A drone view of the under-construction Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam. Photo: Van Trung
Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:
Society
— Police in Long An Ward, Tay Ninh Province on Monday said they returned a handbag containing more than VND200 million (US$7,600) to its owner after an eighth-grade student found it and reported the case.
— Authorities in Dong Nai Province have prevented more than 500 kilograms of foul-smelling pork, some suspected of coming from diseased pigs, from reaching the market, police said on Monday.
— Hot weather is forecast to return to northern Vietnam on Tuesday after several rainy days, while the southern region is expected to see sunny conditions with scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms, according to meteorological agencies.
— A police officer from Lao Cai Province was killed after his car crashed into a roadside barrier on the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway on Monday morning, a local official confirmed the same day.
Economy
— Vietnam is piloting the farming of high-value amberjack while studying the feasibility of raising ocean tuna, as the fisheries sector seeks new export-driven species to boost growth, a fisheries official told a press briefing on Monday.
— Da Nang plans to begin the construction of its first urban railway, a 103-kilometer line linking Da Nang International Airport with Hoi An, Tam Ky, and Chu Lai Airport, in February 2027 with a total investment of VND265.972 trillion ($10.1 billion).
— Vietnam’s Long Thanh International Airport project in Dong Nai Province is at risk of delays due to labor shortages and rising fuel and material costs, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam said in a report submitted to the government last Thursday.
Travel
— Surveyors at Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Quang Tri Province have discovered a new cave containing a rare waterfall estimated at 350 meters high, the park management confirmed the finding on Monday.
— Authorities in Hue City have instructed travel agencies nationwide not to send tourists to Romance Hue Hotel, located on the prime land at 14-16 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street in Thuan Hoa Ward, as the property is subject to enforcement of a court ruling.
