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HCM City has accelerated a large-scale public health screening programme across nine communes and special zones, aiming to complete most examinations within the second quarter.

Authorities in Danang City have stepped up drowning prevention measures at the city’s beaches as large numbers of residents and tourists flock to the coast during the summer holiday season.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested 61 people after dismantling a drug trafficking and illegal drug use ring linked to a bar in Vung Tau Ward.

Northern and central Vietnam are expected to face the peak of an intense heatwave on May 25-26, with temperatures forecast to exceed 40 degrees Celsius in some areas.

Police have arrested two suspects linked to a shooting outside a restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City that left one person dead and another injured.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has ordered hospitals nationwide to strengthen Ebola prevention measures following recent outbreaks in Africa.

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City on May 24 broke ground on the Binh Hung Hoa Xanh Park project, a new public green space aimed at improving urban living conditions.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested 140 people after dismantling a large drug trafficking network uncovered through an investigation into a local drug user and dealer.

Authorities in Bac Ninh Province have ordered agencies and local authorities to accelerate land clearance for the Gia Binh International Airport project to ensure construction stays on schedule.

More than 300 officers, soldiers and airport staff joined an emergency security drill at Noi Bai International Airport on May 21, simulating a public disturbance inside a passenger terminal.

A tourist died and two others were injured after being caught in rough seas while swimming off Phu Quoc Island on May 20.

Dak Lak Province is stepping up patrols and warning measures after several monkeys attacked residents and tourists along a coastal road leading to the Bai Mon-Mui Dai Lanh tourist site.

Dozens of Vietnamese residents in Japan lined up along a quiet riverside in Sagamihara City to enjoy freshly made puffed rice snacks, reviving their childhood.

Eight fishermen from Thanh Hoa Province were rescued after their fishing boat struck submerged rocks in rough weather off Co To Island in the early hours of Thursday.

Hanoi authorities have proposed raising fines by up to twofold for dozens of administrative violations related to public order, traffic safety and pavement encroachment under the Capital Law.

A major rockslide at a quarry in Thanh Hoa Province killed one worker and left two others missing on May 20, prompting a large-scale rescue operation by local authorities.

The northern and central regions of Vietnam are expected to enter a widespread heatwave from May 22, with temperatures forecast to reach up to 39 degrees Celsius in some areas.

Police and rescue forces in Danang City on May 20 conducted an emergency rescue drill on Son Tra Peninsula simulating landslides and drowning incidents involving tourists.

Vietnam will include the HPV vaccine in its mandatory national immunisation programme for the first time from July 1 under new regulations issued by the Ministry of Health.