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Police in the central province of Nghe An said on February 24 that they had dismantled a cross-border drug trafficking ring, arresting one suspect and seizing 22 bricks of heroin.

Naval Ship 016-Quang Trung of Brigade 162 has left Cam Ranh Port for Sydney to join the International Fleet Review commemorating the 125th anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy.

A 226-kilogramme MK 82 bomb was discovered just 40 centimetres from a house foundation in Quang Tri after a resident began digging to build a yard.

Widespread rain is set to sweep across northern Vietnam from the night of February 24, bringing moderate to heavy downpours in places and isolated thunderstorms.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam sent a congratulatory message to Kim Jong Un on his re-election as General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea.

Authorities are investigating a major explosion at a factory in Tang Loong Industrial Park in Lao Cai Province that left one person dead.

Two boat operators at Huong Pagoda have been suspended for the rest of the 2026 festival season after being accused of overcharging visitors.

Doctors at Viet Duc University Hospital bowed in tribute to a 21-year-old organ donor whose gift of life enabled four life-saving transplants in Hanoi.

Police in Nghe An Province have helped two Russian tourists who became lost and exhausted near the Laos-Vietnam border, arranging transport for them to continue their journey to Hanoi.

A woman raised in France has reunited with her biological mother in Vietnam after 29 years, following support from Dantri/Dtinews that helped trace her family ahead of Lunar New Year 2026.

Three drone incursions into restricted airspace during the Tet 2026 holiday disrupted 49 flights at Danang International Airport, prompting calls for a thorough investigation and strict penalties.

Traffic in Hanoi ground to a near standstill on Monday morning as residents returned to work following the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, with major routes across the capital severely congested.

A motorised paraglider crashed into a car during a training flight in Tuyen Quang Province on February 21, though no injuries were reported.

A total of 381 road accidents were recorded nationwide during the nine-day Tet 2026 holiday, leaving 230 people dead and 274 injured, according to traffic police.

Rescue teams have recovered the final victim in a boat accident on Thac Ba Lake that left six people missing, local authorities confirmed on Sunday.

Runway operations at Danang International Airport were briefly suspended on February 22 after an unauthorised drone was spotted nearby, disrupting 19 flights during the Lunar New Year travel peak.

Northern Vietnam and the north-central region are expected to experience extended periods of drizzle, light rain and fog through the end of March.

A fire broke out in the engine room of overnight cruise vessel HP 5765 while it was anchored at Gia Luan wharf on Cat Ba Island in Haiphong City. All 15 people on board were reported safe.

A 10-year-old boy has drowned and his father remains missing after the pair were swept out to sea while swimming at My Khe Beach in Quang Ngai Province during the Tet holiday.