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Hanoi police have detained eight people accused of illegally extracting around 30,000 cubic metres of sand from the Red River and earning an estimated VND 4 billion (approximately USD 154,000).

Lien Khuong Airport is expected to resume operations on August 19 after more than five months of closure for runway and taxiway upgrades.

Construction of Long Thanh International Airport has surpassed 76 per cent completion, with authorities urging contractors to accelerate work to keep the project on track for completion.

Authorities in Ninh Binh Province have culled more than 1,100 ducks after a bird flu outbreak was detected in Lai Thanh Commune.

Police in Quang Ninh Province have dismantled an alleged commercial surrogacy network that operated through social media platforms, authorities said.

Authorities in Cao Bang have warned of rockfall risks along National Highway 34 after a woman was injured by a falling boulder.

A section of plaster fell from Van Khe Station on Hanoi's Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line and struck a moving BRT bus below, damaging the vehicle but causing no injuries.

The Military-Civilian Medical Centre of Phu Quy Special Zone on Saturday launched a health screening programme for local residents.

Tay Ninh Province has recorded nine landslides and subsidence incidents so far this year, damaging rural roads and disrupting transport.

Police in Thanh Hoa Province have charged two people over counterfeit bird's nest products sold under the Mina Nest and Gold Nest brands, seizing more than 70,000 jars.

Dog owners who fail to muzzle or properly restrain their pets in public could face fines of up to VND 2 million (USD 77) from August 1 under a new government decree.

Police in Quang Tri Province have arrested two Lao teenagers accused of transporting 12,000 methamphetamine pills from Laos into Vietnam, authorities said.

Hanoi has proposed a VND 30.2 trillion (USD 1.16 billion) project to upgrade West Lake and its surrounding landscape, including the expansion of 13.5 kilometres of lakeside roads.

Residents and visitors are heading into Dalat's pine forests in Lam Dong Province as the rainy season brings an abundance of wild mushrooms.

HCM City police have uncovered a suspected cyber fraud ring involving foreign nationals during a citywide enforcement campaign.

Hanoi has narrowed a proposed EV subsidy scheme, limiting support for switching from petrol-powered motorbikes to poor households.