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Around 6.5 storms and tropical depressions are forecast in the East Sea between July and September, with nearly three expected to affect Vietnam.

Traffic police in Tuyen Quang Province have seized more than 400kg of food products without documents proving their origin during a roadside inspection on National Highway 2.

Authorities in HCM City have launched a radar survey at Le Thi Rieng Park to search for suspected mass graves linked to the 1968 Tet Offensive.

A 40-tonne boulder dislodged during an overnight storm crashed into a house in Cao Bang Province early on June 15, trapping two residents and causing significant damage, local authorities said.

Authorities in An Giang Province demolished nine illegal bungalows in Phu Quoc after nearly 1,900 square metres of coastal land and protected marine areas were illegally occupied.

One worker was killed and another injured after part of an antenna tower collapsed during dismantling work at a former district broadcasting station in Dong Thap Province.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province are reinforcing landslide-prone sections along key mountain passes to ensure traffic safety during the rainy season.

Nearly 100 people have been mobilised to search for a Russian tourist reported missing after an evening walk along a beach in Danang.

Hanoi will provide free bus travel for one year to passengers travelling from the Ring Road 1 area as the city begins implementing low emission zones.

Severe shortages of sand, stone and fill material are threatening progress on several major transport projects across Vietnam.

Hanoi police have detained eight people accused of illegally extracting around 30,000 cubic metres of sand from the Red River and earning an estimated VND 4 billion (approximately USD 154,000).

Lien Khuong Airport is expected to resume operations on August 19 after more than five months of closure for runway and taxiway upgrades.

Construction of Long Thanh International Airport has surpassed 76 per cent completion, with authorities urging contractors to accelerate work to keep the project on track for completion.

Authorities in Ninh Binh Province have culled more than 1,100 ducks after a bird flu outbreak was detected in Lai Thanh Commune.

Police in Quang Ninh Province have dismantled an alleged commercial surrogacy network that operated through social media platforms, authorities said.

Authorities in Cao Bang have warned of rockfall risks along National Highway 34 after a woman was injured by a falling boulder.