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Heavy rain flooded parts of Lang Son Province overnight, inundating a major market and prompting police to help more than 200 traders move goods to safety.

The Ministry of Health has urged local authorities to accelerate vaccinations under the national expanded immunisation programme as many risk missing their 2026 targets.

Storm Narra is moving slowly over the Gulf of Tonkin, bringing strong winds at sea and widespread heavy rain to northern Vietnam, with rainfall forecast to exceed 600 mm in some areas.

Prolonged heavy rain and the impact of Storm Narra have left soil saturated or nearly saturated in parts of Quang Ninh Province, raising the risk of flash floods, landslides and ground subsidence.

Quang Ninh has suspended some sea activities as authorities step up precautions against Storm Narra, forecast to bring prolonged heavy rain and strong winds.

An unauthorised drone near Tan Son Nhat Airport disrupted 56 flights, including 24 diversions, in what airport authorities described as the most damaging UAV-related incident to date.

Hung Yen Province has banned vessels from going to sea and suspended fishing and aquaculture activities from 5 am on August 22 as it braces for Storm Narra and heavy rain.

Almost 63,000 new types of malware were detected on mobile phones in Vietnam in 2025, highlighting a growing shift by cybercriminals towards mobile platforms.

Vietnamese authorities in An Giang Province have received hundreds of citizens repatriated by Cambodia in recent months, many of whom were found living or working illegally across the border.

A squall with whirlwinds swept through Bao Loc, ripping roofs off homes and toppling trees and power poles. Initial losses ran to hundreds of millions of dong.

Authorities have uncovered 24 additional sets of war martyrs' remains at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing the total recovered to 417.

A tropical depression over the Gulf of Tonkin could strengthen into a storm on August 22, bringing exceptionally heavy rain to northern Vietnam over the weekend.

An 18-year-old man was killed after a large roadside tree fell on him as a thunderstorm and strong winds swept through parts of Daklak Province on August 20.

Vietnam reaffirmed its commitment to youth empowerment and regional cooperation at the 14th ASEAN Youth Ministers Meeting, held online under the chairmanship of the Philippines.

HCM City has set a deadline to complete compensation, resettlement and site clearance for three sections of a planned road along the Saigon River by December 31.

Hanoi was hit by heavy rain throughout the night, with rainfall exceeding 100mm in several areas, but no flooding was reported as of Friday morning.