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Several flights were forced to circle or divert to alternative airports after a UAV was detected near Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, raising safety concerns.

Authorities have found 12 more sets of martyrs' remains at Le Thi Rieng Park in HCM City, bringing the total there to 268.

Many food and drink stalls have been set up beneath pine trees along the DT722 road in Dalat, with the activity generating litter and affecting the area's landscape.

Heavy rain and rising floodwaters have submerged roads and crossings in A Doi border commune, Quang Tri Province, cutting off several villages and disrupting travel, authorities said on August 11.

A family in Ha Tinh Province has handed over a rare golden mountain tortoise to authorities so it can be returned to its natural habitat.

Haiphong authorities have discovered more than 70,000 litres of fuel oil and 41 containers of paint without documents proving their origin aboard a vessel in local waters.

Vietnam will launch a nationwide pre-hospital emergency management platform in 2027 as part of a plan to modernise emergency medical services and improve response times across the country.

A 126-kilogramme pumpkin that takes two to three people to lift has become a tourist attraction at a farm in Hoanh Mo Commune, northern Quang Ninh Province.

A lorry lost control and hit four motorbikes waiting at a red light, injuring three people on National Highway 1 in Ha Tinh Province.

Authorities have found eleven more sets of remains believed to belong to fallen soldiers at Le Thi Rieng Park, bringing the total number recovered at the site to 256.

Hot weather is expected to persist across central Vietnam for several days, with temperatures reaching 35-37 degrees Celsius and exceeding 38 degrees in some areas.

A proposed Hanoi-Dong Dang railway is expected to cost more than USD 5 billion and be completed by 2035, with the transport ministry seeking feedback on the project.

A Vietnamese research institute and Australia's RNA Institute have signed a deal to jointly develop RNA technology, medicines and next-generation vaccines.

Hanoi is planning its first smart pedestrian street on Thanh Thai Street in Cau Giay Ward, combining green spaces, culture, food and technology.

Vietnam is observing two days of national mourning for Lao National Assembly chairman Saysomphone Phomvihane on August 10 and 11, with flags flown at half-mast across Hanoi.

Vu Van Dat was found to have sold 56 fake Rolex, Hublot and Franck Muller watches, making nearly VND 150 million and evading almost VND 125 million in tax.

Medicines made in Vietnam now account for about 60 per cent of the drugs used in the country, but only 46 per cent of their total value, the health ministry says.

Phu Tho Police Department has seized 1,115 pairs of shoes suspected of counterfeiting Adidas, Nike and Gucci at a local shop.

Parts of Gia Nghia Central Square in Lam Dong Province have subsided and cracked just days after opening, damaging paving stones across an area of about 700 square metres.