VIETNAM TODAY

By 2050, Vietnam is expected to have 35 airports nationwide, two more than originally planned.

Police in Thanh Hoa Province have dismantled a gold smuggling network accused of trafficking about 200kg of gold bars from Cambodia into Vietnam, authorities said.

Police in Quang Ninh Province have charged a man with smuggling after discovering 518 nitrous oxide (N2O) canisters at his home near the Vietnam-China border.

Police in An Giang Province have arrested and charged five men accused of hunting and processing endangered langurs on Phu Quoc Island, authorities said.

Lao Cai authorities have called for lower international rail freight rates, citing declining cargo volumes and high transport costs.

Three people were killed after a landslide triggered by heavy rain buried workers in a mountainous area of Lai Chau Province.

Two 227-kilogramme wartime bombs have been safely removed from populated areas in Quang Tri Province, the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) said.

Traffic accidents in Vietnam fell across all three key indicators in the first five months of 2026, although crashes involving motorcycles continued to account for more than 83 per cent of all cases.

Long Thanh International Airport has successfully energised its main power supply system, a key milestone in preparations for trial operations scheduled for September.

The remains of four Vietnamese war martyrs and numerous personal artefacts have been uncovered at a construction site inside a hospital in Quang Tri Province.

Vietnamese police have dismantled a transnational drug trafficking network, arresting 403 suspects and seizing weapons, ammunition and large quantities of drugs.

Bac Ninh Province plans to develop a 5,000-hectare free trade zone linked to the planned Gia Binh International Airport under its revised provincial development plan.

HCM City has launched what authorities describe as the country's first pork retail model linked to a dedicated trading platform, allowing consumers to trace products from farms to market stalls.

Hundreds of floating fish cages still line a stretch of the Cai River in Dong Nai City's urban centre, raising concerns over pollution, river flow and plans for riverside redevelopment.

Police have dismantled a large online gambling and money laundering network in Nghe An Province and arrested 27 suspects in a nationwide operation.

HCM City aims to develop around 50,000 rental social housing units by 2030 as part of efforts to address growing housing demand among low- and middle-income residents.

More than 14,000 pigs have been culled in Lam Dong Province since the beginning of the year after outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF).

Gia Lai has launched a new auction to select an investor for a five-star hotel project on a prime 11,000-square-metre site overlooking Quy Nhon beach.

Ca Mau has recorded more than 1,470 hand, foot and mouth disease cases this year, including one death, prompting authorities to strengthen prevention and surveillance measures.