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Flooding, gridlock stretch from downtown HCMC through expat area

Flooding, gridlock stretch from downtown HCMC through expat area

A torrential downpour flooded streets and brought traffic to a standstill from downtown Ho Chi Minh City through its expat hub to roads leading to Tan Son Nhat Airport.
Kite flyer faces up to 10 years after disrupting 16 flights at Vietnam's busiest airport

Kite flyer faces up to 10 years after disrupting 16 flights at Vietnam's busiest airport

Traffic chokes roads to Vietnam's busiest airport as 5-day holiday begins

Traffic chokes roads to Vietnam's busiest airport as 5-day holiday begins

Man who lived in US for 20 years arrested moments after returning to Vietnam over alleged theft

Man who lived in US for 20 years arrested moments after returning to Vietnam over alleged theft

A Vietnamese man was arrested at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City as he passed through immigration control, more than 20 years after he left Vietnam for the U.S. following an alleged theft.
August 25, 2026 | 01:00 pm PT
Vietnam's biggest drug trial opens with 227 defendants, traced to toothpaste tubes

Vietnam's biggest drug trial opens with 227 defendants, traced to toothpaste tubes

The People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City on Monday opened the first-instance trial of 227 defendants in a drug trafficking case expanded from the March 2023 case involving four female flight attendants who were used to transport drugs through Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
August 17, 2026 | 04:47 pm PT
More than 100 flights disrupted as drones shut Vietnam's busiest airport for 2 hours

More than 100 flights disrupted as drones shut Vietnam's busiest airport for 2 hours

Two waves of unauthorized drone activity over Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on the evening of Aug. 11 disrupted more than 100 flights, according to preliminary counts from airlines.
August 12, 2026 | 12:33 am PT
Nearly all Ho Chi Minh City international flights to move to Long Thanh airport by spring 2028

Nearly all Ho Chi Minh City international flights to move to Long Thanh airport by spring 2028

Vietnam's aviation regulator has approved a three-stage plan to move almost all of Ho Chi Minh City's international flights to Long Thanh by March 2028.
July 29, 2026 | 07:35 pm PT
Indian man smuggles nearly 1,500 diamonds into Vietnam for $230 a month

Indian man smuggles nearly 1,500 diamonds into Vietnam for $230 a month

A 30-year-old Indian courier smuggled nearly 1,500 diamonds into Vietnam across five undeclared trips before customs seized his final batch of 715 stones at Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat airport, prosecutors say.
July 17, 2026 | 09:00 pm PT
Vietnam's mega-airport Long Thanh to open December 1 with ambitions to challenge Changi

Vietnam's mega-airport Long Thanh to open December 1 with ambitions to challenge Changi

Vietnam will open its largest airport Long Thanh for commercial flights on Dec. 1 and move most of Ho Chi Minh City's international traffic there within a year under a newly proposed transition plan.
July 14, 2026 | 07:34 pm PT
HCMC begins construction on 41-m-deep station for 2nd metro line

HCMC begins construction on 41-m-deep station for 2nd metro line

Contractors have begun lowering the first steel reinforcement cages to a depth of 41 meters to construct the diaphragm wall for Pham Van Bach Station, one of 10 underground stations on the Ben Thanh-Tham Luong Metro Line, HCMC's second metro route.
July 4, 2026 | 03:00 pm PT
Vietnam calls in army to finish mega-airport Long Thanh before year-end deadline

Vietnam calls in army to finish mega-airport Long Thanh before year-end deadline

Vietnam has deployed hundreds of soldiers to help build its largest airport, the VND336.63 trillion (US$12.8 billion) Long Thanh, as contractors scramble to cover a shortfall of nearly 2,000 workers before a year-end deadline to open the country's new aviation hub.
June 15, 2026 | 02:58 pm PT
Sasco Infinite Club integrates shopping, dining and lounge services at Tan Son Nhat airport

Sasco Infinite Club integrates shopping, dining and lounge services at Tan Son Nhat airport

Sasco has introduced Sasco Infin ite Club, a membership program that integrates shopping, dining and airport lounge services within its service network at Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
June 11, 2026 | 08:30 pm PT
Passengers stuck for hours as storm diverts Ho Chi Minh City flights to Phu Quoc

Passengers stuck for hours as storm diverts Ho Chi Minh City flights to Phu Quoc

Heavy rain stopped planes from landing at Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat airport on the evening of June 11, diverting inbound flights to Phu Quoc and Can Tho.
June 11, 2026 | 03:06 pm PT
Long Thanh, Southeast Asia's next big airport, powers up for December opening

Long Thanh, Southeast Asia's next big airport, powers up for December opening

Long Thanh airport, the VND336.63 trillion (US$12.8 billion) project set to become Vietnam's largest, has switched on its main power supply, clearing one of the last big infrastructure hurdles before a planned commercial launch at the end of 2026.
June 10, 2026 | 10:34 pm PT
$175M road approved to serve Vietnam's biggest airport, Long Thanh, as opening nears

$175M road approved to serve Vietnam's biggest airport, Long Thanh, as opening nears

Authorities in Dong Nai City have approved the design for a 43-km road linking the region's industrial heartland to Long Thanh, Vietnam's largest airport, advancing one of several connector routes before the airport begins commercial flights this year.
June 2, 2026 | 12:00 am PT
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