Society

The Mekong Delta region's annual flood season not only brings water and abundant fish to local communities but also creates unusual playgrounds across the region's flooded countryside.

Police in An Hung Commune, Haiphong City, seized a traditional flute kite measuring about 2m across after finding it flying more than 200m above the ground near Khue Bridge.

A Vietnamese woman gave birth on a flight to Ho Chi Minh City, prompting the crew to divert the aircraft for an emergency landing in Yangon, Myanmar.

Central Vietnam is forecast to face widespread heavy rain from September 10-15, raising risks of flooding, flash floods and landslides.

Lien Khuong International Airport will stop routine passenger announcements from November in an effort to reduce noise and improve service quality.

More than 155,700 workers in HCM City applied for unemployment benefits in the first eight months of 2026, up about 4.5 per cent from a year earlier, according to the city's Employment Service Centre.

A 38-year-old man has been fined VND 2 million for beating an Alaskan Malamute in Dalat after the dog allegedly failed to follow his commands while being used for a tourist photography service.

Vietnam reported nearly 100,000 hand, foot and mouth disease cases in the first eight months of 2026, 2.5 times the year-earlier figure, with children under five accounting for over 87 per cent.

Vietnam will hold its first competency assessments for medical practitioners in 2027, with two exam sessions planned for four categories of doctors.

Vietnamese authorities have received 86 citizens repatriated by Cambodian officials after they were detained in Battambang Province over suspected involvement in online fraud activities.

Authorities in Haiphong City have safely removed a 300kg wartime bomb found beneath the foundations of a house on Cau Dat Street in the city centre.

Thirty-two fishermen from a fishing boat that sank offshore have returned safely to Danang City, while authorities continue searching for 19 others who remain missing.

Authorities in Hanoi have begun demolishing a series of illegally built villas and homestays on forest land near Dong Do Lake, an area long plagued by construction violations.

A special classroom at HCM City Oncology Hospital has begun the new school year, allowing young cancer patients to continue learning while undergoing treatment.

Two South Korean nationals have been sentenced to life imprisonment and 20 years in jail after a violent restaurant brawl in Ho Chi Minh City left one man dead and another severely injured.

Ho Chi Minh City will select 60 male workers for three-year technical internships in Japan under a bilateral labour cooperation programme, with no service fees.

Authorities in Haiphong City have closed part of Cau Dat Street from 6 am to 11 am on September 4 to recover, transport and safely detonate a wartime bomb.

Authorities have discovered 11 more sets of martyrs' remains at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing the total number recovered at the site to 564.

Nha Trang is replacing nearly 2 km of ageing railings along its beachfront with a new reinforced-concrete system designed to improve safety and the appearance of the coastal area.