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Traffic police in HCM City used a specialised truck to help residents and their motorbikes cross a heavily flooded road after torrential rain caused severe disruptions on June 2.

Lam Dong Province has mobilised additional resources to provide free health screenings for 50 per cent of its population by June 30 as part of a nationwide preventive healthcare programme.

Police in Lam Dong Province have charged two fashion shop owners in Dalat for allegedly selling counterfeit clothing bearing the labels of well-known fashion brands.

HCM City plans to expand its water transport network with new waterbus and passenger ferry routes between 2026 and 2030 to improve connectivity and promote river tourism.

Vietnam has tightened airport health screening for passengers arriving from Ebola-affected areas following a World Health Organisation (WHO) warning.

Hanoi is set to present its 100-year master plan on June 29, outlining ambitious economic, environmental and urban development goals through 2085.

Ho Chi Minh City is strengthening cooperation with Guangzhou to expand its urban rail network and develop transit-oriented development (TOD) projects aimed at easing infrastructure pressure.

HCM City and southern Vietnam are expected to see continued thunderstorms in the coming days, with some areas at risk of heavy to very heavy rainfall.

More than 1,500 communes across Vietnam are at risk of forest fires, including 828 classified at the highest danger level, according to the Department of Forestry and Forest Protection.

Vietnam could face more intense heatwaves, drought and extreme rainfall in the coming months as El Nino is expected to emerge between June and August and persist through early 2027.

Police in Quang Ninh Province have arrested three people accused of selling cannabis through Telegram, seizing drugs, a digital scale and packaging materials.

Ho Chi Minh City and southern Vietnam are forecast to see heavy rain until June 2, with 90-150mm. Rain eases on June 3, then intensifies again.

Heavy rain from May 30 into the morning of May 31 flooded several streets in Nha Trang Ward, Khanh Hoa Province, disrupting traffic.

Two crew members remain missing after a cargo vessel caught fire and sank off the coast of Vinh Long Province, throwing all 11 people on board into the sea.

Authorities in Danang City are investigating an incident in which a foreign man allegedly damaged property at a café, causing customers and staff to flee.

HCM City and southern Vietnam are forecast to experience moderate to heavy rain and thunderstorms through June 1, according to the Southern Regional Hydro-Meteorological Centre.

More than 5,700 food businesses across Vietnam were found violating food safety regulations during a month-long nationwide inspection campaign.

Southern Vietnam and Lam Dong Province are forecast to see heavy rain and thunderstorms through May 31, with rainfall in some areas expected to exceed 250mm.

A 16-year-old student in Lam Dong Province died after slipping and falling into an eight-metre-deep waterfall while visiting the site with friends on May 28.