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A primary school built on the site of Ho Chi Minh City’s former largest cemetery is nearing completion, reflecting efforts to redevelop burial land and expand education infrastructure.

The Military Command of the central province of Quang Ngai has recovered the remains of four fallen soldiers in Laos and Cambodia.

A Vietnam Airlines flight from Frankfurt to Hanoi diverted to Kolkata, India, to provide urgent medical assistance to a passenger who fell ill mid-flight.

Ho Chi Minh City has agreed in principle to build a sea-crossing road linking Can Gio and the former Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province under a public-private partnership, featuring a subsea tunnel.

Vietnamese nationals in Venezuela remain safe and calm after a US military operation overnight, with daily life in Caracas returning to normal within days, according to embassy officials.

Temperatures on Mount Fansipan dropped to minus 2 degrees Celsius early on Wednesday, coating Vietnam’s highest peak in ice as a powerful cold spell tightened its grip on the north.

Residents in Hanoi have resorted to lighting small fires on pavements as an intense cold spell, strengthened by strong winds, swept through the capital.

Authorities in Nha Trang have suspended a beachside bar after discovering it was operating without a business licence, following an incident in which staff threatened foreign tourists.

The centre will provide essential infrastructure and public services to support semiconductor design and prototyping as part of Vietnam’s broader industrial strategy.

A Lao tourist has recovered a bag containing cash and valuables worth VND 86 million (approximately USD 3,265) with assistance from police in Quang Tri, authorities said.

A long-awaited bridge spanning the Thuan An sea gate in the central city of Hue has been completed but is still closed to traffic because access roads at both ends are unfinished.

A strong cold spell has continued to grip northern Vietnam, with temperatures in some mountainous areas dropping below 5 degrees Celsius, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said.

A pig-tailed macaque wandering from a natural forest into a residential area in Thanh Hoa Province attacked an elderly woman, leaving her with serious arm injuries, local authorities said.

One young man was killed and two others injured after a loud explosion, suspected to involve homemade fireworks, struck a residential house in Hanoi on the afternoon of January 5.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province have requested Military Region 7 to provide emergency fuel supplies to Phu Quy Special Zone after bad weather disrupted deliveries from the mainland.

Traffic police in Ho Chi Minh City handled more than 200,000 drink-driving cases in 2025, part of a broader crackdown that saw nearly one million traffic violations penalised.

The Ho Chi Minh City has kicked off a pilot programme using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for delivery services.

The HCM City Urban Railway Management Board has begun installing eight additional lifts at pedestrian bridges along Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro route (Metro Line 1).

Vietnam’s economy expanded 8.02 per cent in 2025, supported mainly by strong growth in services and industrial production, according to data released by the Ministry of Finance on January 5.