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Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Haji Hassanal Bolkiah arrived in Hanoi on November 30, beginning a state visit to Vietnam from November 30 to December 2, at the invitation of President Luong Cuong.

Industrial park infrastructure is considered critical for attracting high-quality foreign investment, building supply chains and enhancing long-term competitiveness.

Hanoi is considering expanding restrictions on vehicles with more than 16 seats in central areas to ease congestion in Hoan Kiem and Cua Nam wards.

Vietnamese airlines must replace altitude and flight-direction control units on 81 Airbus A320/321 aircraft following a Europe-wide safety order that may cause delays and cancellations.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province have relocated 40 graves after long cracks appeared on a hillside following prolonged heavy rain.

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has banned all vessels from going out to sea from 7 am on November 28 ahead of Storm Koto.

More than 20 days after Storm Kalmaegi and subsequent floods, residents of several communes in Gia Lai Province remain cut off from electricity and safe water.

A new cold wave is expected to affect southern Vietnam next week, likely pushing early morning temperatures in Ho Chi Minh City below 19 degrees Celsius.

Waves in Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa Province rose above five metres late on Thursday, crashing over sea defences and sweeping onto a coastal road as Storm Koto approached.

Vietnam’s foreign ministry says no Vietnamese nationals were affected by the November 26 blaze in Hong Kong’s Tai Po District.

Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Haji Hassanal will pay a state visit to Vietnam from November 30 to December 2.

Customs officers have seized a shipment hiding more than 2,000 counterfeit bags, shoes and earphones carrying luxury brand labels.

A rare king cobra weighing about seven kilos has been safely captured and released after appearing in a household garden in Phu Tho.

Da Den, Song Hoa and Song Ray reservoirs has begun discharging, raising flood risks for downstream communities.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam will pay a state visit to Laos from December 1-2.

The Ministry of Construction has ordered emergency repairs to landslide-hit sections of Mimosa Pass and parts of National Highway 20 in Lam Dong Province.

Nearly 20 electrical appliance repairmen from HCM City have travelled to flood-hit areas in the Central Highlands and south-central regions to help residents restore water-damaged household items.

Hanoi is replacing deteriorated pavements in many areas with blue stone, which can last up to 70 years.

Vietnam’s North-South railway reopened at 8.30 pm on November 25 after an eight-day suspension caused by severe flooding, the Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) said.