Society

A growing number of people bitten by rats have sought rabies vaccinations in HCM City, which has recorded hundreds of such cases in the first three months of the year.

A Hanoi hospital has held an appreciation ceremony for the family of a British teenager whose donated organs saved five patients, marking a rare cross border act of medical generosity.

Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man will attend the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-152) in Istanbul, Türkiye, and pay an official visit to Italy from April 11–17.

Around 60 tonnes of farmed cobia have died in recent days off Ly Son Special Zone, Quang Ngai Province, causing losses of tens of billions of VND.

Three people died after a truck lost control and rolled down a mountainside in Lam Dong Province on April 8, crashing into a workers’ facility below.

A 50-kg crocodile was discovered in an irrigation canal in a residential area in Quang Ninh Province, prompting a swift response from local authorities.

Authorities in Quang Tri Province held a ceremony on April 7 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of a 2001 helicopter crash that killed 16 Vietnamese and American personnel.

Vietnam Helicopter Corporation has ordered three Airbus H225 helicopters to expand offshore energy operations and replace ageing aircraft in its fleet.

Vietnam’s National Assembly has elected Le Minh Hung as prime minister for 2026-2031, succeeding Pham Minh Chinh with unanimous approval.

Vietnam Electricity Group has urged Hanoi residents to conserve power as temperatures exceed 38 degrees Celsius, driving a surge in electricity demand.

The family of a 19-year-old British tourist has donated her organs in Vietnam, helping save three patients in need of transplants.

Hanoi police have warned of foreign criminal groups posing as investment firms, renting apartments and operating scam networks after entering Vietnam on tourist visas.

A rare moment captured in Pu Mat National Park shows a wild deer splashing in a stream, highlighting a safe habitat and positive conservation outcomes.

Hanoi aims to increase the share of public transport to at least 30 per cent of total travel demand by 2030 as part of efforts to ease worsening urban traffic congestion.

Large numbers of farmed clams have died in recent days in Nam Cuong Commune in the northern province of Hung Yen, with some households reporting losses of up to 80 per cent.

A passenger coach veered off the road and plunged into a roadside ravine in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on Monday, killing four people and injuring ten others.

Tran Thanh Man has been re-elected as chair of Vietnam’s National Assembly after securing unanimous support from lawmakers.

A container truck driver has been widely praised after rescuing a one-year-old girl who wandered onto a busy highway.

A pod of around 100 whales was filmed swimming and breaching near Phu Quy Island, in a rare sighting highlighting healthy marine conditions.