Ho Chi Minh City to expand drone delivery trials with harsh weather scenarios
Ho Chi Minh City 16:35 19/01/2026Ho Chi Minh City will expand its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) delivery trials to longer routes and more complex scenarios, including flights in heavy rain, strong winds, signal loss, and technical failures, officials announced.
UAVs begin controlled delivery trials at Ho Chi Minh City high-tech park
Ho Chi Minh City 14:11 06/01/2026A pilot program using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for goods delivery officially launched on Monday in a controlled area at the Saigon Hi-Tech Park in Ho Chi Minh City, marking the city’s first regulated trial of drone-based logistics.
Startup partners with mobile retailer to pilot drone delivery in Saigon Hi-Tech Park
Ho Chi Minh City 16:20 29/12/2025Tech startup Saolatek on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding with mobile retail chain Di Dong Viet to jointly test delivery services by unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, at the Saigon Hi-Tech Park in Ho Chi Minh City.
Startup tests drone delivery over railroad in Fukushima
World 16:29 10/12/2025Minamisoma, Fukushima Pref., -- Japanese startup Eams Robotics Co. tested a delivery service using a drone that flew over a railroad track in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Tuesday.
Ho Chi Minh City plans trial of drones for rescue operations, delivery services
Ho Chi Minh City 15:46 03/12/2025Ho Chi Minh City is preparing to pilot a range of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) services, using drones for rescue operations and delivery services, according to a recent report by the municipal People’s Committee.
Drones in use to locate, shoo away bears in Fukushima village
World 16:35 01/12/2025TOKYO -- NTT Docomo Business Inc. has begun deploying drones to locate and drive away wild bears, in partnership with the village of Showa in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Jiji Press has learned.
Drone sightings disrupt traffic at Eindhoven airport
World 13:53 23/11/2025AMSTERDAM - Air traffic at Eindhoven airport in the south of the Netherlands was suspended for several hours on Saturday evening due to multiple drone sightings, Dutch defence minister Ruben Brekelmans said in a post on X.
Drone saves man from capsized boat amid severe flooding in central Vietnam
Vietnam News 11:05 22/11/2025A man stranded in floodwaters in Dak Lak Province, central Vietnam was rescued on Friday after local police and residents deployed a drone to locate him, hours after his fishing boat capsized in fast-moving currents on the swollen Krong Pak River.
Drone flies near flight path, disrupts several flights at Da Nang Int'l Airport
Vietnam News 12:34 09/11/2025A drone illegally flew close to the take-off and landing area at Da Nang International Airport in the namesake city of central Vietnam, affecting 19 flights a few days ago.
Belgium probes drone sightings after flights halted overnight
World 13:08 06/11/2025Belgian authorities on Wednesday investigated drone sightings that halted air traffic overnight at several airports, as flights resumed after hundreds of passengers were left stranded.
Drones deliver food to stranded drivers on central Vietnam pass amid landslides
Vietnam News 14:39 29/10/2025As torrential rains and landslides cut off all traffic on Lo Xo Pass in Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam, volunteers from the Lo Xo SOS team have turned to drones to deliver food and water to stranded drivers.
Volunteer drone squad delivers life-saving aid in flood zones in northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 15:44 21/10/2025While motorboats struggle against swirling floodwaters, drones have emerged as a fast and safe way to deliver relief supplies to isolated communities in northern Vietnam.
