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Hanoi Metro held a counter-terrorism drill on September 30, simulating hostage rescue and responses to bomb and explosive threats on the city's urban railway network.

Geological drilling is under way to determine the cause of cracks and subsidence along a 40-metre section of the Bien Hoa-Vung Tau Expressway in Dong Nai City.

A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck Mang But Commune in Quang Ngai Province on Wednesday morning, the latest in a series of hundreds of induced earthquakes recorded in the area since 2021.

Heavy overnight rain caused streams to overflow in Dong Nai, flooding homes and roads by more than a metre in some areas and disrupting traffic on Wednesday morning.

Hanoi has approved in principle a subsidised interprovincial electric bus route linking Gia Lam and Hung Yen bus stations to improve public transport and regional connectivity.

Prolonged heavy rain has damaged the surface of Bao Loc Pass in Lam Dong Province, leaving numerous potholes that pose risks to motorists.

A rare green sea turtle weighing about 70 kg has been released back into the sea in Ca Mau Province after becoming entangled in a fishing net, local authorities said.

Construction of an extended section of To Huu Road linking to Phu Bai International Airport in Hue City has been disrupted as several stretches remain deeply flooded following heavy rain.

Businesses in Ho Chi Minh City are increasingly removing age requirements from recruitment as labour shortages continue despite strong demand for jobs.

Police in HCM City have arrested two 17-year-old suspects accused of snatching a mobile phone from a Russian tourist in Vung Tau, recovering the stolen property less than 18 hours after the incident.

Military search teams have recovered 666 sets of remains believed to belong to fallen Vietnamese soldiers after nearly three months of excavation at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City.

Flash floods and landslides have been forecast in parts of Khanh Hoa and Lam Dong provinces as heavy rain continues, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

A 38.8-km section of the Ho Chi Minh Road in Cao Bang Province will be upgraded and widened to four lanes under a VND 3.25 trillion (USD 123.57 million) project.

Construction crews are using controlled blasting and cutting back mountain slopes to repair two major landslide sites on National Highway 24 in Quang Ngai Province.

Vietnamese search teams have recovered the remains of 87 soldiers who lost their lives in Cambodia after nearly one month of operations.

After falling in love with the unspoilt beauty of Bay Sao Island, Bui Duc Hanh left mainland life behind and has spent nearly a decade building a self-sufficient life in the sea.

Hanoi City traffic police handled more than 8,400 traffic safety violations, with AI cameras flagging over 4,000, in a week from September 17-23.

Authorities in Phu Quoc have discovered two separate packages that washed ashore within three days, containing a total of about 40kg of white crystalline substances suspected to be illegal drugs.

Authorities in Phu Tho Province have transferred three Chinese nationals wanted by authorities in China through the Huu Nghi International Border Gate in Lang Son Province.