VIETNAM TODAY

HCM City will provide home-based administrative services for vulnerable residents under a new directive aimed at improving access to public services.

Vietnamese prosecutors have indicted two men accused of trafficking more than 650 kilograms of illegal drugs imported from overseas into Vietnam.

A fire destroyed 12 fishing boats at an anchorage in Gia Lai Province on Monday, with strong winds rapidly spreading the flames.

The first charter train from Vinh Station departed for Dieu Tri Station carrying 365 passengers on a package tour, marking a new step in Vietnam's efforts to promote rail tourism.

Vietnam Airlines plans to invest in up to 30 wide-body aircraft for delivery between 2031 and 2035 as it expands its fleet to meet growing international demand.

Troops and local militia helped residents move belongings and clear landslides in Cao Bang Province after heavy rain triggered flooding, while a hydropower plant began releasing water.

Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai City remains on track for commercial operations in December 2026 despite labour shortages and design bottlenecks.

Police in Ha Tinh Province have dismantled a cross-border gambling and money-laundering network allegedly led by five Taiwanese suspects that laundered about USD 38.2 million in just over two months.

Three South Korean nationals have each been sentenced to 20 years in prison after attempting to smuggle nearly 1.5kg of drugs through Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

Vietnam has dispatched 124 military and police personnel, 10 search dogs and 25 tonnes of equipment aboard a Vietnam Airlines Airbus A350 to support earthquake relief efforts in Venezuela.

The Hanoi Capital's master plan with a 100-year vision was showcased at the National Convention Centre on Monday morning.

Authorities in Tay Ninh Province have released an endangered Sunda pangolin back into the wild after a local resident voluntarily handed over the animal to forest rangers.

Police in Ninh Binh Province have charged a man with violating wildlife protection laws after allegedly possessing a jar containing a bear paw preserved in alcohol.

Hanoi will unveil its 100-year master plan on June 29 alongside an investment promotion conference expected to attract more than 1,000 participants, including domestic and international investors.

The widespread heatwave affecting central Vietnam is expected to end from July 1 as weather conditions become more favourable, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said.

HCM City has ordered faster public investment disbursement after spending reached just 22.2 per cent of this year's target by June 22, well below its second-quarter goal.

Vietnam plans to pilot public school reorganisation in 15 provinces and cities before the end of 2026, ahead of a nationwide rollout in early 2027.

A lightning-triggered fire in a protection forest in Ninh Binh Province reignited on Sunday, prompting authorities to evacuate nearby residents and temporarily close part of a national highway.

Lam Dong Province authorities said the locality has about 378 landslide-risk sites, many of them on mountain pass roads.