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Search teams have uncovered 26 more sets of remains believed to belong to fallen soldiers at Le Thi Rieng Park, bringing the total number recovered from the site to 481.

Authorities in Tay Ninh have fined and deported 14 Bangladesh nationals who entered Vietnam as tourists but later worked illegally and overstayed their permitted period of residence.

Vietnam's National Assembly has approved plans to elevate Quang Ninh and Bac Ninh to city status, with the changes taking effect in September.

Authorities in Thanh Hoa Province have evacuated 182 households with 839 people from flood and landslide risk areas.

Vietnam has recorded over 3,000 hand, foot and mouth disease cases weekly over the past month, mostly in the south, prompting stronger prevention ahead of the new school year.

Vietnam's National Assembly has approved a major expressway project worth more than USD 11 billion that will connect Hanoi with seven surrounding provinces and cities.

Huge boulders rolled down a mountainside and crashed into homes in Lang Son Province late on August 23, forcing 14 households to evacuate.

Dozens of residents in Thai Nguyen moved their cars onto a bridge overnight after rising floodwaters on the Cau River sparked fears of a repeat of last year's costly flooding.

Storm Narra has remained nearly stationary over the Gulf of Tonkin for several hours, with maximum sustained winds of 75-88 kph, while heavy rain across northern Vietnam is gradually easing.

Hundreds of fishing vessel owners, captains and fishermen in Lam Dong have pledged to comply with rules against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Vietnam has raised the monthly social pension to VND 540,000 (USD 21) for people aged 75 and over without pensions or monthly social insurance benefits, effective July 1.

Thunderstorms are forecast in many areas of VIetnam during the August 28-September 2 National Day holiday, while central localities will see mostly sunny and hot weather.

Nearly 3,000 pigs have been culled in Dong Nai City after testing positive for Salbutamol, a banned livestock substance.

Authorities in HCM City have uncovered 455 sets of remains believed to belong to fallen soldiers at Le Thi Rieng Park after the discovery of 10 additional sets of remains and five personal artefacts.

Police in Hung Yen Province have arrested and detained two foreign nationals accused of producing and selling forged academic diplomas and certificates, authorities said on August 23.

Vi Huan Sheng fled to Lang Son Province via Huu Nghi International border gate, posing as part of a tour group after a murder in China.

Prolonged heavy rain has severely flooded residential areas in Lang Son Province, with homes inundated and lives badly disrupted.

Firefighters in Danang rescued 28 people after a fire broke out at Guesthouse 681 on Nguyen Tat Thanh Street in Thanh Khe Ward early on August 23.

Floods in Lang Son Province eft one dead, hit nearly 1,500 homes and structures, disrupted about 500 roads and forced hundreds to evacuate.