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A major landslide has cut off a provincial road in Lao Cai after heavy rain caused part of the carriageway to collapse into the Red River embankment.

Quang Ninh authorities have inspected a lorry in Mong Cai 3 Ward and found more than 8.7 tonnes of processed chicken feet without origin papers.

Quang Ngai Province is stepping up fishing vessel controls as Vietnam seeks to have the European Union lift its IUU yellow card warning.

The Vietnam-Laos Martyrs' Cemetery, which contains more than 11,000 graves, will undergo a more than VND 210 billion (USD 8 million) expansion and renovation.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have caught a man allegedly scattering nails and other sharp objects on a road, warning that such acts pose a serious risk to road users.

Two primary school children have drowned while playing in a pond on a coffee farm in Lam Dong, bringing the province's child drowning death toll this year to 29.

Police in Dong Nai City are investigating four youths accused of throwing fruit seeds and other objects at vehicles travelling on the Dau Giay-Phan Thiet Expressway.

Ha Tinh Province has warned of growing landslide risks on several key roads ahead of the rainy season after a series of rockfalls and slope failures disrupted traffic earlier this year.

Phu Tho and Thai Nguyen provinces are studying a VND 5.8 trillion (USD 221 million) road tunnel through the Tam Dao mountain range with construction proposed for the 2026-2029 period.

A fire at a house on Nguyen Van Dau Street, Binh Loi Trung Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, killed two people on August 6.

Construction of a key road linking Hue City to Phu Bai International Airport remains stalled as the transfer of project management to a new public investor has yet to be completed.

More than 200 residents were evacuated after heavy rain triggered landslides and flash floods that blocked National Highway 6 and inundated homes in Son La Province.

Two Omicron subvariants are now dominant in Ho Chi Minh City, but health authorities say there is no evidence they cause more severe illness than earlier strains.

A 39-year-old woman from Laos, who was left paralysed in both legs for eight months after giving birth to her fifth child, has regained the ability to walk after undergoing treatment in Hanoi.

More than 200 firefighters worked through the night to contain a major fire at a market in Dong Nai, preventing the flames from spreading to nearby homes.

A rare crested serpent eagle found inside a sack beside a road in central Vietnam has been transferred to a national park for rescue and rehabilitation.

Hue authorities will order the demolition of unauthorised structures at the Hue Times Square project after the developer failed to meet a deadline to rectify construction violations.

Authorities have recovered another 12 sets of soldiers' remains from a park in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing the total uncovered at the site to 209.

Authorities in Dong Nai City have found pigs testing positive for the banned growth promoter salbutamol at seven pig-fattening farms, detaining more than 4,100 animals pending further investigation.