VIETNAM TODAY

A two-storey house was swept into a stream by flash floods in Lai Chau Province after heavy rain, but all occupants escaped safely after being evacuated in time.

Khanh Hoa Province plans to spend more than VND 59.3 billion (around USD2.25 million) between 2026 and 2029 to help fish farmers replace traditional offshore fish cages with more durable materials.

Danang City will pay an additional VND 100,000 (around USD 3.80) per shift to personnel carrying out night-time beach patrol and rescue duties under a new city policy taking effect on July 10.

More than 20,000 traffic violations have been detected and processed through AI-powered surveillance cameras as Vietnam expands its nationwide intelligent traffic monitoring system.

The remains of a fallen soldier have been recovered from a coffee farm in Gia Lai Province after a local resident uncovered wartime military items while digging planting holes.

Apartment sales in Hanoi slowed in the second quarter of 2026, with buyers absorbing only 68 per cent of new supply as high borrowing costs continued to weigh on demand.

Super typhoon Ba Vi is forecast to move west quickly over the next 24 hours, making landfall in Fujian Province, China, late on July 11.

The Directorate for Roads of Vietnam has proposed accelerating investment in seven expressway projects to strengthen regional connectivity and meet growing transport demand.

Nearly 4,900 people were killed in traffic accidents across Vietnam in the first half of 2026, although fatalities, injuries and the number of crashes all declined from a year earlier.

Thai Nguyen Province plans to invest nearly VND 8 trillion (around USD 304 million) in a Cau River dyke project to strengthen flood protection and improve transport links.

Vietnam registered more than 2.1 million new cars and motorcycles in the first half of 2026, with both segments posting strong year on year growth, official data showed.

HCM City received more than 102,000 unemployment benefit claims in the first half of 2026, up 0.72 per cent from a year earlier.

More than 1.6 million passenger journeys were recorded on Ho Chi Minh City's free bus network in the first six days of the fare free programme, with ridership rising sharply.

Search teams have recovered 11 sets of remains believed to be those of fallen soldiers at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City as efforts continue to locate a suspected wartime mass grave.

A nine-month-old Kazakh infant has been discharged from hospital after doctors in Hue successfully removed an open safety pin lodged in the child's oesophagus during an emergency procedure.

Vietnam plans to expand its airport network to 37 facilities by 2050 under a revised national aviation strategy aimed at meeting rising passenger demand and strengthening logistics infrastructure.

Super typhoon Bavi, Category 16, is moving towards the Philippines. Though unlikely to enter the East Sea, it may bring strong winds and 3-5m waves to many Vietnamese waters from July 10.

Dong Nai has proposed extending HCM City's planned Metro Line 3 from Phu My to Long Thanh International Airport to improve regional connectivity and support Long Thanh airport.

Authorities in Gia Lai Province have seized more than two tonnes of animal fat and skin of unknown origin from a food processing facility operating in unsanitary conditions.