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Several passenger transport firms serving routes from Ho Chi Minh City have raised ticket prices after a sharp rise in fuel costs linked to tensions in the Middle East.

Vietnam has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting nuclear disarmament and preventing the spread of nuclear weapons.

HCM City authorities have ordered tighter inspections and enforcement against illegal modifications that obstruct emergency exits in apartment buildings, as the city steps up fire safety measures.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel has advised citizens to strictly follow local safety guidelines as tensions in the Middle East escalate, while confirming no Vietnamese casualties have been reported.

More than 100 Vietnamese scientists, experts and business representatives in Europe met in Belgium on March 7 to discuss cooperation with Vietnam in science, technology and artificial intelligence.

Vietnam’s Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu stressed the need to further promote and deepen Vietnam-Japan friendship and cooperation.

Ho Chi Minh City has set a target of becoming drug-free by 2030, launching a broad campaign that combines law enforcement, community prevention and tighter monitoring of trafficking networks.

Ho Chi Minh City and partner LNT 7979 Service Development JSC aim to complete at least 30,000 social housing units by 2030 to meet rising demand from the city’s workforce.

Vietnam Coast Guard has intercepted a fishing boat suspected of transporting more than 50,000 litres of diesel oil illegally in waters off the country’s southwest coast.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province are investigating the origin of a bag containing 24 rectangular bricks suspected to be illegal drugs that washed ashore on a local beach.

A fishing boat with two fishermen on board has lost contact while operating about 19 nautical miles northeast of Son Tra Peninsula in Danang, prompting search efforts by border guard forces.

Northern Vietnam is expected to experience rain and a drop in temperatures as a moderate cold front arrives around the night of March 8-9.

A train collided with a truck at a railway crossing in central Vietnam’s Quang Ngai Province on Friday evening, splitting the vehicle in two and damaging the locomotive.

By the end of 2026, around 30 per cent of commune-level areas and neighbourhoods are expected to meet official drug-free standards under the city’s roadmap.

Authorities in Phu Quoc Special Zone have fined a petrol station VND 15 million (approximately USD 570) for restricting fuel sales despite having sufficient supply.

A cargo vessel collided with a span of Ghenh Bridge over the Dong Nai River on March 6, causing rail misalignment and disrupting traffic on Vietnam’s North-South Railway.

Showers and thunderstorms are forecast in several regions of Vietnam from the night of March 5 to March 7, with localised heavy rain and hazardous weather conditions possible.

More than 12,000 Vietnamese citizens in the Middle East remain safe and stable, with no reports of anyone affected by ongoing regional conflicts, the Foreign Ministry said.

Vietnamese ministries and agencies are taking measures to ensure trade, economic activities and energy security amid the escalating tensions in the Middle East.