VIETNAM TODAY

A drone was detected flying at an altitude of 92 metres in a restricted zone about 4.5 km from Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport.

Hanoi plans to gradually make English a second language in schools, expanding its use in learning and piloting teaching in English at schools that meet the required conditions.

A rare yellow-headed temple turtle weighing about 2 kg was found in a resident's garden in the central province of Ha Tinh before being handed over to authorities for protection.

Traffic police cleared the way for a pregnant woman to travel more than 300 kilometres from Lam Dong Province to a hospital in HCM City after she developed serious complications.

An Giang Province has approved a VND 5.29 trillion (USD 201 million) road project to improve regional links in the Mekong Delta and support economic development and climate resilience.

Water supplies have largely returned to normal in Chan May-Lang Co Commune in Hue City after prolonged hot weather caused shortages affecting thousands of households.

Coastal provinces from Quang Ninh to An Giang have been told to step up preparations for a tropical depression that could strengthen into a storm over the East Sea.

Hanoi is stepping up free health checks for more than 2.2 million children and puplis as it moves to digitise school health data and build electronic health records for long-term monitoring.

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck Mang But Commune in central Quang Ngai Province early on August 31, posing no disaster risk, according to the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Centre.

Heavy rain is forecast across central Vietnam from August 31 to September 1, with some areas expected to receive more than 150 mm and face a risk of localised flooding.

A tropical depression over the northern East Sea could strengthen into this year's fifth storm in the area later on August 31 or early September 1.

One person was killed and seven others injured after a sleeper bus carrying 33 passengers overturned on a bypass in Gia Lai Province early on August 31.

Authorities in Khanh Hoa Province have charged two suspects after discovering more than 180,000 lobster larvae hidden inside four suitcases at Cam Ranh Airport.

Border guards and local fishermen rescued four crew members after their fishing vessel sank while operating at sea off Vietnam's central coast.

Hanoi Metro will introduce an integrated electronic ticketing system from September 1, allowing passengers to use the city's two metro lines and subsidised bus network under a single ticketing scheme.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has ordered faster work on seven northern expressways, focusing on land clearance, construction materials and disbursement for projects due for completion in 2026.

Heavy rain and thunderstorms are forecast across parts of northern and central Vietnam through September 1, with some areas expected to receive more than 180 mm of rain.

Authorities in Tay Ninh Province are appealing for public assistance in locating a mass grave believed to contain the remains of about 260 soldiers killed during a battle in 1967.

A 70-kilogramme Burmese python was among 84 wild animals returned to their natural habitat at the Dong Nai Nature and Culture Reserve.