VIETNAM TODAY

Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) is studying plans to rebuild Terminal 1 and add an underground link to Terminal 3 at Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

The northern province of Son La has declared a disaster emergency after heavy rain triggered more than 400 landslides, damaging roads, disrupting traffic and threatening public safety.

Higher tides are forecast along much of Vietnam's coastline in the coming days, raising the risk of coastal flooding, strong offshore currents and saltwater intrusion.

Children's adenovirus infections have nearly tripled from a year earlier at Vietnam National Children's Hospital, which warned that public swimming pools could pose a cross-infection risk.

An Asian openbill stork was rescued and released back into the wild after a resident found it with its leg caught in a steel trap at the Con Chim Ecological Area in Gia Lai Province.

A Lithuanian man has been arrested in Laos after authorities allegedly found 15 kg of heroin that police said he was attempting to smuggle by air to Hanoi.

Two women died and a six-year-old child remained missing after they were swept away by strong waves while swimming at a beach in Quang Ngai Province on Sunday evening.

Lam Dong Province has launched free summer programmes offering swimming lessons, life skills training and recreational activities for children.

Authorities have urged residents to keep their distance after an endangered langur wandered into a seaside resort in Khanh Hoa Province.

Heavy rain and strong winds uprooted trees in Ba Ria Ward, Ho Chi Minh City. One fell onto a car carrying several people.

Police have detained the captain of a tourist speedboat that capsized off Phu Quoc, killing 15 Indian tourists, as authorities launch a criminal investigation.

A Taiwanese man has lost his appeal against an 18-year prison sentence after threatening restaurant staff with a handgun and damaging property in Ho Chi Minh City.

A herd of endangered spotted deer has grown from just three rescued animals to nearly 40 at a semi-wild conservation centre in Gia Lai Province.

A family in Phu Tho Province captured a 4m reticulated python behind their home and handed it over to forestry officials for release into the wild.

Vietnam's Ministry of Construction has ordered a nationwide review of inland waterway and maritime safety following a speedboat accident off Phu Quoc Island that killed 15 people.

Three tourists from Hanoi, including a father and his two children, were rescued after a rip current swept them out to sea at My A Beach in Quang Ngai Province on Saturday.

Labour shortages are forcing many Vietnamese manufacturers to turn down export orders as competition for skilled and unskilled workers intensifies.

Thuan An Bridge, the longest bridge spanning a sea estuary in central Vietnam, is expected to be completed by July 30 after delays caused by land clearance issues.

Vietnam's prime minister has ordered a full investigation after a tourist speedboat carrying Indian visitors capsized off Phu Quoc, leaving 15 people dead.