Việt Nam News

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.

With quick thinking and courageous leadership, 26-year-old village chief Mùa A Thi helped save 90 residents of Háng Pu Xi Village from what could have been a tragic disaster.

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.

The fire broke out in an area of decades-old pine forest with rugged terrain. The strong south-westerly foehn winds, blowing at level three to four, significantly hindered firefighting efforts.

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).

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.

Khánh Hòa Province will implement a climate change adaptation project in January 2026, focusing on drought prevention, erosion control and flood mitigation.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has requested Hồ Chí Minh City to spearhead Việt Nam’s development through pioneering efforts in five critical areas as the newly-formed megacity emerges as Southeast Asia’s largest one following administrative reorganisation.

The Vietnam Bamboo Foundation was officially launched on August 2 in HCM City, alongside its initiative “Lũy Tre Làng” (Bamboo Village), aimed at advancing a sustainable bamboo industry, preserving cultural identity, and tackling climate change through green and circular economic models.