VIETNAM TODAY

HCM City plans to relocate more than 41,500 houses along rivers and canals and carry out 115 urban renewal projects by 2030, with total investment estimated at VND 396.9 trillion (USD 15.1 billion).

Vietnam's surging durian production is raising concerns about oversupply and falling prices, with output forecast to reach 2.08 million tonnes this year.

A car owner in Phu Tho Province faces fines totalling VND 474.6 million (USD 18,000) after AI-powered traffic cameras recorded 96 violations involving his vehicle.

Large rocks tumbled down Mai Mountain into a residential area in Ninh Binh Province after residents heard a loud blast and felt tremors, damaging a house and other property but causing no casualties.

Hanoi aims to begin construction of all 114 social housing projects approved for investment this year while accelerating work on another 30 projects already under construction.

A thunderstorm and tornado damaged 47 homes in Cao Bang Province on August 12, prompting local authorities to mobilise emergency teams to help residents repair their properties.

Hanoi and many northern localities are forecast to see temperatures exceeding 37 degrees Celsius on August 13, with the widespread heatwave expected to ease from August 15.

Ho Chi Minh City will break ground on 11 projects and inaugurate five others around National Day on September 2, with combined investment of about VND 249 trillion (USD 9.3 billion).

Ho Chi Minh City authorities have fined City Garden JSC VND 280 million (USD 10,800) for failing to report the sale of 148 apartments to foreign buyers.

Police in Gia Lai Province have opened a criminal case after nearly 1.2 tonnes of suspected elephant ivory were found concealed in wooden boxes at Quy Nhon Port.

HCM City plans four urban redevelopment projects worth nearly VND 50 trillion (USD1.9 billion) along Doi Canal's southern bank to improve infrastructure, the environment and public spaces.

Vietnam aims to screen at least 80 per cent of children from birth to six years old for congenital disabilities and developmental disorders by 2030 under a new national support programme.

Khanh Hoa Province has designated two conservation units to receive, care for and manage rare and endangered wild animals and plants, including specimens covered by CITES.

Two former school sites in HCM City's Chanh Hiep Ward could be converted into public parks under a proposal to reuse surplus public properties following administrative restructuring.

An unauthorised drone was detected flying in central Danang and seized after its operator failed to provide a valid flight permit.

HCM City plans to begin construction on four metro lines in the fourth quarter of 2026, with completion targeted for 2030, expanding links to Binh Duong and Tan Son Nhat Airport.

A UAV sighting near Tan Son Nhat Airport on August 11 directly affected 73 flights, with more than 50 forced to enter holding patterns and 27 diverted or sent to alternate airports.

The body of a 20-year-old man who went missing while swimming off Vung Tau was found more than 10 kilometres from where he disappeared.

National Highway 24 through Vi O Lac Pass in Quang Ngai Province could be realigned to bypass a steep, winding section and shorten the route by about seven kilometres.