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A Vietnam Airlines flight from HCM City to Munich made an emergency diversion to Pakistan after a German passenger suffered a seizure and required urgent medical attention.

Hanoi's bus route 40, connecting Thong Nhat Park with Van Lam in Hung Yen Province, switched entirely to electric buses on November 1 as the capital expands its green public transport network.

Authorities in Ninh Binh Province plan to stop residents growing pineapples along Hoa Lu Boulevard, citing illegal land use and traffic safety risks.

Market surveillance officers in Tay Ninh have seized nearly 570,000 foreign-made products suspected of smuggling or lacking proof of origin, worth an estimated VND 8 billion (USD 312,000).

HCM City launched an intensified campaign against dengue fever and hand, foot and mouth disease on October 31 after recording more than 86,500 cases of the two illnesses and 16 deaths this year.

More than 2,500 people and 147 vehicles were mobilised for HCM City's largest firefighting and rescue drill of the year at the Long Son Petrochemical Complex on October 31.

A South Korean man bought two packets of ketamine for VND 7 million and took them to a business venue in central HCM City, where he used some in a toilet before being caught by police.

A man has been sentenced to two years in prison after carelessly using fire to collect wild honey, sparking a blaze that destroyed more than 8.3 hectares of forest in Dien Bien Province.

HCM City has identified 64 ageing apartment buildings containing 8,577 flats for relocation and demolition, with redevelopment planned by 2030, according to the municipal Department of Construction.

The central reservation and roadside corridors of Hoa Lu Boulevard, a major road project in Ninh Binh Province, have been turned into pineapple fields by local residents.

Farmers in Gia Lai are stepping up security at coffee farms amid fears of theft as prices remain high, installing cameras, setting up watch huts and patrolling through the night.

Vietnamese maritime rescuers evacuated a sailor from a Japanese-flagged vessel off southern Vietnam after he developed severe chest pain and was suspected of suffering a heart attack.

Hanoi police and Lao authorities have arrested three suspects and seized 55kg of methamphetamine allegedly smuggled from Laos into Vietnam for sale.

Acute respiratory infections are rising sharply in HCM City, with influenza A accounting for most of the reported flu cases.

Vietnam aims to provide early disability screening for children under six by 2030 under a new government plan to improve healthcare, education and social support for people with disabilities.

A cluster bomb lodged in the roots of a star apple tree has been discovered and safely disposed of in Quang Tri Province, highlighting the continuing risks posed by unexploded ordnance.