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Segyung Hi-Tech has issued a public apology and will dismiss a South Korean employee who assaulted a Vietnamese woman at a photo booth in Hanoi on July 11.

A 41-year-old man driving under the influence crashed into five motorbikes and two cars in Hanoi on Wednesday night, killing one person and injuring three others.

A tropical depression may develop into a storm and enter the East Sea this weekend, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court on July 16 sentenced Hua Nguyen Minh, 36, to 13 years in prison for attempted murder after a dispute with a South Korean passenger.

Six of 17 people were hospitalised, two of whom died, after consuming tiet canh, a traditional Vietnamese dish made from raw pig blood.

The southern province of Dong Nai is accelerating the relocation of residents in Bien Hoa 1 Industrial Park to make way for an urban, commercial, and service development.

Starlink may officially begin operating in Vietnam in the fourth quarter of 2025, pending regulatory approval and legal formalities.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has awarded a Certificate of Merit to Dantri/Dtinews Online Newspaper in recognition of its outstanding contributions, as the publication marks its 20th anniversary.

HCM City will provide free monthly passes for the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien Metro Line 1 for underprivileged students.

Authorities in Quang Tri have culled nearly 2,000 pigs, weighing over 100 tonnes, as African swine fever spreads across 11 communes in the province.

Hanoi is drafting a support plan to help 450,000 petrol motorbike users switch to electric vehicles before a fossil fuel ban takes effect in the city centre in July 2026.

Treatment using Imcranib 100 is now available at Chulabhorn Hospital, signicantly reducing treatment costs and increasing access to care for Thai patients, according to the CRA.

Vietnam's northern region is likely to struggle with a widespread heat wave from July 15, with the highest temperature of more than 37 degrees Celsius.

A 227-kilogramme bomb was recently discovered about 200 metres from the entrance of Phong Nha Cave in the central province of Quang Tri during the dredging of a local river.

Three people have died after a car plunged into a river following a collision with a motorbike in Van An Commune, Nghe An Province, on July 13.

HCM City, following the merger with Binh Duong and Ba Ria-Vung Tau, recorded 14,370 dengue fever cases in the first 27 weeks of the year, including six deaths.

A Thai woman gave birth prematurely while travelling in central Vietnam’s Quang Tri Province to visit relatives.

Residents of the Doc Lap Apartments in HCM City have rushed to remove metal cages and balcony obstructions after a recent tragic fire which killed eight people.

Hanoi authorities have approved a VND 30 billion (USD 1.18 million) project to install fire safety equipment on the Cat Linh-Hanoi Dong metro route (Line 2A).