VIETNAM TODAY

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.

Ninh Binh Province has approved a VND 502.2 billion (USD 19.1 million) rental housing project to replace ageing apartment blocks and expand social housing.

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.

Can Tho City has expanded its investment pipeline to 90 projects by 2030 after adding five new projects focused on industrial infrastructure, urban development, technology and tourism.

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.

Hue City has begun a VND 260 billion (USD 9.9 million) project to build offshore breakwaters and seawalls to protect Thuan An Beach, which was severely eroded by storms in 2024 and 2025.

Vietnam's merchandise trade approached USD 660 billion in the first seven months of 2026, although faster import growth pushed the country into a trade deficit of more than USD 20.5 billion.

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.

Noi Bai International Airport has restored kerbside pickup for ride-hailing and other commercial vehicles at Terminal T1 after complaints that passengers had to walk to a nearby car park.

Gia Lai authorities have recovered the remains of six fallen soldiers after a villager uncovered military canvas and suspected human remains while working on farmland.

Authorities in Hung Yen Province have seized and destroyed nearly one tonne of pork after tests found African swine fever virus (ASFV) in seven of nine samples.

Vietnamese police have arrested a Chinese national who illegally entered the country to evade an arrest warrant before handing him over to Chinese authorities.

Ten Edwards's pheasants have arrived in central Vietnam as part of a conservation programme aimed at restoring one of the country's most endangered endemic birds to the wild.

Ninh Binh Province has asked the government to fund a VND 11.5 trillion (USD 437 million) expressway linking Liem Tuyen Ward and Dong A Ward.

HCM City has proposed subsidies of up to VND 700,000 (USD 27) for swimming lessons for more than 1.2 million schoolchildren who cannot swim under a draft anti-drowning policy.

Typhoon Kujira has formed over the East Sea but is expected to move eastwards, sparing Vietnam after an unusual change in track caused by another tropical system.

Ho Chi Minh City police have received 47 more Vietnamese deported by the US, the highest number returned so far this year.

Manufacturing, electronics, engineering and information technology are among the sectors with the strongest hiring demand in Ho Chi Minh City, according to local authorities.