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Ha Tinh Province has warned of growing landslide risks on several key roads ahead of the rainy season after a series of rockfalls and slope failures disrupted traffic earlier this year.

Phu Tho and Thai Nguyen provinces are studying a VND 5.8 trillion (USD 221 million) road tunnel through the Tam Dao mountain range with construction proposed for the 2026-2029 period.

A fire at a house on Nguyen Van Dau Street, Binh Loi Trung Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, killed two people on August 6.

Construction of a key road linking Hue City to Phu Bai International Airport remains stalled as the transfer of project management to a new public investor has yet to be completed.

More than 200 residents were evacuated after heavy rain triggered landslides and flash floods that blocked National Highway 6 and inundated homes in Son La Province.

Two Omicron subvariants are now dominant in Ho Chi Minh City, but health authorities say there is no evidence they cause more severe illness than earlier strains.

A 39-year-old woman from Laos, who was left paralysed in both legs for eight months after giving birth to her fifth child, has regained the ability to walk after undergoing treatment in Hanoi.

More than 200 firefighters worked through the night to contain a major fire at a market in Dong Nai, preventing the flames from spreading to nearby homes.

A rare crested serpent eagle found inside a sack beside a road in central Vietnam has been transferred to a national park for rescue and rehabilitation.

Hue authorities will order the demolition of unauthorised structures at the Hue Times Square project after the developer failed to meet a deadline to rectify construction violations.

Authorities have recovered another 12 sets of soldiers' remains from a park in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing the total uncovered at the site to 209.

Authorities in Dong Nai City have found pigs testing positive for the banned growth promoter salbutamol at seven pig-fattening farms, detaining more than 4,100 animals pending further investigation.

Noi Bai International Airport has restored kerbside pickup for ride-hailing and other commercial vehicles at Terminal T1 after complaints that passengers had to walk to a nearby car park.

Gia Lai authorities have recovered the remains of six fallen soldiers after a villager uncovered military canvas and suspected human remains while working on farmland.

Authorities in Hung Yen Province have seized and destroyed nearly one tonne of pork after tests found African swine fever virus (ASFV) in seven of nine samples.

Vietnamese police have arrested a Chinese national who illegally entered the country to evade an arrest warrant before handing him over to Chinese authorities.