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Vietnam’s Civil Aviation Authority has ordered airlines and air traffic controllers to prepare contingency plans to ensure flight safety amid the escalating Middle East conflict.

Enterprises producing the latest in high-tech unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are seeing their businesses take-off, reaching new heights around the world.

Authorities in the central province of Quang Tri continued searching on March 1 for a tourist who went missing while swimming at Nhat Le beach, after efforts through the night failed to locate him.

Authorities urged tighter fleet and port control, full vessel monitoring system (VMS) compliance, stronger seafood traceability, and stricter action against IUU fishing violations.

Ho Chi Minh City aims to break ground on the Ben Thanh-Thu Thiem metro before April 20 to speed up rail links between the city centre and Long Thanh and Tan Son Nhat airports.

Authorities in An Giang Province have deported two Chinese nationals after discovering they had entered Vietnam illegally.

The MoFA advised Vietnamese citizens not to travel to Iran or Israel at this time, or to neighbouring areas affected by the conflict unless absolutely necessary.

Vietnamese citizens were urged to limit inter-city travel, remain near shelters, prepare safety plans and be ready to return home or relocate to a third country if necessary.

A boat carrying 11 people to watch a traditional race at a fishing festival in Hue City capsized on Saturday morning, leaving a mother and her young son dead.

Police at Danang International Airport have returned several high-value items left behind by passengers, including a Rolex watch worth about USD 5,000 and two laptops.

Hanoi traffic police have fined dozens of motorists for crossing railway barriers illegally, as part of a safety crackdown following a fatal train collision earlier this week.

Hanoi has mandated that all petrol and diesel taxis must switch to electric or green energy vehicles by 2030 under a newly issued transition plan.

Health authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have warned that dengue fever could arrive earlier than usual this year, although case numbers remain low following the Lunar New Year or Tet holiday.

The case is linked to the investment projects for the construction of the second establishments of the Bach Mai Hospital and Viet Duc University Hospital.

A Thai passenger has been caught attempting to smuggle 4.5 kilogrammes of cocaine through Tan Son Nhat International Airport, allegedly exploiting a brief transit period to evade customs checks.

The Embassy of the Portuguese Republic in Vietnam was inaugurated in Hanoi, on February 27, marking a significant milestone in the long-standing friendship between the two countries.

Vietnam will launch its first-ever auction of two-character national “.vn” domain names, opening access to a highly limited and valuable pool of digital assets within the country’s internet namespace.

Seventy-one people were hospitalised with severe abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea after eating banh mi from Hong Ngoc 12 Bakery in Dong Thap Province.

Traffic accidents, fatalities and injuries declined nationwide in the first two months of 2026 compared with a year earlier, official data show, although deaths edged up slightly in February.