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Haiphong has completed a VND 234.5 billion (USD 8.9 million) restoration of the historic K15 Wharf complex in Do Son, adding a memorial temple, relief, replica vessel and landscaped areas.

Archaeologists have uncovered pottery, metal artefacts and two rare iron swords during an emergency excavation of an ancient brick tomb in Nghe An Province.

Starlink has begun accepting orders in Vietnam, making its satellite internet service commercially available nationwide for the first time.

A car owner in Phu Tho Province faces fines totalling VND 474.6 million (USD 18,000) after AI-powered traffic cameras recorded 96 violations involving his vehicle.

Large rocks tumbled down Mai Mountain into a residential area in Ninh Binh Province after residents heard a loud blast and felt tremors, damaging a house and other property but causing no casualties.

Hanoi and many northern localities are forecast to see temperatures exceeding 37 degrees Celsius on August 13, with the widespread heatwave expected to ease from August 15.

Vietnam aims to screen at least 80 per cent of children from birth to six years old for congenital disabilities and developmental disorders by 2030 under a new national support programme.

Khanh Hoa Province has designated two conservation units to receive, care for and manage rare and endangered wild animals and plants, including specimens covered by CITES.

A UAV sighting near Tan Son Nhat Airport on August 11 directly affected 73 flights, with more than 50 forced to enter holding patterns and 27 diverted or sent to alternate airports.

The body of a 20-year-old man who went missing while swimming off Vung Tau was found more than 10 kilometres from where he disappeared.

National Highway 24 through Vi O Lac Pass in Quang Ngai Province could be realigned to bypass a steep, winding section and shorten the route by about seven kilometres.

HCM City is considering tuition support of up to VND 100 million (USD 3,800) a year for resident doctors to strengthen its public healthcare workforce.

Lam Dong Province has designated two temporary fish landing sites in Phu Quy to strengthen monitoring and curb illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Hundreds of engineers and workers are racing to complete three major power grid projects on Phu Quoc Island this month, boosting electricity supply as the island prepares to host the APEC 2027 summit.

Gia Lai is deploying various methods, including AI, to search for a suspected mass grave believed to contain the remains of many fallen soldiers, based on information provided by a US veteran.

Can Tho police have charged three people after seizing more than 4,600 goods suspected of bearing counterfeit versions of major brands.