All cars and motorbikes owned by state agencies and used by officials, civil servants and public employees in Ho Chi Minh City, except specialised vehicles, will switch to clean energy before January 1, 2030.

The main span of a pedestrian bridge over the Saigon River in Ho Chi Minh City, featuring a nipa palm leaf-shaped design and linking Bach Dang Wharf with the Thu Thiem New Urban Area, was joined on October 21.

Hanoi, with its thousand-year cultural legacy, possesses a rich heritage of historical and cultural value and creative potential. 

An elderly foreign tourist was relieved when a local photographer waded into a lake at Hue Imperial City to retrieve his dropped phone, earning praise for his kindness and hospitality.

Vietnam's Ministry of Construction is coordinating with relevant authorities to install traffic signs, issue guidance and announce expressways selected for a pilot program enforcing speed limits and safe following distances.

Hanoi has raised parking fees by up to twofold, with cars of up to nine seats now charged VND 50,000 (US$1.90) per hour on 12 streets in the city's central urban area.

Parking fees in Hanoi have risen sharply since October 15, adding to the cost of car ownership. Some drivers report spending more than VND 500,000 (US$19) a day on parking alone.

Six women have been fined for sitting in the middle of a dangerous bend on Hai Van Pass in Da Nang to pose for photographs while vehicles were passing.

A major resource remains untapped as over 1.4 million Vietnamese youth are currently not in employment, education or training.

An Italian tourist whose iPhone 17 Pro Max was snatched during a trip to Hue has recovered her phone after police swiftly tracked down and arrested two suspects.

A Hanoi court sentenced Australian national McMullen Brian Anthony, 62, to 13 years in prison for attempted murder after he attacked his Vietnamese wife with a metal bar, leaving her with injuries assessed at 59%.

Hanoi has signed turnkey contracts for five metro lines totaling 253.5km, with plans to introduce fully automated, driverless trains as part of a major expansion of the capital's urban rail network by 2030.

Hanoi is considering relocating some of its 14,400 milkwood trees after their intense floral scent prompted complaints from residents. 

The Hanoi Department of Construction says that dividing the Ring Road 3 into three lanes in each direction while removing the emergency stopping lane fails to align with technical standards and could exacerbate congestion during traffic incidents.

Hanoi has broken ground on the 6.5 trillion VND (252 million USD) Ba Vi Safari Park, marking a major step towards developing a large-scale wildlife and nature tourism destination west of the capital.

From apartment buildings and shopping malls to hospitals and schools, Hanoi wants paid parking facilities to collect fees digitally and share parking and transaction data with a centralized city system under proposed rules.

High among the jagged limestone mountains of northern Vietnam, reservoirs perched more than 1,000 meters above sea level offer rare patches of blue-green water. 

Vietnam's largest metropolis plans 98 projects to tackle congestion at 28 traffic hotspots by 2030, alongside major investments in highways, metro lines, seaports and airports to support its rapid urban growth.

Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem ward launched a pilot smart street model on October 9 along the Hang Dao–Hang Ngang–Hang Duong–Dong Xuan–Hang Giay route, integrating digital services with heritage preservation, tourism and commerce.