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A 67-year-old woman in Ninh Binh has been prosecuted after she blocked a road to dry rice, causing a fatal motorbike crash.

Dong Nai has approved plans to build three new bridges to HCM City, with a total investment of VND 40 trillion (approximately USD 1.6 billion).

Dong Nai has proposed extending HCM City Metro Line 1 to link Tan Son Nhat and Long Thanh airports.

Authorities in the central city of Danang have proposed an urgent archaeological excavation after an ancient wooden vessel re-emerged on Tan Thanh Beach.

Vietnamese authorities have issued a directive requesting some coastal localities and relevant agencies to proactively respond to Typhoon Fung-Wong after it entered the East Sea early on November 10.

Nearly 1,200 domestic and international delegates convened in Hanoi on November 8 for the 2025 International Stroke Conference.

Hundreds of residents on Ly Son Island celebrated on the evening of November 8 as three men were rescued alive after nearly two days adrift in stormy seas during Typhoon Kalmaegi.

Kalmaegi drove towering waves ashore in Dak Lak on November 6, smashing around 200 fishing boats on Vung Chao Beach.

King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of Jordan will pay an official visit to Vietnam on November 12 - 13, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Vietnam will begin the third phase of the V181 dengue vaccine trial in December, enrolling around 4,000 children aged 2 to 17.

Heavy flooding has left Danang’s largest vegetable-growing area in ruins, with many households losing their crops.

Typhoon Kalmaegi brought heavy rain, high waves and tides that uprooted trees and washed debris ashore in Danang early on November 7.

Illegal parking and widespread on-street vehicle stops are disrupting traffic across Hanoi.

The coastal fishing village of Nhon Hai in Gia Lai Province was left devastated after Typhoon Kalmaegi swept through.

At least eight people were reported dead or missing and thousands of houses collapsed or lost their roofs as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered several central provinces.

Flights between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City continued but took long detours to avoid Typhoon Kalmaegi on November 6.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working closely with Vietnamese embassies in Myanmar and Thailand to protect Vietnamese citizens affected by recent crackdowns on online scam operations in Myanmar.

Typhoon Kalmaegi brought heavy rain, strong winds and high waves to central provinces from Khanh Hoa to Quang Ngai as it made landfall on November 6.

Residents in central Vietnam have rushed to secure homes and belongings as Typhoon Kalmaegi approached on November 6.