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A 22-year-old man was caught transporting nearly 1kg of 24K gold from Cambodia into Vietnam, authorities in An Giang Province said.

Authorities in Dong Nai City have detected 22 foreign nationals, including 13 children, who illegally entered Vietnam and were staying in Long Binh Ward.

A man in Gia Lai Province has been honoured after his discovery of a cave system led authorities to recover the remains of 24 Vietnamese war martyrs over five years.

Authorities in Vietnam’s Dong Nai City have received 18 Vietnamese citizens handed over by Cambodian authorities at Hoa Lu International Border Gate.

A worker in Gia Lai Province died after being pulled into a rubber latex grinding machine while working at a factory on May 7.

HCM City has handled more than 33,000 cases of illegal pavement occupation since launching an urban order crackdown nearly four months ago, while also introducing measures to support street vendors.

A passenger coach carrying seven people overturned on To Na Pass in Gia Lai Province on May 8, leaving one person dead and two others seriously injured.

Vietnam plans to soon assign economic growth targets to local authorities and state,owned enterprises as part of efforts to accelerate national development goals.

Hanoi is accelerating construction of four new Red River bridges worth about VND 55 trillion (approximately USD 2.15 billion), aiming to improve connectivity and ease congestion by 2027.

HCM City has recorded four rabies deaths since the start of the year, authorities said, warning that some residents still rely on unsafe home remedies, instead of seeking prompt medical care.

Authorities in the central city of Danang plan to inspect 34 hydropower projects, most of them located in the former Quang Nam Province, as part of a review of dam safety and regulatory compliance.

Hanoi has proposed building parking facilities at gateways bordering the city’s planned Low Emission Zone (LEZ) to encourage commuters to switch from private vehicles to public transport.

More than 450,000 motorcycles are currently operating within Hanoi’s Ring Road 1 area, with some wards recording up to 89,000 vehicles, according to a new report by the city’s Urban Affairs Committee.

Construction on a pedestrian walkway along the Nhu Y River in Hue City has accelerated after land clearance issues were resolved, with authorities aiming to complete the delayed project in June.

Three major general hospitals built at key gateways to Ho Chi Minh City are gradually easing pressure on the city’s overcrowded healthcare system after nearly a year in operation.

Police in Lang Son Province have dismantled a large-scale gambling operation disguised as an entertainment complex, prosecuting 66 suspects including a man from Macau accused of organising the ring.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Enviornment has proposed allowing emergency imports of vaccines against the SAT1 strain of foot-and-mouth disease.

Nearly 49,000 people in Ho Chi Minh City filed for unemployment benefits in the first four months of 2026, according to the city’s Employment Service Centre.

Long Bien Bridge in Hanoi has undergone visible upgrades after more than a month of repair works, with the project around 70 per cent complete and reopening scheduled for May 27.