VIETNAM TODAY

Authorities in Danang City have set up a dedicated team to capture free-roaming dogs and cats as part of efforts to prevent rabies and improve urban management.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung joined senior leaders in Hanoi to honour outstanding veterans, revolutionary contributors and the families of fallen soldiers.

Two children were killed and their mother injured after lightning struck during a thunderstorm in Dien Bien Province, local authorities said.

Military engineers in Lao Cai Province have safely destroyed a 340kg wartime bomb discovered during road construction, eliminating a potential threat to nearby communities.

Road traffic accidents in Ho Chi Minh City declined across all key indicators in the first half of 2026, according to local traffic police.

Northern Vietnam is forecast to see widespread heavy rain of 70-150mm, with some areas above 300mm from late July 23 to July 25.

Dan Tri - Pham Thi Huyen was charged with selling 283 fake Hermes, Cartier and Chanel jewellery items worth nearly VND 4 billion (USD 154,000).

Adenovirus infections are increasing among children, with health authorities urging closer monitoring as hospitals report a sharp rise in cases.

Police in Tay Ninh have launched a criminal investigation after seizing 104 protected wild animals from an unlicensed captive breeding facility.

Thanh Hoa Province police charged four more suspects in a diamond smuggling ring, saying 3,400 illicit stones entered SJC's retail network.

Vietnam Airlines will lease 19 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft for delivery in 2028, expanding its fleet to support route growth and rising passenger demand.

Nearly half of the remittances sent to Ho Chi Minh City in the second quarter came from Asia, despite an overall decline in inflows during the first half of 2026.

Vietnam has revised its railway master plan to prioritise new lines linking China, Laos and Cambodia while expanding connections between key economic regions.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has appointed An Giang Party chief Nguyen Tien Hai as acting minister of Home Affairs, transferring him from provincial leadership to the national government.

A group of doctors holidaying in Quang Tri Province helped save two tourists after they were pulled unconscious from the sea and given emergency treatment on the beach.

Thanh Hoa Province police charged 13 suspects over a large fake perfume ring, seizing thousands of counterfeit branded products and chemical drums.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities will survey 12 key locations in an effort to locate the remains of fallen soldiers.

Police in Nghe An have dismantled two human trafficking rings, arrested six suspects and rescued three women allegedly sold abroad as brides, including a girl under 14.

Hundreds of rescuers and thermal drones are searching for a 15-year-old boy with an intellectual disability who has been missing in a forest for five days.