The city will begin with a pilot phase in early 2026 and gradually expand the ban across the city, targeting pollution and easing chronic traffic congestion.

Điện Biên province has prioritised the construction of 80 new homes for families whose houses were swept away or are located in unsafe areas.

Điện Biên will receive VNĐ150 million in cash and 200 family relief kits, while Sơn La will receive VNĐ50 million and an equal number of kits to ease the consequences of floods, landslides, and prolonged torrential rains.

The 56-year-old patient from Quảng Trị province was discharged in stable condition as he no longer experienced shortness of breath and was able to walk, move around, and eat normally.

The relief aims to support households in difficult circumstances, with deaths, injuries and damage to housing, food and livelihoods.

This is the first time Việt Nam has a unified, mandatory process for the entire chain, including production, harvesting, transportation, preservation and packaging.

The southern province of Tây Ninh has reported more than 3,900 cases of dengue fever in the first seven months of this year, a 3.7-fold increase compared to the same period last year, according to the provincial Centre for Disease Control.

Civil servants and public employees will have time off from Saturday, August 30 through Tuesday, September 2, including two days for the official holiday and two regular weekend days.

At the scene, the authorities discovered 68 three-needle pine trees with dimetres of 1-1.2m had been cut down by loggers

Quảng Ninh Province has approved investment under the public-private partnership (PPP) model in a public park project in Tuần Châu Ward that covers over 355,700sq.m with total investment capital of VNĐ350 billion (US$13.7 million).

A 26-year-old Vietnamese man in HCM City has been officially commended by city authorities for rescuing a four-year-old girl from drowning at a villa swimming pool in Vũng Tàu Ward last week.

This is a peak training period for the Vietnamese Air Defence – Air Force, with SU-30MK2, Yak-130 and L-39NG advanced combat aircraft being used for formation flying, flyover rehearsals and parade coordination over Hà Nội.

With the merger, a crucial challenge is leveraging these advantages in a coordinated and integrated manner to fully unlock development opportunities.

Currently, many mid- to high-end passenger cars imported, manufactured, or assembled in Việt Nam feature driver-assistance functions at Level 1 and approaching Level 2.

In the first six months this year, as many as 16.5 million passengers went through the Nội Bài International Airport with a total of more than 100,000 takeoffs and landings.

Days of relentless rainfall have battered Điện Biên, submerging over 200 ha of crops, damaging 554 homes, and triggering more than 450 points of subsidence that paralysed key roads. Preliminary estimates put the total economic loss at around VNĐ500 billion (US$19.23 million).

From July 21-27, storm No 3-triggered circulation and a tropical convergence zone dumped heavy rain across northern Việt Nam, sparking flash floods, landslides, and ground subsidence in Sơn La.

The consecutive disasters left five dead, one missing, and four injured, with all injured now in stable condition, officials said.

Over the past few days, heavy rain has caused serious damage to people, property and infrastructure, greatly affecting production and people's lives in the provinces.

Inspecting the airport construction in the southern province of Đồng Nai, the leader praised efforts to accelerate progress but warned that the remaining tasks are complex and time is running out.