Ho Chi Minh City will begin issuing public transport cards to five groups of passengers from early August, allowing faster verification when using buses and Metro Line 1.
Days of heavy rain have forced evacuations, damaged roads and infrastructure, and caused losses exceeding VND 8 billion (USD 305,000) across Lao Cai Province.
Passenger numbers on Ho Chi Minh City's bus network have risen by nearly 40 per cent after almost a month of free fares, according to local transport authorities.
Typhoon Dolphin has itensified to the equivalent of Category 5 intensity and is forecast to move towards China's Fujian-Zhejiang coast, with no signs of entering the East Sea.
Three sinkholes have emerged in the northern provicne of Ninh Binh, following prolonged heavy rain, damaging homes and prompting authorities to investigate the cause.
Vietnam's health ministry has ordered an investigation after 84 people were hospitalised with suspected food poisoning linked to banh mi in Lam Dong Province.
Authorities have recovered 150 sets of soldiers' remains and dozens of artefacts after more than three weeks of excavation at a park in Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam has received 21 citizens deported from Cambodia after they were detained for illegal work and residency, with some also suspected of links to online fraud.
Danang City has approved a revised investment plan for the expansion and renovation of Terminal 1 at Danang International Airport, a project worth nearly VND 11.3 trillion (USD 430 million).
Authorities in Lao Cai Province have evacuated residents from landslide-prone areas after heavy rain triggered flooding and raised the risk of further landslides.
A coach carrying about 40 passengers caught fire on a coastal road in Nha Trang on Wednesday, but all aboard escaped before the vehicle was engulfed in flames.
A Vietnamese hospital has successfully carried out the country's first penis transplant from a brain-dead donor, marking a major advance in reconstructive transplantation.