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Railway staff in HCM City on Friday returned VND 29.35 million (approximately USD 1,150) to an elderly passenger who accidentally left the cash on board a train after arriving in the city.

A Filipino crew member suffering severe abdominal pain has been medically evacuated from a vessel off southern Vietnam for urgent treatment.

Dong Nai Province will send an official delegation to Italy to study urban rail technologies and explore solutions to connect with the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line.

A tropical depression in the northwest Pacific is expected to intensify into a storm, though forecasts show it is unlikely to enter the East Sea.

Authorities in Hoi An Ward, Danang City, are restoring pavement order while allowing street vendors to continue operating, aiming to balance livelihoods with heritage preservation.

Passengers at Danang International Airport will be able to use Level 2 accounts on the VNeID electronic identification in place of physical ID when boarding domestic flights from April 10, 2026.

HCM City will invest VND 45 billion (approximately USD 1.8 million) to install more than 3,100 LED lamps across 532 alleys, aiming to cut energy use and ease pressure on the power grid.

A growing number of people bitten by rats have sought rabies vaccinations in HCM City, which has recorded hundreds of such cases in the first three months of the year.

A Hanoi hospital has held an appreciation ceremony for the family of a British teenager whose donated organs saved five patients, marking a rare cross border act of medical generosity.

Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man will attend the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-152) in Istanbul, Türkiye, and pay an official visit to Italy from April 11–17.

Around 60 tonnes of farmed cobia have died in recent days off Ly Son Special Zone, Quang Ngai Province, causing losses of tens of billions of VND.

Three people died after a truck lost control and rolled down a mountainside in Lam Dong Province on April 8, crashing into a workers’ facility below.

A 50-kg crocodile was discovered in an irrigation canal in a residential area in Quang Ninh Province, prompting a swift response from local authorities.

Authorities in Quang Tri Province held a ceremony on April 7 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of a 2001 helicopter crash that killed 16 Vietnamese and American personnel.

Vietnam Helicopter Corporation has ordered three Airbus H225 helicopters to expand offshore energy operations and replace ageing aircraft in its fleet.

Vietnam’s National Assembly has elected Le Minh Hung as prime minister for 2026-2031, succeeding Pham Minh Chinh with unanimous approval.

Vietnam Electricity Group has urged Hanoi residents to conserve power as temperatures exceed 38 degrees Celsius, driving a surge in electricity demand.

The family of a 19-year-old British tourist has donated her organs in Vietnam, helping save three patients in need of transplants.

Hanoi police have warned of foreign criminal groups posing as investment firms, renting apartments and operating scam networks after entering Vietnam on tourist visas.