The government proposes increasing the capital for the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway line from 203.2 trillion VND to 289.3 trillion VND, while also investing in a double track from Bac Hong to Nam Hai Phong.

Quang Ninh and Bac Ninh meet all standards and conditions to become cities, with operations under the new model expected to begin from 1/9 and 20/9, respectively.

A blaze erupted at Bien Hoa market on the evening of August 5, with black smoke rising hundreds of meters into the sky.

A team dedicated to searching for and collecting martyr remains has discovered numerous artifacts and a bone fragment believed to belong to a martyr within a shelter tunnel in Phu Thuan commune.

Based on historical data and witness testimonies, authorities believe 17 sets of remains discovered at Doi Thi could belong to special forces soldiers from Division 2, Military Region 5.

A fire engulfed a motorcycle parts store spanning about 100 m2 in Phuoc Binh ward, prompting the adjacent gas station to relocate its tanker trucks as a precaution against spread, on the afternoon of 5/8.

Thuan Hoa ward people's committee to enforce unauthorized construction at the Hue Times Square project by the Huong River.

Starting in september, Phu Quoc authorities are launching english classes for vendors, drivers, service staff, and piloting the program in 10-15 schools, in preparation for APEC 2027.

For the first observance of Vietnam Culture Day on 24/11 in 2026, the Ministry of Home Affairs has proposed swapping a working day to extend the holiday or maintaining it as a single-day observance.

Located at the Fire Police Department, the center integrates a digital map to quickly plan firefighting and rescue operations in complex areas and deep alleys within five minutes of an incident.

After 8 hours of no contact with family, relatives found 14-year-old Le Van Hao dead in a garden water tank at his home in Nghia Hop hamlet, Nghia Dong commune.

The government proposes to ban sending Vietnamese citizens abroad for massage work in any form to limit the risk of workers, especially women, being trafficked and exploited.

Every day, 160 students from the mountainous commune of Tuyen Hoa attend free swimming lessons in a bamboo-fenced area of the Rao Nan river.

One day after forming, the tropical depression strengthened into the third typhoon in the East Sea this year, named Kujira.

The Da Nang City People's Committee accepted a project to plant coconut trees to prevent coastal erosion, a donation from Hamyang District, Gyeongsang Nam Province (South Korea), on the morning of 4/8.

From 3/8, Vietnamese citizens are allocated dedicated lanes for immigration procedures at T2 international terminal, Noi Bai international airport.

An elderly couple, Mr. Han and his wife, from Ngoc Trao commune, died from electrocution while cleaning a decorative fish tank in front of their home on the morning of 4/8.

A low-pressure area in the northern South China Sea intensified into a tropical depression on the afternoon of 4/8. It is forecast to weaken within about a day and will not affect Vietnam's mainland.

Representative Nguyen Cong Long proposed researching alternative forms of contribution for individuals who do not have the opportunity to join the military, aiming to ensure fairness and mobilize additional resources for the nation.

About 50 motorbikes were destroyed, many reduced to frames, after a fire erupted at a 1,000 m2 parking lot in Di An ward.

Northern and North Central Vietnam are expected to experience heavy rainfall until August 6, with total precipitation generally ranging from 100-200 mm, potentially exceeding 300 mm in many areas, increasing the risk of flooding, flash floods, and landslides.