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Vietnam reported nearly 100,000 hand, foot and mouth disease cases in the first eight months of 2026, 2.5 times the year-earlier figure, with children under five accounting for over 87 per cent.

Vietnam will hold its first competency assessments for medical practitioners in 2027, with two exam sessions planned for four categories of doctors.

Vietnamese authorities have received 86 citizens repatriated by Cambodian officials after they were detained in Battambang Province over suspected involvement in online fraud activities.

Authorities in Haiphong City have safely removed a 300kg wartime bomb found beneath the foundations of a house on Cau Dat Street in the city centre.

Thirty-two fishermen from a fishing boat that sank offshore have returned safely to Danang City, while authorities continue searching for 19 others who remain missing.

Authorities in Hanoi have begun demolishing a series of illegally built villas and homestays on forest land near Dong Do Lake, an area long plagued by construction violations.

A special classroom at HCM City Oncology Hospital has begun the new school year, allowing young cancer patients to continue learning while undergoing treatment.

Two South Korean nationals have been sentenced to life imprisonment and 20 years in jail after a violent restaurant brawl in Ho Chi Minh City left one man dead and another severely injured.

Ho Chi Minh City will select 60 male workers for three-year technical internships in Japan under a bilateral labour cooperation programme, with no service fees.

Authorities in Haiphong City have closed part of Cau Dat Street from 6 am to 11 am on September 4 to recover, transport and safely detonate a wartime bomb.

Authorities have discovered 11 more sets of martyrs' remains at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing the total number recovered at the site to 564.

Nha Trang is replacing nearly 2 km of ageing railings along its beachfront with a new reinforced-concrete system designed to improve safety and the appearance of the coastal area.

Authorities in Danang City have detected and handled four people involved in three cases of illegally flying drones in coastal and central areas of the city, police said on September 3.

Several flights to Haiphong City were diverted to Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on September 2, delaying passengers returning from the National Day holiday by two to three hours.

Ho Chi Minh City and southern Vietnam are forecast to see increased rain and thunderstorms over the next few days, with heavy downpours possible in some areas.

A male tourist from Ho Chi Minh City remains missing after being swept away by strong currents while swimming at a remote waterfall in Tuyen Quang Province.