VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam's traffic police have stepped up enforcement of safe-distance rules on expressways, handling 19 violations since Aug. 26 as traffic increases during the National Day holiday.

Severe coastal erosion has damaged a two-kilometre seawall at an ecotourism site in Ninh Binh Province, prompting a proposed VND 500 billion (USD 19 million) restoration.

A university in HCM City is offering free motorbike parking to students travelling home for the National Day holiday, continuing an initiative launched during the Lunar New Year earlier this year.

Vietnam Railways has received its first batch of new D19E diesel locomotives featuring more than 40 upgrades, as it moves to replace ageing rolling stock and increase rail capacity.

Vietnamese authorities have recovered the remains of 66 soldiers believed to have died in 1973 after a three-week search of a coconut grove in Dong Thap Province.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have ordered a taxi driver to return money to an Indonesian tourist after she alleged she was charged nearly USD 115 for a 30-minute journey.

A Chinese national wanted by authorities in China was detained while attempting to leave Vietnam for Cambodia through Moc Bai International Border Gate.

Southern Vietnam braces for thunderstorms over National Day holiday

Authorities in Lam Dong have declared a natural disaster emergency after landslides threatened homes and the safety of dozens of residents in a resettlement area.

The number of people hospitalised after eating banh mi from a shop in Gia Lai Province has risen to 248, health authorities said.

Several long-distance coach services have sold out ahead of the National Day holiday as passenger numbers are expected to rise by up to 160 per cent.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested a man accused of flying kites in a restricted zone, disrupting 21 flights at Tan Son Nhat Airport.

Samsung's phone manufacturing operations in Vietnam have surpassed USD 500 billion in cumulative exports after 17 years of production.

Ho Chi Minh City will launch nine infrastructure projects and inaugurate four completed works to mark Vietnam's National Day on September 2.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province are searching for a man who was swept away after his boat sank on the Dong Nai River.

Nasdaq has pledged to continue supporting Vietnam's stock market as the country seeks to attract more international investment and deepen capital-market links with the US.

A rare Javan pangolin has been found by a resident in Thieu Trung Commune, Thanh Hoa Province, in a cemetery and handed to authorities.

Four of Vietnam's eight international undersea fibre-optic cables are experiencing outages, causing slower internet connections to overseas services.

Vietnam has authorised an urgent project to extend the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line to Dong Nai Province and Long Thanh International Airport.