VOV.VN - As many as 1,500 fires and explosions were reported across Vietnam in the first five months of 2025, resulting in 39 deaths and 39 injuries, according to the Department of Fire Prevention and Rescue.

The High People’s Court in Hanoi on June 16 handed down its verdict in the appeal of 11 defendants linked to the second phase of the “rescue flight” bribery scandal, reducing sentences for several former provincial officials in a case that has spotlighted corruption in the country’s COVID-19 repatriation efforts.

VOV.VN - A local fisherman has rescued eight foreign nationals found adrift in a small makeshift raft off the coast of Ca Mau province, Southern Vietnam.

A man in Yen Thanh district, the central province of Nghe An, has handed over an Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus) to the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre at Bach Ma National Park in Hue city.

VOV.VN - The Forest Protection Department of Phu Loc district in central Thua Thien Hue province received a golden mountain turtle weighing about 1kg, voluntarily handed over by a local resident.

VOV.VN -The Naval Region 4 Command on May 19 successfully brought ashore a foreign sailor for emergency medical treatment after he experienced a severe stomachache at sea.

As an active and responsible member of the United Nations and the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), Vietnam has continued to uphold and committed to fulfilling its international obligations under the United Nations space treaties, including the Outer Space Treaty and the Rescue Agreement.

VOV.VN - The management board of the Ly Son Marine Protected Area in the central province of Quang Ngai on May 5 provided treatment for an endangered sea turtle found with injuries to both front flippers after becoming entangled in a ghost net.

VOV.VN - The Da Nang international lifesaving championship 2025 closed in the beach shore area in front of East Sea Park on April 29, with the Premier Village team taking the lead in the overall rankings.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese authorities have dismantled a cross-border human trafficking ring and rescued two people who were said to be sold into forced labour in Cambodia, according to the Border Guard Station of Tay Ninh province.