VIETNAM TODAY

Six more sets of war remains have been found at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing the total recovered at the site to 327.

A man in Ha Tinh Province has survived after being swept nearly 7km offshore and spending 10 hours in the sea before swimming back to shore exhausted.

Hanoi plans to install 6,117 AI-powered traffic cameras developed and manufactured domestically with the involvement of GTEL.

Lang Son Province opened its 2026 Chestnut Festival on August 15 to promote the local speciality, boost trade links and develop agriculture-based experiential tourism.

A 20-kg Asian water monitor lizard listed in the Vietnam Red Data Book has been released into the wild on Phu Quoc Island after being found at a local restaurant.

Gas and water eruptions from wells in Gia Lai Province may be linked to the Po Co fault system and recent volcanic activity, according to the Vietnam Department of Geology and Minerals.

Gia Lai Province has allocated over VND 212 billion (USD 8.1 million) to scrap ineligible fishing boats and help fishermen switch livelihoods as part of a fleet restructuring programme.

Five fishing boats caught fire at a port in Nghe An Province early on August 15, destroying three vessels and severely damaging two others, with no casualties reported.

Police in Phu Tho Province have charged a 36-year-old woman with industrial property rights infringement after finding nearly 400 suspected counterfeit luxury goods at her shop.

Schools across Vietnam will be required to publish daily meal information, including photos, menus and purchase invoices, under a new directive to strengthen food safety.

After a dispute at a restaurant in central Ho Chi Minh City, a brawl involving South Koreans left the owner dead and the manager 87 per cent injured.

Ly Son has about 300 hectares of agricultural land, mainly used to grow garlic and shallots. Farmers typically produce one garlic crop and two to three shallot crops each year.

The northern region of Vietnam will see scattered showers and thunderstorms, with localised heavy rain, while central areas face heat.

About 10 Vietnamese banks have announced lending-rate cuts or preferential credit packages of up to 2.5 percentage points a year to ease funding pressures on businesses.

Hanoi Metro reported a record first-half net profit after revenue surged more than 39 per cent, driven by higher ticket sales and government subsidies.

Long Thanh International Airport is expected to require 1,032 workers for operations, with expertise in incident response, advanced technology, big data and passenger services still needed.

Hanoi traffic police are using drones to detect violations from the air, including vehicles using emergency lanes and stopping or picking up passengers illegally.

Dong Nai City has approved the conversion of 2.67 hectares of planted forest for construction of the Ma Da Bridge, an eight-lane project expected to be completed in 2028.

A former Palestinian ambassador to Vietnam has undergone minimally invasive knee surgery at Viet Duc University Hospital after more than two months of persistent pain following an accident.