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Cases of dengue fever, hand-foot-and-mouth disease and meningococcal meningitis rose in Vietnam in April, the Health Ministry said, warning the disease situation could worsen.

A South Korean man has gone missing while paddleboarding on a lake in Ho Chi Minh City, prompting an ongoing search by rescue teams.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae arrived in Hanoi on May 1, beginning a three day official visit aimed at strengthening bilateral ties.

A railway worker was killed after being struck by a freight train while on duty early Friday morning in Lam Dong, authorities said.

Five tourists were hospitalised after being bitten by wild monkeys while travelling to a tourist site in Dak Lak Province.

Large crowds of residents and tourists gathered at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi to take photographs despite scorching weather on April 30, the first day of the Reunification Day and May Day holiday.

Authorities at Ao Tien Port in Quang Ninh Province will waive or reduce passenger fees for residents and public-sector workers travelling to island communes in Co To and Van Don.

The Hau Giang-Ca Mau Expressway reopened on Wednesday after nearly six weeks of closure, completing the Can Tho-Ca Mau Expressway corridor in the Mekong Delta.

Twenty-one rest stops and temporary stopping points along Vietnam’s eastern North-South Expressway will be put into service for people.

Authorities in Gia Lai Province are attempting to recover a suspected tank wreck that surfaced on a beach in Quy Nhon Ward, with the area temporarily cordoned off for safety.

A cargo vessel caught fire off the coast of Lam Dong Province on Wednesday, leaving one crew member missing after three people jumped into the sea to escape the blaze.

Heavy rain and strong winds collapsed a stilt house in Nam Xuan Commune, Thanh Hoa Province, killing a 13-year-old boy.

Ho Chi Minh City launched on Wednesday morning four projects including Ben Thanh-Thu Thiem Metro, an administrative centre, Nha Rong-Khanh Hoi Port, and the International University Urban Area.

Five foreigners have escaped through a window after a fire broke out at a restaurant in Nha Trang Ward, Khanh Hoa Province, on Wednesday.

Minister of Home Affairs Do Thanh Binh visited wounded and sick veterans in Ho Chi Minh City, delivering gifts from General Secretary and State President To Lam ahead of Liberation Day celebrations.

Authorities in the southern province of Dong Thap have fined a bakery VND 90 million (USD 3,420) after 86 people suffered food poisoning linked to its banh mi (Vietnamese sandwich) products.

A hailstorm lasting about 10 minutes blanketed several hillsides in Vietnam’s northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on Tuesday afternoon, damaging homes and crops.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Ben Thanh-Thu Thiem metro line will run entirely underground, including a tunnel beneath the Saigon River, helping create a direct rail link to Long Thanh Airport.

Ho Chi Minh City will continue operating temporary parks on vacant plots awaiting development, provided land-use status remains unchanged and project timelines are not affected.