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Severe winds damaged 75 homes and injured four people in southern Ca Mau Province on Monday, prompting local authorities to provide emergency assistance and help residents repair the damage.

Higher tides are forecast along much of Vietnam's coastline in the coming days, raising the risk of coastal flooding, strong offshore currents and saltwater intrusion.

Children's adenovirus infections have nearly tripled from a year earlier at Vietnam National Children's Hospital, which warned that public swimming pools could pose a cross-infection risk.

A Lithuanian man has been arrested in Laos after authorities allegedly found 15 kg of heroin that police said he was attempting to smuggle by air to Hanoi.

Two women died and a six-year-old child remained missing after they were swept away by strong waves while swimming at a beach in Quang Ngai Province on Sunday evening.

Police have detained the captain of a tourist speedboat that capsized off Phu Quoc, killing 15 Indian tourists, as authorities launch a criminal investigation.

A Taiwanese man has lost his appeal against an 18-year prison sentence after threatening restaurant staff with a handgun and damaging property in Ho Chi Minh City.

A family in Phu Tho Province captured a 4m reticulated python behind their home and handed it over to forestry officials for release into the wild.

Vietnam's Ministry of Construction has ordered a nationwide review of inland waterway and maritime safety following a speedboat accident off Phu Quoc Island that killed 15 people.

Three tourists from Hanoi, including a father and his two children, were rescued after a rip current swept them out to sea at My A Beach in Quang Ngai Province on Saturday.

Thuan An Bridge, the longest bridge spanning a sea estuary in central Vietnam, is expected to be completed by July 30 after delays caused by land clearance issues.

Vietnam's prime minister has ordered a full investigation after a tourist speedboat carrying Indian visitors capsized off Phu Quoc, leaving 15 people dead.

A tropical cyclone could develop between July 19 and 23, bringing widespread heavy rain to northern Vietnam, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said.

HCM City has warned that obstructing mosquito spraying or allowing mosquito breeding sites could result in fines of up to VND 10 million (USD 380) as dengue cases rise

A passenger car was severely damaged after being struck by a train while stopped near a railway track in Hanoi on Friday evening, but no injuries were reported.

Authorities found 13 more sets of remains at Le Thi Rieng Park in HCM City on July 10, bringing the total discovered to 29.