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The Ministry of Health has ordered surprise inspections of private clinics nationwide, particularly those facing repeated complaints, over concerns about unnecessary tests and inflated bills.

HCM City has recorded more than 31,000 dengue cases so far this year, with weekly infections exceeding 1,000 for five consecutive weeks amid conditions favourable for mosquito breeding.

Hanoi is accelerating work on three major bridges across the Red River, aiming to complete them before the APEC 2027 summit.

A family in Nghe An Province has discovered a ceramic jar containing nearly 10 kg of coins while excavating foundations for a new house.

Authorities have uncovered 13 more sets of war martyrs' remains at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing the total number recovered from the site to 605.

A 78-year-old waste picker in HCM City handed a cache of gold jewellery she found while collecting recyclables to police, who later returned it to its owner.

Authorities in Hue City have warned of widespread heavy rain from September 11 to 15, with rainfall exceeding 500 mm in some areas and raising the risk of flash floods, landslides and flooding.

Haiphong police have arrested two Chinese nationals wanted by authorities in China, bringing the number of Chinese fugitives captured in the city to four during the third quarter of 2026.

A 200kg wartime bomb discovered in the Da River in Phu Tho Province has been safely destroyed after authorities identified it as a live US-made aerial bomb dating from the war.

Danang is preparing to trial drone deliveries and maritime rescue operations as part of a broader plan to develop a low-altitude aviation ecosystem by 2030.

Twenty-one coastal localities in Vietnam have been ordered to brace for a potential tropical storm and widespread flooding over the next 10 days.

Ho Chi Minh City is moving ahead with four bridge projects along the northern bank of Doi Canal to improve road links in the area.

The Vietnam Coast Guard is towing a fishing boat carrying 21 fishermen to Phu Quy Special Zone after its main engine failed in rough seas off Lam Dong Province.

A tropical depression has a 70-80 per cent chance of forming over the central East Sea around September 12-13 and could later strengthen into a storm.

A new design for Ho Chi Minh City’s Thu Thiem 4 Bridge features a steel arch inspired by waves, alongside a separate pedestrian and cycle bridge woven beneath the main structure.

Four more sets of martyrs’ remains and personal belongings have been recovered at the former Loc Ninh Airport in Dong Nai City, bringing the total found there to six.