Phu Quoc authorities have approved VND 15.6 billion (USD 601,000) in compensation, support and resettlement funding for a western coastal road project.
More than 7,600 workers and engineers are working to accelerate the expansion of Phu Quoc International Airport, which is scheduled to begin operations in April 2027.
Northern and central Vietnam are forecast to see heavier rain in the coming days, with temperatures expected to fall and Hanoi lows approaching 20 degrees Celsius.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has proposed support for families with at least two daughters under 16 to help reduce son preference and address the sex ratio imbalance at birth.
Heavy thunderstorms in HCM City on October 1 disrupted operations at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, forcing numerous arriving flights to circle and some to divert to other airports.
Hanoi Metro held a counter-terrorism drill on September 30, simulating hostage rescue and responses to bomb and explosive threats on the city's urban railway network.
Geological drilling is under way to determine the cause of cracks and subsidence along a 40-metre section of the Bien Hoa-Vung Tau Expressway in Dong Nai City.
A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck Mang But Commune in Quang Ngai Province on Wednesday morning, the latest in a series of hundreds of induced earthquakes recorded in the area since 2021.
Heavy overnight rain caused streams to overflow in Dong Nai, flooding homes and roads by more than a metre in some areas and disrupting traffic on Wednesday morning.
Hanoi has approved in principle a subsidised interprovincial electric bus route linking Gia Lam and Hung Yen bus stations to improve public transport and regional connectivity.
A rare green sea turtle weighing about 70 kg has been released back into the sea in Ca Mau Province after becoming entangled in a fishing net, local authorities said.