Buon Ma Thuot to Ho Chi Minh City received timely medical assistance from a cardiologist on board.

The owner of Ba Duoc bakery in Quang Ngai Province has been fined nearly VND 86 million for food safety violations after 175 people suffered food poisoning linked to its products.

Dong Nai City will provide free bus tickets for 3,000 workers to return to their hometowns in central and northern Vietnam for the 2027 Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Applications for unemployment benefits in HCM City fell 6.82 per cent in October from September as recruitment demand rose and workers increasingly sought job stability towards year-end.