VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam’s largest fuel distributor has officially launched E10 biofuel petrol nationwide, pricing the new product at VND 24,630 per litre from May 13.

Police in Thai Nguyen Province have arrested four people, including three taxi drivers, for allegedly using electronic devices to disable passenger-detection systems in Xanh SM taxis to pocket fares.

A mother and son were killed in the central province of Ha Tinh Province after their electric bicycle collided with a truck on a road partially occupied by rice laid out to dry.

Authorities in the central city of Danang are rushing to rebuild a severely eroded seawall at a river mouth area to protect more than 500 households ahead of the 2026 storm season.

A young man in the southern central province of Khanh Hoa has handed over a rare water monitor lizard to local police after spotting the animal on a local road.

Vietnam’s cashew industry has lowered its 2026 export target despite double-digit growth in the first quarter, citing geopolitical conflict, rising raw material prices and surging shipping costs.

Vietnamese customs authorities have intercepted 14,550 imported skincare bottles that had been expired for nearly a year before reaching the domestic market.

Hanoi is forecast to face severe heat on May 13, with temperatures possibly reaching 35C between 2 pm and 4 pm.

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.