VIETNAM TODAY

A Vietnamese fishing boat captain has been charged after allegedly taking 13 fishermen into Indonesian waters to fish illegally, authorities said.

Danang City will host its first international Ngoc Linh ginseng festival next month as the city seeks to promote the country's prized medicinal herb and expand the country's herbal medicine industry.

Northern Vietnam remained at high risk of flash floods and landslides on Friday after days of heavy rain, while hot weather persisted in the central region.

Floods triggered by heavy rain in northern Vietnam's Lai Chau Province left one person dead, six missing and nearly 4,700 residents cut off from surrounding areas.

Authorities have recovered 96 sets of soldiers' remains and two collective burial sites at a Ho Chi Minh City park during an ongoing search linked to the 1968 Tet Offensive.

Police in central Quang Ngai Province have dismantled an online football betting ring that handled nearly VND 1.2 trillion (USD 45.7 million) in wagers.

Floodwaters triggered by prolonged heavy rain halted traffic and left two people stranded in Lai Chau Province on Friday morning, authorities said.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province are reinforcing landslide-prone areas and key transport routes ahead of the peak rainy season as forecasts warn of heavy rain, flash floods and landslides.

New apartments priced below VND 50 million (USD 1,910) per square metre are becoming increasingly rare in Ho Chi Minh City as analysts expect prices to keep rising.

A sleeper coach carrying 32 people veered off the Phap Van-Cau Gie Expressway and plunged onto a service road below.

The last critically injured survivor of the fatal Phu Quoc tourist boat capsize has regained consciousness and is showing signs of recovery, doctors said.

The Vietnamese government has proposed investing nearly USD 11.1 billion in a 349km expressway linking Hanoi with six neighbouring provinces and cities.

Prolonged heavy rain triggered landslides onto roads and into homes in Minh Luong Commune, Lao Cai Province.

Hue City will provide free textbooks to all pupils from the 2026-2027 school year under a city-funded loan scheme aimed at reducing education costs for families.

Northern Vietnam faces an increased risk of flash floods and landslides as heavy rain continues across several mountainous provinces.

Hanoi has approved 147 social housing and housing projects for the armed forces, including 121 social housing projects, 23 for the police and three for the military.

HCM City has proposed cutting power and water supplies to illegal buildings and businesses that breach fire safety rules under a draft resolution.

Ninh Binh Province is preparing a UNESCO World Heritage nomination for the Van Long-Kim Bang-Tam Chuc landscape, which is home to the world's last remaining population of Delacour's langurs.

A new direct air route linking Dong Hoi in Quang Tri Province with Cam Ranh in Khanh Hoa Province will begin operations on August 16, with three return flights a week.