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Police in Dong Nai City have broken up a large-scale operation that allegedly produced and sold fake dried beef made from buffalo meat, arresting four people including the company's director.

A total of 368 sets of remains believed to belong to fallen soldiers have now been recovered at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City, authorities said.

Police in Quang Ngai Province have caught a couple allegedly trading more than 50,000 packs of smuggled cigarettes worth about VND 2 billion (USD 76,000).

Authorities in Quy Nhon have begun marking dedicated pedestrian lanes on pavements and ordered businesses to stop encroaching on pavements.

The Ministry of Construction has ordered the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to work with German authorities to investigate a Vietnam Airlines incident and strengthen aviation safety oversight.

Authorities in Quang Tri Province have uncovered a major drug trafficking case involving a shipment smuggled from Laos into Vietnam through the Lao Bao International Border Gate.

Prime Minister has ordered northern and north-central localities to prepare evacuations as 150-300 mm of rain, exceeding 450 mm in places, raises flash flood and landslide risks.

A crocodile weighing more than 10kg has been captured near Cay Xanh Bridge stream, easing nearly a month of concern among residents in Dak O Commune.

Police in Khanh Hoa Province are investigating the owner of a motorbike allegedly ridden by a foreign girl, believed to be about 10, while carrying an older man on a busy road in Nha Trang.

HCM City is accelerating health checks for students and workers after screening nearly 2.6 million people, or 19.6 per cent of its population.

Widespread hot weather across central Vietnam is expected to ease on August 19, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said.

Mature purple jacaranda trees near Dalat Night Market have been heavily pruned, raising residents' concerns, while authorities said the work was needed for safety ahead of the rainy season.

HCM City has recorded more than 25,700 dengue cases this year, with infections remaining high and doctors warning that patients can deteriorate rapidly even after their fever subsides.

Vietnam's sex ratio at birth fell to 110 boys for every 100 girls in 2025, but remains above the natural balance level, the health ministry says.

Vietnam is forecast to see fewer storms than usual from September to November, with three to five systems expected over the East Sea and one or two likely to make landfall, as El Nino remains strong.

A fisherman has been rescued after drifting at sea for four days, with his condition described as weak and requiring medical care.

A foreign tourist has been arrested in Danang after allegedly breaking into hotel villas and stealing valuables worth more than VND 500 million (USD 18,900).

Authorities in Danang City have ended an eight-day search for two people still missing after four people were swept into the sea by large waves at Mui Nghe on the Son Tra Peninsula.

Police are searching for a person who threw a stone at a north-south train in Dong Nai City, shattering a carriage window but causing no injuries.