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Starlink may officially begin operating in Vietnam in the fourth quarter of 2025, pending regulatory approval and legal formalities.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has awarded a Certificate of Merit to Dantri/Dtinews Online Newspaper in recognition of its outstanding contributions, as the publication marks its 20th anniversary.

HCM City will provide free monthly passes for the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien Metro Line 1 for underprivileged students.

Authorities in Quang Tri have culled nearly 2,000 pigs, weighing over 100 tonnes, as African swine fever spreads across 11 communes in the province.

Hanoi is drafting a support plan to help 450,000 petrol motorbike users switch to electric vehicles before a fossil fuel ban takes effect in the city centre in July 2026.

Treatment using Imcranib 100 is now available at Chulabhorn Hospital, signicantly reducing treatment costs and increasing access to care for Thai patients, according to the CRA.

Vietnam's northern region is likely to struggle with a widespread heat wave from July 15, with the highest temperature of more than 37 degrees Celsius.

A 227-kilogramme bomb was recently discovered about 200 metres from the entrance of Phong Nha Cave in the central province of Quang Tri during the dredging of a local river.

Three people have died after a car plunged into a river following a collision with a motorbike in Van An Commune, Nghe An Province, on July 13.

HCM City, following the merger with Binh Duong and Ba Ria-Vung Tau, recorded 14,370 dengue fever cases in the first 27 weeks of the year, including six deaths.

A Thai woman gave birth prematurely while travelling in central Vietnam’s Quang Tri Province to visit relatives.

Residents of the Doc Lap Apartments in HCM City have rushed to remove metal cages and balcony obstructions after a recent tragic fire which killed eight people.

Hanoi authorities have approved a VND 30 billion (USD 1.18 million) project to install fire safety equipment on the Cat Linh-Hanoi Dong metro route (Line 2A).

Danang City police are working with concerned agencies to investigate the death of a male foreign tourist in Son Tra Peninsula.

HCM City authorities have approved 17 commercial housing projects for sale to foreign individuals and organisations.

Ho Chi Minh City is facing a severe dengue fever outbreak, with rising infections and deaths reported in recent months.

The construction of VND 497 billion (USD 19.5 million) Rach Tom Bridge in HCM City began this morning, July 10.

Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Kelly McKeague hails Vietnam’s vital role in identifying and returning the remains of 740 missing US service members.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son led the Vietnamese delegation to attend the ASEAN+1 foreign ministers’ meetings in Kuala Lumpur on July 10.