Vietnam's ageing population is accelerating, with new forecasts showing the country will transition out of its demographic dividend earlier than expected.

Hanoi has unveiled a 100-year master plan that sets out an ambitious vision to transform itself into a globally connected city driven by innovation, technology, and sustainable economic growth.

Ten provinces and centrally-run cities will simultaneously launch a programme on July 15, to replace temporary and dilapidated homes for biological children of those who joined the resistance wars and were affected by Agent Orange/dioxin.

A new AI surveillance project will see thousands of cameras installed across Hanoi to ease congestion and strengthen public security.

Hanoi police will begin operating 36 LED information displays at major intersections across the capital from July 15, providing motorists with real-time updates on traffic congestion, flooding and alternative routes.

A tornado spawned by severe thunderstorms swept across Ca Mau Province, damaging more than 60 homes, destroying seven and injuring four people, local authorities said.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have charged another 12 suspects in connection with two large-scale football betting syndicates, bringing the total number of people indicted in the investigation to 97.

Six provinces are forecast to become the first in Vietnam to record negative population growth, while Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City continue expanding for now.

Along Vietnam's northeastern frontier, members of the Dao ethnic community have become an integral part of efforts to protect national sovereignty, preserve social stability and support sustainable development.

Just two weeks after officially opening, Bach Mai Hospital's Ninh Binh campus has received nearly 28,000 outpatient visits, performed hundreds of surgeries and introduced a wide range of advanced medical procedures.

A tourist speedboat carrying Indian visitors capsized off Phu Quoc Island in southern Vietnam on July 11, leaving 15 people dead and 21 others rescued, according to authorities in An Giang Province.

After three years of waiting for a single phone call, one Vietnamese family finally received confirmation that DNA testing had identified the remains of their fallen relative.

Providing domestic water for ethnic minority regions and mountainous areas in 2026–2030 is not only about building more facilities, but about ensuring people have clean, stable, safe water that can be used year-round.

Hanoi police have charged 3 suspects accused of operating an online marketplace for illegally trading personal data, a platform that allegedly handled more than 53 million transactions and generated over VND400 billion (US$15.3 million) in revenue.

Search teams have uncovered additional remains of Vietnamese martyrs during an expanded excavation at Le Thi Rieng Park in Hoa Hung Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, including several sets of remains found stacked on top of one another.

Ho Chi Minh City's bus network has recorded nearly 2.5 million passenger trips in the first nine days of its fare-free program, with many routes now carrying full loads, replacing the once-familiar image of nearly empty buses.

Dong Nai has broken ground on three major roads designed to expand the transport network serving Long Thanh International Airport.

A swimming outing ended in tragedy in Lam Dong Province after five sixth-grade students drowned at a local reservoir on July 10.

Traffic police handled more than 2.39 million traffic violations in the first half of 2026 as road safety improved nationwide, with traffic accidents declining across all three key indicators.