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Ho Chi Minh City has opened its first pilot dedicated lane for cyclists, aiming to improve urban road safety after more than two months of construction.

Police in Ha Tinh have arrested five people accused of smuggling counterfeit cigarettes made in Cambodia into Vietnam for sale, seizing tens of thousands of packs worth hundreds of millions of dong.

Hung Yen Province is seeking public feedback on a coastal tourism complex covering more than 800 hectares.

Ho Chi Minh City will waive fares on buses and Metro Line 1 on January 1, 2026, as authorities seek to meet surging travel demand and ease congestion during New Year celebrations.

Amid rapid urbanisation and a rising vehicle density, Ho Chi Minh City has identified transport as one of the major emission sources that requires priority control.

Ho Chi Minh City is entering a period of rapid population ageing, creating an urgent need to strengthen and expand its long-term care system for the elderly.

As traditional growth engines lose steam, HCM City is reshaping its long-term strategy to find new drivers that can sustain momentum and cement its role as the southern economic hub.

Hanoi authorities have set deadlines to completely remove illegal street markets and spontaneous roadside trading points that encroach on roads and pavements. officers

At least nine people were killed when a passenger bus carrying a charity group from Hanoi overturned in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on Saturday morning.

Four people from a family were killed in a house fire that broke out in the early hours of December 27 in Dak Lak Province, police said.

A group of scrap collectors in the central province of Ha Tinh have uncovered thousands of ancient copper coins buried deep underground.

Vietnam is projected to face a deficit of around 1.3 million women of marriageable age by 2049, according to a new population forecast by the National Statistics Office.

Vietnam’s four-day 2026 New Year holiday has triggered a spike in travel demand, pushing airfares sharply higher on several domestic routes.

Police in the central city of Danang have helped a tourist from Hong Kong recover her iPhone after it fell into a deep roadside drain.

Police in Nghe An Province have dismantled a large-scale online military weapons trafficking ring, arresting 42 suspects and seizing dozens of guns and tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition.

Vietnam launched its first inter-hospital medical drone programme in Hanoi on December 25, using unmanned aerial vehicles to transport medical samples and supplies between hospitals.

Hanoi must adopt a clear strategy for handling old motorbikes and discarded batteries as it shifts to electric vehicles, or risk creating a major industrial waste problem, a US expert has warned.

A foreign man was found dead in the lobby of a hotel in Danang City early on December 24, with security footage showing two other foreigners leaving the scene shortly afterwards.

Dragon (Rong) Market, a famous market in the northern province of Ninh Binh, has been fully demolished to make way for an irrigation project located by the south of Van River.