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A Russian tourist has been successfully treated in Ho Chi Minh City after suffering severe injuries in a traffic accident.

Peach and apricot sellers in Hanoi have slashed prices by up to 65 per cent, even as the Lunar New Year or Tet buying season reaches its peak.

A coach carrying 34 passengers caught fire on National Road 1 in Dak Lak Province early Thursday, but all occupants escaped safely.

Vietnam and China have launched construction of a “smart” border gate linking Mong Cai and Dongxing, with the project designed to enable 24/7 customs clearance and deepen economic cooperation.

Police have arrested two South Korean men wanted by international authorities and extradited them to the Republic of Korea (RoK) in a case involving alleged illegal lending at extreme interest rates.

Hanoi will operate nearly 50,000 bus services during the nine-day Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday to meet travel demand and ensure safe, smooth public transport.

A 250-kilogramme bomb left over from the war was destroyed safely in the central province of Nghe An on Wednesday.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have dismantled an inter-provincial drug trafficking ring, seizing more than 2.2kg of ketamine and thousands of ecstasy tablets.

Hanoi traffic police deployed plain-clothes officers on Wednesday to curb coaches and limousines stopping illegally to pick up or drop off passengers ahead of Tet.

Residents in HCM City have reported cracked walls, subsiding floors and even tilting in homes located just metres from two apartment projects, raising concerns about safety.

Tan Son Nhat Airport has been overwhelmed by a surge in travellers as the Lunar New Year or Tet holiday approaches, with some passengers reporting waits of more than an hour just to check in.

More than 900 poultry have been culled in Ha Tinh Province after a highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu outbreak, as authorities stepped up measures to prevent possible human transmission.

Traffic leaving Ho Chi Minh City for central and northern provinces has caused heavy congestion on two major expressways through Dong Nai Province as Tet travel gets under way.

Hanoi’s streets are becoming a daily ordeal in the run-up to Tet, with motorists reporting that a journey of just a few kilometres can take up to an hour as congestion spreads across the capital.

Singapore's Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) said it is closely monitoring a reported case of Nipah virus infection in Naogaon district of Rajshahi division in northwestern Bangladesh.

Northern Vietnam is gradually warming, with widespread severe cold conditions easing and temperatures in the delta and midlands rising to 17-20 degrees Celsius.