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Crowds packed shops on Hang Hom Street and at Hang Be Market in Hanoi early on March 3, the 15th day of the first lunar month, queuing to buy offerings for the first full moon ritual.

Vietnam will stage its 2026 military handover ceremonies on March 4 and 5 at recruitment points across provinces and centrally run cities.

Ho Chi Minh City has approved 50 additional pavement locations for electric motorbike battery-swapping cabinets, bringing the total number of permitted sites to 102.

Vietnam has temporarily halted the deployment of workers to the Middle East as regional tensions escalate following recent military strikes.

Police in the central city of Danang have uncovered seven cases of illegal drone operations following incidents that disrupted dozens of flights at the city’s international airport.

A sleeper coach carrying 44 passengers caught fire in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on Sunday evening after a front tyre burst, but all on board escaped safely.

Traffic police have fined a 38-seat passenger coach for carrying 53 people on the Quang Tri-Danang route, exceeding its permitted capacity.

Northern and central Vietnam, as well as parts of the Central Highlandsare likely to see several spells of widespread rain in March, with near-average temperatures nationwide, forecasters said.

A 350-kilogram bomb discovered during house foundation work in central Nghe An province has been safely destroyed, the Engineering Unit under the Nghe An Provincial Military Command said on March 1.

A cold air mass is forecast to move into northern Vietnam on Monday evening, bringing rain and cooler temperatures, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

A Vietnamese traveller and hundreds of others were left anxious after their flight to Europe was diverted to Oman when Doha Airport suddenly closed amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.

Seventeen people have sought medical treatment in Ho Chi Minh City after allegedly suffering food poisoning from banh mi sold in Hanh Thong Ward.

Vietnam’s Civil Aviation Authority has ordered airlines and air traffic controllers to prepare contingency plans to ensure flight safety amid the escalating Middle East conflict.

Enterprises producing the latest in high-tech unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are seeing their businesses take-off, reaching new heights around the world.

Authorities in the central province of Quang Tri continued searching on March 1 for a tourist who went missing while swimming at Nhat Le beach, after efforts through the night failed to locate him.

Authorities urged tighter fleet and port control, full vessel monitoring system (VMS) compliance, stronger seafood traceability, and stricter action against IUU fishing violations.

Ho Chi Minh City aims to break ground on the Ben Thanh-Thu Thiem metro before April 20 to speed up rail links between the city centre and Long Thanh and Tan Son Nhat airports.

Authorities in An Giang Province have deported two Chinese nationals after discovering they had entered Vietnam illegally.

The MoFA advised Vietnamese citizens not to travel to Iran or Israel at this time, or to neighbouring areas affected by the conflict unless absolutely necessary.