A boat carrying members of the same family overturned on the Ngan Pho River in Ha Tinh Province on June 2, leaving four people dead, including three children.
Police in Danang City have arrested a man accused of stealing two iPhones from a foreign tourist at My Khe Beach and linked him to seven other theft cases.
Traffic police in HCM City used a specialised truck to help residents and their motorbikes cross a heavily flooded road after torrential rain caused severe disruptions on June 2.
Lam Dong Province has mobilised additional resources to provide free health screenings for 50 per cent of its population by June 30 as part of a nationwide preventive healthcare programme.
Police in Lam Dong Province have charged two fashion shop owners in Dalat for allegedly selling counterfeit clothing bearing the labels of well-known fashion brands.
HCM City plans to expand its water transport network with new waterbus and passenger ferry routes between 2026 and 2030 to improve connectivity and promote river tourism.
Ho Chi Minh City is strengthening cooperation with Guangzhou to expand its urban rail network and develop transit-oriented development (TOD) projects aimed at easing infrastructure pressure.
More than 1,500 communes across Vietnam are at risk of forest fires, including 828 classified at the highest danger level, according to the Department of Forestry and Forest Protection.
Vietnam could face more intense heatwaves, drought and extreme rainfall in the coming months as El Nino is expected to emerge between June and August and persist through early 2027.
Police in Quang Ninh Province have arrested three people accused of selling cannabis through Telegram, seizing drugs, a digital scale and packaging materials.
Two crew members remain missing after a cargo vessel caught fire and sank off the coast of Vinh Long Province, throwing all 11 people on board into the sea.