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Ho Chi Minh City is weighing a plan to make bus travel free for all residents as part of efforts to ease congestion and reduce environmental pollution.

Vietnam will begin building a national crude oil reserve at Nghi Son while studying wider storage expansion, as the government moves to strengthen energy security.

Hail and thunderstorms swept across Hanoi and several northern provinces overnight from March 31 into April 1, marking a second wave of severe weather in recent days.

A 3.1-magnitude earthquake in China’s Guangxi region near the Vietnam border was lightly felt in Lang Son on the evening of March 31, with no damage reported.

A woman missing for more than 10 days in a remote forest in Gia Lai was rescued after authorities trekked for hours through difficult mountainous terrain on April 1.

Police in Khanh Hoa Province are investigating after a man sitting on railway tracks was struck and killed by a northbound train early on April 1.

Authorities in Dalat have launched an investigation after around 15 old camphor trees suddenly withered along a central street following recent road and infrastructure works.

Prolonged heat is set to continue in Ho Chi Minh City, with temperatures reaching up to 37 degrees Celsius and raising risks of fires and heat-related illnesses.

Cambodia’s Ministry of Health on March 31 confirmed that a three-year-old boy in Banteay Ampil district of Oddar Meanchey province had been infected with the H5N1 avian influenza virus.

Three suspected members of a Vietnamese organised crime group have been arrested in the UK as part of a joint operation with French authorities targeting migrant smuggling networks.

A cluster munition found at a tourist site in Quang Tri Province was destroyed by a clearance team, helping ensure the safety of visitors.

Artificial intelligence will take centre stage at a logistics technology forum in Hanoi on May 9, highlighting its growing role in shaping the future of the sector.

Hanoi recorded 17 new COVID-19 cases between March 20 and 27, marking a rise from previous weeks and prompting health authorities to call for continued vigilance.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel has warned of increasingly complex security developments, urging citizens to take precautions as tensions escalate across the country.

Construction of an 80.8-km expressway linking Dalat and Nha Trang is set to begin in May, expected to halve travel time between the two destinations to around two hours.

Two people died after strong winds from an early-morning squall capsized a moored wooden fishing raft off Co To Special Zone in Quang Ninh Province on March 30.

A crane struck an overhead power line and exploded while relocating a tree in Lam Dong on March 29, killing its operator.

A fisherman from Gia Lai was given emergency treatment on an offshore platform after suffering a stroke before being transferred for further care.

Traffic congestion has worsened in Hanoi after the temporary closure of Long Bien Bridge, with vehicles diverted to nearby Chuong Duong Bridge, causing prolonged delays during peak hours.