VIETNAM TODAY

Can Tho authorities have announced no-fly and restricted zones for drones and other unmanned aircraft, while warning residents against using flying devices of unknown origin.

Prolonged rainfall has caused widespread flooding in Nghe An Province, with water entering homes, damaging crops and disrupting transport links.

A restaurant owner in Hue City has been fined VND 5.1 million (USD 194) for advertising wild animals without proof of legal origin, local forest rangers said on September 16.

Heavy rain triggered a landslide that left two hillside homes tilting in Thanh Hoa Province, forcing authorities to evacuate 64 residents from nearby properties.

Three men were rescued from a cave in Phu Tho Province after rising floodwaters blocked the exit and left them stranded for nearly two days.

Authorities have relocated or removed 186 trees along Pham Van Dong Boulevard in Ho Chi Minh City to clear land for construction of the Ring Road 2 interchange.

Heavy rain has submerged bridges and low-water crossings in Nghe An Province, isolating more than 3,000 residents and disrupting access to two schools.

HCM City will link local health stations with general and specialist hospitals to strengthen primary healthcare and improve patient referrals, according to the municipal Health Department.

El Nino is forecast to become very strong in the final months of 2026, raising the risk of unusually intense tropical depressions and storms despite fewer systems being expected to affect Vietnam.

Heavy rainfall has caused flooding at a reservoir and submerged key roads in Nghe An Province, forcing authorities to close several transport routes to ensure public safety.

HCM City plans to spend about VND 140 trillion (USD 5.3 billion) on 87 flood-control projects between 2026 and 2030, aiming to largely address flooding at 50 of its 159 flood-prone sites.

Traditional fishing and eel trapping provide seasonal livelihoods in the Mekong Delta region, while local communities are also turning the annual floods into a tourism attraction.

Dense haze blanketed Ho Chi Minh City on September 16, obscuring high-rises and reducing visibility, while air quality was warned unsafe.

Military authorities in Phu Tho Province safely destroyed a cache of wartime ordnance and explosives on September 15, including artillery shells, grenades and 150kg of ANFO explosives.

Ca Mau has proposed a refinery and petrochemical complex with a planned capacity of up to 7 million tonnes per year, seeking inclusion in Vietnam’s national energy development plan.

Five people were killed in a fire that broke out at a four-storey house in Hanoi early on Wednesday, while four others escaped.

Authorities are investing nearly VND 37 billion (USD 1.4 million) to build the Mimosa viaduct and reinforce a landslide-prone section of Mimosa Pass in Dalat, Lam Dong Province.

Heavy rain is forecast to continue in Hanoi until September 17, with some areas of northern Vietnam expected to receive more than 200mm of rainfall.

Dozens of tonnes of debris and driftwood washed onto Nhat Le Beach in Quang Tri after heavy rains and flooding, prompting an urgent clean-up operation.