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Vietnamese employers who fail to sign written contracts with employees working for one month or more could face fines of up to VND 50 million (about USD 1,920) under new regulations.

Vietnam has made progress in tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing following the European Commission's fifth inspection, with efforts now focused on enforcement and traceability.

Ho Chi Minh City is entering a new phase as major works gather pace.

Fast-rising, surging water stranded 16 residents from five households in Bao Loc Ward in Lam Dong Province. Police moved them to safety.

A woman has been arrested in Hanoi after allegedly supplying heroin to four construction workers daily and deducting the cost from their wages at the end of each month.

Bac Ninh Province is accelerating the handover of resettlement land to support site clearance for the proposed Gia Binh International Airport and related projects.

Haiphong City plans to relocate more than 9,100 households from ageing apartment buildings as part of a programme to redevelop 177 deteriorating residential blocks by 2035.

Forty-eight people have been rescued from the Khoi Nguyen 18 vessel as search efforts continue for those still missing despite rough seas and adverse weather.

Widespread heavy rain is forecast across northern Vietnam through Monday night, with some areas expected to receive more than 250mm.

Authorities in Dong Nai City are searching for a suspected crocodile after residents reported spotting the animal in a stream, prompting warnings for people to avoid the area.

Authorities have recovered 125 sets of war martyrs' remains, including five mass graves, during an ongoing excavation at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City will encourage public employees to use public transport at least twice a week under a plan to expand public transport and curb private vehicle use.

A Lao villager has provided Vietnamese authorities with information about the burial site of a female Vietnamese soldier believed to have been buried near the Vietnam-Laos border decades ago.

Airport security officers at Pleiku Airport returned a bag containing VND 85 million (USD 3,240) in cash and a savings book worth VND 4 billion (USD 153,000) after a passenger left it behind.

HCM City plans to complete nine flood-control and drainage projects worth more than VND 7.1 trillion (USD 271 million) this year as it steps up efforts to tackle chronic urban flooding.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to study new pedestrian streets in the city centre to reduce private vehicle use and promote public transport.

Some respiratory infections are rising, possibly linked to summer holiday travel, outings and crowded leisure activities.

Construction of the second runway at Long Thanh International Airport is on track for completion by the end of September, operator Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) said.

Five people were injured after a passenger coach lost control and crashed into a mountainside on Khanh Le Pass in Khanh Hoa Province on Monday morning.