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Danang City has designated four airspace zones for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations, with operators required to obtain permits and comply with flight regulations.

The East Sea is forecast to see three to five more storms by the end of 2026, with one or two potentially affecting Vietnam's mainland, along with eight to 10 spells of heavy rain.

Authorities in Danang have uncovered human remains, clothing fragments and ammunition during an excavation at a school in Hoi An, raising suspicions of a wartime mass grave.

Riverbank erosion is threatening residential areas across An Giang Province during the rainy and flood season, damaging homes, roads and infrastructure and forcing families to relocate.

Fourteen more sets of war martyrs' remains have been recovered at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing the total found at the site to 646 since July 6.

Can Tho authorities have announced no-fly and restricted zones for drones and other unmanned aircraft, while warning residents against using flying devices of unknown origin.

Prolonged rainfall has caused widespread flooding in Nghe An Province, with water entering homes, damaging crops and disrupting transport links.

A restaurant owner in Hue City has been fined VND 5.1 million (USD 194) for advertising wild animals without proof of legal origin, local forest rangers said on September 16.

Three men were rescued from a cave in Phu Tho Province after rising floodwaters blocked the exit and left them stranded for nearly two days.

Authorities have relocated or removed 186 trees along Pham Van Dong Boulevard in Ho Chi Minh City to clear land for construction of the Ring Road 2 interchange.

HCM City will link local health stations with general and specialist hospitals to strengthen primary healthcare and improve patient referrals, according to the municipal Health Department.

Military authorities in Phu Tho Province safely destroyed a cache of wartime ordnance and explosives on September 15, including artillery shells, grenades and 150kg of ANFO explosives.

Five people were killed in a fire that broke out at a four-storey house in Hanoi early on Wednesday, while four others escaped.

Authorities are investing nearly VND 37 billion (USD 1.4 million) to build the Mimosa viaduct and reinforce a landslide-prone section of Mimosa Pass in Dalat, Lam Dong Province.

Kim Lien Market, a more than 30-year-old traditional market in Hanoi, has temporarily closed to address fire safety shortcomings identified by authorities.

Authorities at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City found five live military rounds and four spent cartridge cases in the checked baggage of a passenger bound for Thanh Hoa Province.

A Vietnamese doctor helped a British boy suffering prolonged nosebleeding on a Vietnam Airlines flight from Hanoi to London, stabilising the child mid-flight.

HCM City is accelerating inspections and redevelopment of ageing apartment blocks, including 16 severely deteriorated buildings considered at high risk of collapse.

A foreign man and woman were caught after allegedly attempting to steal more than VND 200 million (USD 7,600) worth of gold from a shop in Dak Lak Province, local authorities said.