The Hanoi Transport Corporation (Transerco) on October 6 put 25 VinFast EB8 electric buses into service on routes No. 30 (My Dinh Bus Station–Gamuda City) and No. 50 (Long Bien–An Lac Urban Area), replacing diesel vehicles.

Hanoi will stage 15-minute fireworks displays over West Lake and Hoan Kiem Lake on Oct. 10, with music, concerts and cultural events across the capital marking the 72nd anniversary of Hanoi's Liberation Day.

A Vietnamese university student has been charged with allegedly posing as a concert ticket agent on Threads and scamming more than 200 people nationwide out of over $76,000.

Hanoi plans to simultaneously develop five urban railway lines - Nos. 1, 2, 8, 10 and 14 - with funding prioritized to bring them into operation by 2030, a goal the city considers both urgent and strategically important.

From Oct. 5, Vietnam's monthly social pension rises 8% to VND540,000 ($20.5), benefiting about 2.5 million elderly people who do not receive a pension or monthly social insurance allowance.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to incorporate a "sponge city" model into its long-term urban planning, combining green and conventional infrastructure to tackle worsening flooding and adapt to climate change.

A proposal is being considered to make July 27, Vietnam’s annual War Invalids and Martyrs Day, a paid public holiday, as lawmakers review amendments to the Labor Code and several other laws.

Drawing from experience fighting the historic 1971 flood, People's Teacher Prof. Dr. Nguyen Quang Ngọc has offered recommendations for planning both banks of the Red River.

Vietnamese police have charged 39 suspects in a case involving testing certificates and growing-area codes for durian exports to China, including a former deputy agriculture minister accused of accepting bribes.

Vietnam's traffic police plan to trial dedicated overtaking lanes on sections of two major expressways from the fourth quarter of 2026 to curb slow-moving vehicles occupying the left lane and causing traffic conflicts.

Ho Chi Minh City will simultaneously begin construction at several underground stations on Metro Line 2 from Oct. 10, triggering extensive traffic diversions across the city center and major gateways.

Ho Chi Minh City is racing to complete preparations for three metro lines spanning nearly 90 km and costing more than $9.6 billion, with construction targeted to begin by the end of 2026.

Hanoi is installing a temporary elevated walkway with lighting beside Hoan Kiem Lake, creating new viewpoints and photo spots around one of the capital's best-known landmarks.

Police in northern Vietnam are investigating whether a bronze drum held by a provincial museum is the same artifact villagers discovered in a mountain cave 32 years ago, as missing records complicate efforts to establish its identity.

A former tour guide in Ho Chi Minh City left the career she had dreamed of since childhood to return home and preserve her family's traditional rice paper craft, now passed down through three generations.

Vietnam has cut fire safety and rescue procedures, leaving just three handled by police, as new rules shift from pre-approval to post-inspection and give investors greater responsibility for compliance.

A workshop on applying geographic information system (GIS) technology for priority setting and decision support in post-war mine action was held in Hanoi on September 30, aiming to share initial results of a pilot study in central Quang Ngai.

The appellate trial of former Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and nine other defendants was adjourned on September 30. 

Twenty-eight officials and employees at institutions affiliated with four Vietnamese ministries and agencies have been prosecuted for allegedly manipulating monitoring results and improperly collecting samples to issue certificates.