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Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM) began calibration flights using a Beechcraft B300 aircraft at Long Thanh Airport in Dong Nai Province on the morning of September 26.

A woman in Phu Tho Province narrowly avoided being bitten when a snake slithered into her bedroom and lunged at her, according to footage that has gone viral on social media.

Typhoon Ragasa weakened into a tropical depression before making landfall in Quang Ninh at midday on Thursday, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has further adjusted its flight schedule in response to Typhoon Ragasa, the ninth storm of the year.

Hanoi will set up kiosks in major urban areas and busy supermarkets, and convert old buses into mobile offices to help residents complete administrative procedures.

The Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Commerce of China have signed a document to implement a technical assistance project for the Lao Cai-Hanoi-Haiphong standard-gauge railway line.

More localities in Vietnam have announced a sea ban as Typhoon Rasaga approaches the country.

Five people swept away by waves off My Khe Beach in the central province of Quang Ngai were luckily rescued.

Mines Advisory Group (MAG) has safely handled a 241kg MK82 bomb found in a stream in Quang Tri Province.

The key route connecting the centre of HCM City, Dong Nai Province and Long Thanh International Airport has fallen into severe disrepair, with a range of potholes and craters.

Two divers in Quang Tri Province surfaced abruptly from a depth of 15-20 metres, causing decompression sickness that left one dead and the other in critical condition.

Several large rocks weighing tonnes tumbled from a cliff onto a road in the central province of Quang Ngai, threatening passersby.

The Ministry of Construction has announced plans to shut Ca Mau Airport for a year, starting from October 30, for upgrade work to increase its annual capacity to one million passengers by 2030.

Vietnamese airlines have had to delay and cancel many flights as Typhoon Ragasa is forecast to ravage the country.

R Ong Ha Hoanh, 78, went missing while foraging for mushrooms in Langbiang Ward, Dalat City, and was found 20 km from where he started after five days.

HCM City Children’s Hospital has urgently treated a 13-month-old Cambodian boy suffering from severe respiratory failure due to prolonged foreign body choking.

Vietnamese President Luong Cuong joined leaders of UN member countries and international organisations at a special ceremony in New York, USA, on September 22, marking the 80th anniversary of the UN.

Police in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem District fined two cyclo drivers for charging an Australian family VND 1.2 million (approximately USD 49) for a short ride around the Old Quarter.

Anti-submarine frigate HMS Richmond of the British Royal Navy docked at Nha Rong Wharf, Ho Chi Minh City, on September 22, beginning a goodwill visit to the city.