URA-xLaw, an artificial intelligence-based legal Q&A platform for the State Bank of Vietnam, has won first prize at ATTACKER 2025 Fintech competition, beating 250 projects from more than 2,000 candidates nationwide.

With no specific treatment and only partial natural immunity, experts emphasised proactive prevention through hygiene and new immunization strategies for infants and older adults for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) at a scientific symposia held in Khánh Hoà Province’s Nha Trang last week.

A decision by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Hòa Bình introduces sweeping cuts to bureaucracy, with visa exemptions processed in one day and notarisation reduced to 24 hours.

The city has introduced support programmes and policies for ethnic residents such as providing housing land, building and repairing houses, supplying clean water, assisting them in changing jobs, and providing vocational skills and language training courses.

Hà Nội’s Hoàn Kiếm Ward Police identified and disciplined two cyclo drivers who demanded over VNĐ1 million for a short sightseeing trip, ordering them to apologise and refund the tourist in full.

Prosecutors in Đồng Nai Province have indicted Nguyễn Thị Hồng Bích for murder and illegal possession and use of toxic substances, after accusing her of using cyanide to poison her husband and three nephews. The case, which left three family members dead and one seriously injured, has shocked local residents.

The campaign is to examine and evaluate the compliance with IUU-related legal requirements among the businesses and provide them with guidance in a timely fashion, ensuring they are well prepared for the EC’s fifth inspection.

Taking effect on September 19, Decree 249/2025/ND-CP defines criteria, selection procedures, rights and obligations, responsibilities, evaluation and policies applicable to this group of experts.

The funds for paying allowances, compensations or severance to full-time contractual union officials will come from the union budget.

A new draft circular by the Ministry of Education and Training could see public school teachers across Việt Nam earn up to VNĐ17.7 million (US$671) per month, with salary scales tied to professional titles and teaching levels.

The initiative is believed to ease the financial burden on parents, improve the quality of school-based nutrition and care and lay the foundations for the all-round development of the younger generation.

Việt Nam’s largest metropolis is expanding its free annual health check-up programme for residents aged 60 and above, allocating approximately VNĐ150 billion (US$6.2 million) each year. 

Đông Anh Commune, formed from 12 localities, held its first Youth Union congress, focusing on digital transformation, volunteer work and youth leadership.

The path of Typhoon Ragasa is still relatively complicated to predict, and international forecasts vary considerably.

Vietnamese fisheries surveillance and Coast Guard forces promptly provided emergency aid to two fishermen in distress while on duty in southern waters on September 19.

Vũ Chí Mai, Consul General in Fukuoka, stressed that preserving and spreading Vietnamese among the Vietnamese community abroad is a sacred mission connecting younger generations to their roots.

The residence of the French Consul General in HCM City was opened to welcome 1,500 visitors for European Heritage Days on September 20.

More than 300 volunteers joined hands on Saturday (September 20) to clean up Phạm Hùng Street in Hà Nội as part of World Cleanup Day 2025, the world’s largest civic action campaign tackling global waste.

Another individual, 27-year-old N.V.T., who allegedly told Vũ to assault the employee, was also summoned for questioning but later released.

Authorities continue to urge farmers not to restock herds in areas where outbreaks have occurred, to maintain rigorous hygiene and to apply safe, biosecure practices. Vaccination against other diseases is also being promoted to strengthen pig immunity.