VIETNAM TODAY

Authorities in Can Tho City have accused an international hospital of discharging untreated wastewater directly into a residential drainage system.

The western area of Long Thanh International Airport, spanning part of Long Thanh Ward, Phuoc Thai Commune and Long Phuoc Commune, is to be planned as an urban area for more than 400,000 people.

Police in HCM City have coordinated with authorities to receive 33 Vietnamese citizens deported from the United States amid growing concerns over illegal migration and unlawful overseas employment.

More than 3,700 locally-assembled Hyundai Tucson vehicles have been recalled in Vietnam over a dashboard display malfunction, authorities said.

Forest rangers in Quang Ngai Province have identified a flock of birds spotted at La Bang Lagoon as Asian openbills rather than rare black-necked cranes as initially suspected.

Contractors are working around the clock to accelerate construction on Hanoi’s Ring Road 1 project, with key sections expected to be completed by the end of the year.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has warned that non-communicable diseases now account for around 80 per cent of all deaths nationwide, with cases increasingly affecting younger people.

Hanoi authorities have banned schools from organising extra classes and tutoring sessions during the 2026 summer holiday under any form.

Banks in Vietnam are undergoing major restructuring, shutting branches and cutting thousands of jobs while simultaneously expanding recruitment in technology and sales roles.

Authorities in Hanoi have seized 220 wild birds from three ornamental bird shops after owners failed to provide documents proving their legal origin.

Doctors in Ho Chi Minh City have successfully transplanted a donor heart flown more than 1,700km from Quang Ninh Province, saving a 23-year-old man with end-stage heart failure.

Authorities in HCM City are accelerating construction of a pedestrian bridge across the Saigon River, with the project targeted for completion by National Day on September 2.

Eight endangered wild animals, including a Sunda pangolin and an otter, have been released back into the wild at Kon Ka Kinh National Park after months of rescue and rehabilitation.

Northern Vietnam and the north-central region are expected to face a widespread heatwave from May 13, with severe temperatures forecast in western mountainous areas.

Vietnam’s import-export turnover exceeded USD 345 billion in the first four months of 2026, though authorities warned smuggling and trade fraud remain widespread across border routes.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province sealed off a pine hill after a resident discovered a rusted wartime mortar shell in Lac Duong Commune.

A rare slow loris was found climbing near the entrance of a resident’s home in the central province of Quang Tri before being handed over for release back into the wild.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province have culled more than 9,500 pigs following an outbreak of African swine fever at a large-scale farming complex.

Authorities in Ha Tinh Province discovered a man keeping 46 wild birds without proof of origin after he shared videos of trapping birds on social media.