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A 20-metre-tall tree with a trunk about two metres in diameter suddenly toppled on Dinh Tien Hoang Street in Ho Chi Minh City, briefly disrupting traffic.

Hanoi police have launched a criminal case after discovering nearly 20 tonnes of allegedly counterfeit confectionery and drinks at five sites in An Khanh Commune.

Two men in Ha Tinh used a homemade gun connected to a motorbike battery to stun dogs, stealing nine in a single night before selling them.

Heavy rain is forecast to batter central Vietnam through October 8, with Hue and Danang expected to receive 200-400 mm and more than 600 mm in some areas.

HCM City traffic police have warned of 122 locations at risk of flooding during heavy rain and high tides, while stepping up traffic control to reduce congestion and accidents.

A truck carrying farm produce was swept several metres downstream while crossing a flooded spillway in Dalat on October 6, but all three people in the cab escaped unharmed.

Hanoi and HCM City plan urban rail networks totalling more than 2,000 km, with hundreds of kilometres of new lines under development to ease congestion and support urban expansion.

Authorities in Hue City have warned of flash floods and landslides in nine wards and communes after torrential rain left soil in some areas close to or at saturation levels.

Rescuers worked through the night to save 12 people trapped by fast-flowing floodwaters in the Cai Stream of Ho Chi Minh City.

Cold air will continue to affect northern and north-central Vietnam on October 6, bringing chilly conditions overnight and in the morning, while heavy rain is forecast from Ha Tinh to Hue.

Thirteen more sets of war remains have been recovered at Le Thi Rieng Park, bringing the total found there to 731.

Lai Chau authorities have ordered urgent measures to contain lumpy skin disease after the virus was detected in cattle in Nam Tam Commune.

Vietnamese health authorities have warned of rising infectious disease risks, with more than 94,000 dengue and 74,000 hand, foot and mouth cases recorded this year.

Dong Thap Province is reinforcing vulnerable areas and improving drainage as heavy rain, high tides and upstream flooding raise the risk of inundation and landslides in the final months of the year.

The HCM City-Long Thanh Expressway expansion is under pressure from a shortage of asphalt, with contractors facing limited supplies for remaining paving work.

Police in HCM City have arrested 12 people accused of stealing and trafficking about 2,700 cats in an organised operation spanning several areas of the city.

A resident in Khanh Hoa Province has voluntarily handed over a rare black marsh turtle to local authorities after finding it while working on farmland.

Lightning killed all 50 pigs at a farm in Nghe An Province, causing an estimated loss of about USD 11,550.

A British motorcyclist was rescued after Google Maps sent him onto a rough mountain track, where his bike broke down and he lost his way.