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Northern Vietnam is expected to see heavy rain from Thursday night as Storm No. 1 approaches, with some northeastern areas forecast to receive more than 350 mm over three days.

Dong Nai Province plans to start a nearly VND 1.3 trillion (about USD 49.4 million) drainage project in October to prevent flooding at Long Thanh International Airport.

Police in Khanh Hoa Province have fined more than 210 foreign nationals for traffic violations as part of a campaign to improve road safety and urban order in Nha Trang's wards.

HCM City will spend more than VND 179 billion (about USD 6.8 million) on cash gifts for vulnerable groups to mark the 50th anniversary of the city being named after President Ho Chi Minh.

Hanoi has proposed adding Hoa Lac as a potential dual use airport while retaining Gia Lam Airport in Vietnam's revised national airport development plan.

Vietnamese search and rescue teams have recovered 23 earthquake victims from collapsed buildings in Venezuela as humanitarian operations continue in one of the country's worst-hit disaster zones.

Vietnamese police have charged seven people accused of operating more than 100 piracy websites that illegally distributed over 26,000 films and generated millions of dollars in illicit profits.

Authorities in Ca Mau Province are recruiting 150 garment workers for jobs in Russia, offering monthly salaries from USD 1,000 under contracts lasting up to three years.

Police in Quang Tri Province have dismantled a network accused of trafficking gun parts for PCP air rifles and military-grade firearms, seizing more than a tonne of weapons, ammunition and components.

A Vietnamese rescue team recovered the bodies of 11 earthquake victims from collapsed buildings in Venezuela on Monday, while expanding medical assistance for survivors in the disaster-hit area.

Thousands of Hanoi residents turned up for free health checks on Tuesday as the capital launched a citywide screening programme for its 9.2 million residents

Northern and central Vietnam are expected to experience more hot days than usual in July, with temperatures across the country forecast to average 0.5-1 degree Celsius above normal.

Police in Dong Thap Province have recommended prosecuting five suspects accused of organising the illegal departure of Chinese nationals from Vietnam to Cambodia.

A Vietnamese police rescue team has reached a collapsed apartment building in Venezuela's La Guaira state, where 15 people are believed to remain trapped following last week's devastating earthquakes.

Police in Vietnam's Lao Cai Province have handed over 19 Chinese nationals accused of online fraud to Chinese authorities, along with evidence seized during the investigation.

Quang Ninh Province has begun construction of its first state-owned rental social housing project, a 150-apartment development scheduled for completion in 2027.

The Dalat-Buon Ma Thuot link road has just opened to traffic after two years of construction, cutting travel time.

Dong Nai City leaders received 62 sets of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts repatriated from Cambodia for memorial and burial rites.

Heavy rain flooded several areas of Quang Ninh Province overnight and on Monday morning, disrupting traffic, while forecasters warned of further downpours, flash floods and landslides through July 2.