VIETNAM TODAY

Nearly two kilometres of beachfront railings in Nha Trang are being removed and replaced after more than a decade of exposure to waves and the marine environment left sections deteriorated.

A widespread heatwave across central Vietnam is forecast to continue until August 18, with temperatures exceeding 37 degrees Celsius in some areas.

Nguyen Huu Tuan, a Vietnamese high school student, has won gold medals at two international Olympiads within a week, including the 2026 International Olympiad in Informatics.

More than a third of primary school pupils in Ho Chi Minh City are overweight or obese, prompting concerns over a growing public health challenge.

Authorities in An Giang Province are working to pinpoint the location of more than 300 soldiers who died in Tram Du forest during the war.

HCM City hotel rates rose 20 per cent year on year in the second quarter, with occupancy above 70 per cent on strong international, business and MICE demand despite fewer flights.

Three kites fitted with lights disrupted 21 flights at Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on August 13 after they were detected as a potential threat to aviation safety.

The nearly 58-km Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressway is expected to fully open to traffic in September, with construction now 99 per cent complete.

Airfares to popular destinations remain widely available ahead of Vietnam's five-day National Day holiday, but prices are higher and seats scarcer on some return flights at the end of the break.

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.