A routine check on a South Korean man in Hanoi led police to discover that he was wanted by Interpol in connection with alleged fraud.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Health will launch a campaign encouraging couples and individuals to have two children in 10 provinces and cities with low fertility rates, including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Employment is widespread among Vietnam’s ethnic minorities, but stable livelihoods remain elusive as workers contend with seasonal jobs, low skills and unpredictable incomes.

HCMC has proposed two new ring roads extending across several provinces, a major infrastructure initiative intended to create additional layers of connectivity beyond Ring Road 4.

The Vietnam Register has temporarily designated two organizations to test child safety devices used in cars under national technical regulation QCVN 123:2024/BGTVT.

Hanoi has planned six resettlement urban areas for residents affected by the the Hong (Red) River Landscape Boulevard project, according to the mulnicipal People’s Committee.

National Taiwan University lecturer Nguyen Thi Lien Huong has been named one of eight Vietnamese Language Ambassadors Abroad 2026, marking the September 8 day honouring the Vietnamese language among overseas communities.

Hanoi is studying a four-level underground complex around the Opera House, combined with pedestrian tunnels to improve connections with Trang Tien street and nearby cultural and art spaces.

HCM City plans to establish three media accounts in every commune, ward and special zone, focusing on government-resident engagement, culture and society, and the economy, with the accounts to be operated by local content creators.

Vietnamese authorities have dismantled an illegal maritime drug trafficking ring and seized more than 1.1 tons of synthetic drugs, according to the Ministry of Public Security’s Drug Crime Investigation Police Department.

Hanoi has unveiled conceptual plans for a major transformation of Hoan Kiem Lake and its surrounding area, featuring expanded public squares, a nine-story government building, an international financial tower and new symbolic landmarks.

Thick black smoke swept through a Ho Chi Minh City hotel before dawn on Sept. 7, trapping dozens inside before firefighters and residents rescued 26 people. Two guests died.

A grand villa in Bac Ninh is being lifted from its foundations and prepared for a 200-meter journey intact, clearing land for a road linking Gia Binh International Airport with Hanoi.

Viet My Medical won 246 procurement packages worth nearly $226 million from 2018 to 2026 before an investigation widened to include Deputy Health Minister Tran Van Thuan.

The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City on September 3 sentenced 11 defendants to death in a major drug trafficking case.

Hanoi is accelerating the construction of seven bridges spanning the Red River, targeting completion in the second quarter of 2027 to improve transport connectivity and serve APEC activities next year.

Around 500 delegates, including nearly 40 delegations from international localities and partners of Ho Chi Minh City, will attend the 3rd Ho Chi Minh City Friendship Dialogue (FD 2026) next week.

Passengers began arriving at Saigon Station as early as 3am as Vietnam’s railway sector opened sales of 300,000 tickets for the 2027 Tet holiday.

From faded photographs and fragments of family memories, TeamLee has reconstructed more than 10,000 portraits, giving families a clearer image of loved ones lost decades ago.

By tapping a specific rain or flooding point on the “Rain and Flood Map” integrated into iHanoi, residents can check rainfall and flooding levels to choose safer routes and avoid hazardous areas.