VIETNAM TODAY

Nearly 12 million passenger trips were recorded on HCM City buses in just over a month of free travel on 134 routes, up 44 per cent year on year.

HCM City and southern Vietnam are expected to see sunny conditions during the day and scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, with high tides posing a risk of flooding.

A kite fitted with lights disrupted flights at Tan Son Nhat Airport, with one aircraft diverted to Cam Ranh just two days after a UAV sighting temporarily halted airport operations.

Authorities in Hanoi have trapped 60 red-eared turtles in Hoan Kiem Lake as part of efforts to protect the lake's native ecosystem.

After days of heat, northern Vietnam will see scattered showers and thunderstorms on the afternoon and night of August 14, with heavy rain in places.

Phu Tho Province has approved a nearly VND 300 billion (USD 11.4 million) project to upgrade 10 reservoirs, improving irrigation and dam safety across eight communes.

A 51-year-old Vietnamese-American woman has returned to Vietnam for treatment of a rare abdominal tumour after months of medical consultations in the US.

Search teams in Ho Chi Minh City have recovered the remains of 311 soldiers at Le Thi Rieng Park, including 18 sets found on August 13.

Haiphong has completed a VND 234.5 billion (USD 8.9 million) restoration of the historic K15 Wharf complex in Do Son, adding a memorial temple, relief, replica vessel and landscaped areas.

Vietnam cut petrol and diesel prices from 3 pm on August 13, following movements in global energy markets.

Starlink has begun accepting orders in Vietnam, making its satellite internet service commercially available nationwide for the first time.

HCM City plans to relocate more than 41,500 houses along rivers and canals and carry out 115 urban renewal projects by 2030, with total investment estimated at VND 396.9 trillion (USD 15.1 billion).

Vietnam's surging durian production is raising concerns about oversupply and falling prices, with output forecast to reach 2.08 million tonnes this year.

A car owner in Phu Tho Province faces fines totalling VND 474.6 million (USD 18,000) after AI-powered traffic cameras recorded 96 violations involving his vehicle.

Large rocks tumbled down Mai Mountain into a residential area in Ninh Binh Province after residents heard a loud blast and felt tremors, damaging a house and other property but causing no casualties.

Hanoi aims to begin construction of all 114 social housing projects approved for investment this year while accelerating work on another 30 projects already under construction.

A thunderstorm and tornado damaged 47 homes in Cao Bang Province on August 12, prompting local authorities to mobilise emergency teams to help residents repair their properties.

Hanoi and many northern localities are forecast to see temperatures exceeding 37 degrees Celsius on August 13, with the widespread heatwave expected to ease from August 15.

Ho Chi Minh City will break ground on 11 projects and inaugurate five others around National Day on September 2, with combined investment of about VND 249 trillion (USD 9.3 billion).