VIETNAM TODAY

Bus passengers in Ho Chi Minh City will have the chance to win shopping vouchers worth a total of VND 40 million (USD 1,530) under a lucky draw aimed at encouraging greater use of public transport.

Typhoon Dolphin is forecast to strengthen rapidly over the western Pacific and could become one of the most intense tropical cyclones ever recorded if conditions remain favourable.

Residents in Quang Ngai tried to return a stranded 300kg dolphin to the sea, but the exhausted animal was repeatedly washed back to shore.

Danang has received more than 500 leads identifying 320 suspected war martyr burial sites and has recovered 29 sets of remains since the beginning of 2026.

Vietnamese employers who fail to sign written contracts with employees working for one month or more could face fines of up to VND 50 million (about USD 1,920) under new regulations.

More than 400 companies from 15 countries and territories will take part in a series of international sports and cycling exhibitions in Ho Chi Minh City next month.

A resident in Vietnam's Gia Lai Province has voluntarily handed over a rare yellow-headed tortoise weighing more than 3kg after finding it while working on farmland.

Vietnam has made progress in tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing following the European Commission's fifth inspection, with efforts now focused on enforcement and traceability.

Ho Chi Minh City is entering a new phase as major works gather pace.

Fast-rising, surging water stranded 16 residents from five households in Bao Loc Ward in Lam Dong Province. Police moved them to safety.

Hanoi will require construction projects to recycle waste on site during site clearance, with recycled materials reused for backfilling and road foundations.

Prolonged heavy rain flooded residential and production areas in Bao Loc, Lam Dong Province, by 1-1.5m, affecting dozens of households.

A woman has been arrested in Hanoi after allegedly supplying heroin to four construction workers daily and deducting the cost from their wages at the end of each month.

Bac Ninh Province is accelerating the handover of resettlement land to support site clearance for the proposed Gia Binh International Airport and related projects.

Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) plans to invest nearly VND 12 trillion (USD 457 million) in three major projects to expand Cam Ranh International Airport in the central province of Khanh Hoa.

Haiphong City plans to relocate more than 9,100 households from ageing apartment buildings as part of a programme to redevelop 177 deteriorating residential blocks by 2035.

Forty-eight people have been rescued from the Khoi Nguyen 18 vessel as search efforts continue for those still missing despite rough seas and adverse weather.

Authorities in Ha Tinh Province have approved a detailed development plan for a proposed VND79.99 trillion (US$3.1 billion) steel project.

Widespread heavy rain is forecast across northern Vietnam through Monday night, with some areas expected to receive more than 250mm.