VIETNAM TODAY

Hanoi City police summoned a motorbike taxi driver for allegedly overcharging an American tourist VND 1 million (USD 39.22) for a 7km journey.

Durian prices have reached their highest level in three years, driven by strong Chinese demand and limited off-season supply.

Police in Tay Ninh Province are seeking 18 suspected human trafficking victims linked to a 2024 case near Moc Bai International Border Gate to obtain statements and expand their investigation.

Ho Chi Minh City will introduce 25 electric bus routes from March 1, raising the share of green vehicles in public transport as it moves towards a more sustainable urban model.

HCM City could face extreme heat during the peak dry season, with temperatures forecast to reach 38-39 degrees Celsius in April, according to a regional weather official.

Nearly 100 tonnes of snakehead fish from the Mekong Delta arrived at HCM City’s Binh Dien wholesale market overnight as demand surged ahead of God of Wealth Day.

A stretch of seawater off Tam Quan Beach in Gia Lai Province turned reddish-brown on Tuesday, raising concerns among residents about possible environmental impacts.

China imported 69,774 tonnes of lobster in 2025, with Vietnam supplying more than 24,000 tonnes, accounting for 34.5 per cent of the total.

Authorities in the central city of Danang have seized a drone after it was found operating illegally in a restricted airspace zone near the coast, posing potential risks to civil aviation safety.

Waterway police in Hanoi rushed a female pilgrim to hospital by speedboat after she fell ill while attending the Huong Pagoda Festival on Tuesday afternoon.

Bao Lam 1 Commune Police in Lam Dong Province on Tuesday received a rare and endangered pangolin voluntarily handed over by a local resident.

Police in the central province of Nghe An said on February 24 that they had dismantled a cross-border drug trafficking ring, arresting one suspect and seizing 22 bricks of heroin.

For more than two decades, a man in the central province of Nghe An has preserved a three-hectare wetland amid rapid urbanisation, providing a refuge for thousands of white storks.

Major fuel distributors and domestic refineries are accelerating preparations to ensure sufficient supply, infrastructure and technical capacity for the nationwide sale of E10 biofuel starting June 1.

Naval Ship 016-Quang Trung of Brigade 162 has left Cam Ranh Port for Sydney to join the International Fleet Review commemorating the 125th anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy.

A resident in Lam Dong has handed over a rare Sunda pangolin listed in Vietnam’s Red Book after discovering the animal during the Lunar New Year holiday.

A 226-kilogramme MK 82 bomb was discovered just 40 centimetres from a house foundation in Quang Tri after a resident began digging to build a yard.

Widespread rain is set to sweep across northern Vietnam from the night of February 24, bringing moderate to heavy downpours in places and isolated thunderstorms.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam sent a congratulatory message to Kim Jong Un on his re-election as General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea.