Following prolonged heavy rainfall, Hoa Binh province has declared an emergency as over 100 households face the threat of landslides, with 8 million cubic meters of soil and rock at risk of collapsing.

Following unprecedented floods caused by Storm Yagi, rice and crops in Hanoi's Soc Son district have turned yellow and wilted, leaving farmers facing significant losses.

Authorities in Binh Thuan province arrested Tran Van Thuan, director of Long Thai Viet Company, for violating regulations on resource extraction, involving illegal mining activities worth over VND 2.2 billion.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has agreed to a proposal from the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs, granting a 9-day break for the 2025 Lunar New Year, from January 25 to February 2.

In a recent press conference, Ho Chi Minh City officials announced the implementation of sidewalk leasing fees amounting to VND 2 billion and the replacement of thousands of green trees to address safety concerns.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has requested localities to collect trees and branches damaged during Yagi typhoon and chop them into wood chips and pellets for sale.

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Court has resumed the trial of Truong My Lan and 33 co-defendants in the second phase of the Van Thinh Phat case, where they are accused of defrauding over 35,000 investors in a massive bond scam.

Nguyen Phuong Hang, CEO of Dai Nam Corporation, has been released from prison three months early after receiving a sentence reduction for good behavior, according to sources at An Phuoc Prison.

HCM City is bringing homeless people into social shelters, contributing to tackling the issue of beggars and petty crimes.

More than 4,000 children at risk of child labour have gained access to support services during the past two years.

Provinces and cities in central Vietnam are warned to be ready for a tropical depression which it is feared could strengthen into a typhoon by Thursday morning.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) held an event in Hanoi on September 18 to receive emergency aid from other countries for victims of super Typhoon Yagi.

Nearly 6 million children have been affected by the destruction caused by typhoon Yagi in Southeast Asia, with access to clean water, education, health care, food and shelter all compromised, said UNICEF on September 18.

Among the millions of donations sent to the Vietnam Fatherland Front to support storm- and flood-stricken people, there were many banknotes with small face value, piggybanks, and letters from children.

The Politburo convened a meeting in Hanoi on September 18 to deliberate on an investment policy for the North-South high-speed railway project, concluding that it is a highly important and necessary infrastructure work.

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have detained two individuals involved in the illegal sale of cyanide, a highly toxic chemical. Among them, a female executive sold 2.55 tons of cyanide to multiple buyers.

The Hanoi Public Transport Management Centre will offer offline mode for virtual tickets for public transport from September 20 to make it more convenient for city’s commuters, its director Thai Ho Phuong said on September 18.

The Vietnamese team earned a bronze medal and three certificates of excellence at the 47th WorldSkills Competition in Lyon, France. This marks the fifth time Vietnam has won a medal at the WorldSkills Competition.

Five investors will jointly carry out an urban area project worth over 72.2 trillion VND (2.9 billion USD) in Hiep Hoa Island of Bien Hoa city, the southern province of Dong Nai.

Despite being banned from breeding and trading, duong dua, or coconut worms, an insect that harms coconut trees, is still selling openly on social networks. The coconut worms are considered a specialty food of Mekong Delta.