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Authorities in Hoan Kiem Ward, Hanoi, have proposed expanding peak-hour restrictions on vehicles with more than 16 seats across the ward to ease congestion in the city centre.

Police in An Giang  Province have prosecuted a man accused of producing and selling more than 10 tonnes of fake coffee made from roasted corn and soybeans.

Ho Chi Minh City and southern Vietnam are expected to see easing heatwave conditions from May 16 as thunderstorms and rainfall increase.

Hanoi plans to restrict certain private vehicles on selected roads from January 1, 2035, depending on traffic conditions and the capacity of public transport infrastructure.

The Ministry of Construction has proposed raising compensation for passengers affected by delayed or canceled flights by 25 per cent and adding vouchers and reward points as new payment options.

Residents in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Gia Lai are flocking to forests and coffee plantations to collect cicada shells after prices surged to nearly approximately USD 80 per kilogramme.

The northern and central regions of Vietnam are forecast to experience prolonged extreme heat in the coming days, with temperatures in some areas expected to exceed 38 degrees Celsius.

Authorities in Danang have ordered urgent measures, including expanded livestock vaccination and tighter transport controls, to prevent the SAT1 strain of foot-and-mouth disease.

Traffic police across Vietnam have deployed plainclothes officers in a nationwide crackdown on railway crossing violations.

Hanoi court sentenced five ringleaders to death for trafficking more than 158 kilogrammes of drugs from Laos into Vietnam.

A mother and son were killed in the central province of Ha Tinh Province after their electric bicycle collided with a truck on a road partially occupied by rice laid out to dry.

Police in HCM City have coordinated with authorities to receive 33 Vietnamese citizens deported from the United States amid growing concerns over illegal migration and unlawful overseas employment.

Contractors are working around the clock to accelerate construction on Hanoi’s Ring Road 1 project, with key sections expected to be completed by the end of the year.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has warned that non-communicable diseases now account for around 80 per cent of all deaths nationwide, with cases increasingly affecting younger people.

Doctors in Ho Chi Minh City have successfully transplanted a donor heart flown more than 1,700km from Quang Ninh Province, saving a 23-year-old man with end-stage heart failure.

Authorities in HCM City are accelerating construction of a pedestrian bridge across the Saigon River, with the project targeted for completion by National Day on September 2.

The southern region of Vietnam is experiencing widespread heatwave conditions, with temperatures forecast to exceed 37 degrees Celsius in some areas over the coming days.

A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Son La on Sunday evening, causing houses to shake and prompting residents to run outdoors in panic.

Authorities in Danang City are seeking public feedback on a draft resolution proposing financial support for personnel working night shifts at the city’s beaches.