VIETNAM TODAY

A Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) mine clearance team uncovered 18 unexploded wartime munitions buried beneath a forest in Hue City during a clearance operation.

Hanoi will begin operating 36 electronic traffic information screens on July 15, providing motorists with real-time updates on congestion, accidents, traffic diversions and alternative routes.

HCM City has provided free health check-ups to 467,800 residents in the first two months of a citywide screening programme and is expected to surpass 500,000 this week.

Severe winds damaged 75 homes and injured four people in southern Ca Mau Province on Monday, prompting local authorities to provide emergency assistance and help residents repair the damage.

Lai Chau Province has sought approval for a VND 65.5 trillion (USD 2.5 billion) expressway linking the province with Lao Cai, one of the largest proposed road projects in northwestern Vietnam.

Vietnam will provide up to USD25,000 a year in tuition support for university lecturers under 45 pursuing doctoral degrees overseas under a new government-funded scheme effective August 15.

Cao Bang Province has proposed upgrading its planned airport to handle wide-body aircraft to boost international connectivity and cross-border logistics.

Hanoi has proposed a VND 75.1 trillion (USD 2.9 billion) PPP project to clean up the Nhue River and upgrade flood-control infrastructure.

A seafood restaurant in Quang Ninh Province was fined VND 10.75 million (USD 410) after inspectors found pricing and food safety violations following a complaint over a seafood bill.

Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) is studying plans to rebuild Terminal 1 and add an underground link to Terminal 3 at Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

The northern province of Son La has declared a disaster emergency after heavy rain triggered more than 400 landslides, damaging roads, disrupting traffic and threatening public safety.

Higher tides are forecast along much of Vietnam's coastline in the coming days, raising the risk of coastal flooding, strong offshore currents and saltwater intrusion.

Children's adenovirus infections have nearly tripled from a year earlier at Vietnam National Children's Hospital, which warned that public swimming pools could pose a cross-infection risk.

An Asian openbill stork was rescued and released back into the wild after a resident found it with its leg caught in a steel trap at the Con Chim Ecological Area in Gia Lai Province.

A Lithuanian man has been arrested in Laos after authorities allegedly found 15 kg of heroin that police said he was attempting to smuggle by air to Hanoi.

Two women died and a six-year-old child remained missing after they were swept away by strong waves while swimming at a beach in Quang Ngai Province on Sunday evening.

Lam Dong Province has launched free summer programmes offering swimming lessons, life skills training and recreational activities for children.

Authorities have urged residents to keep their distance after an endangered langur wandered into a seaside resort in Khanh Hoa Province.

Heavy rain and strong winds uprooted trees in Ba Ria Ward, Ho Chi Minh City. One fell onto a car carrying several people.