Việt Nam is to become an attractive destination for tourism, investment, creativity and international cultural exchange, with the goal of welcoming around 70 million international visitors annually and effectively attracting high-quality foreign direct investment.

Police in HCM City have dismantled an organised ring involved in the production and sale of counterfeit petrol, initiating criminal proceedings against eight suspects for manufacturing and trading fake goods.

HCM City has always identified innovation and creative entrepreneurship as key drivers for sustainable growth.

The seven-storey project, part of the HCM City Institute of Traditional Medicine, will be built at the institute’s headquarters in Phú Nhuận Ward, with a total floor area of more than 16,000sq.m

Experience has shown that whenever the Party’s and State’s policies are implemented by the whole political system and society at large with determination and decisive action, they achieve outstanding success.

Despite sweeping legal reforms, many Vietnamese scientists still stick to safe projects. Authorities are shifting from passive policy-making to active steps to spark breakthrough research.

The recent reciprocal visits by the top Party leaders, following the elevation of bilateral ties to “great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion,” represent a new milestone with distinct significance for both countries, according to Lao foreign minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane.

Many general education schools in HCM City have integrated AI into teaching and learning, either through dedicated AI lessons or by applying the technology to innovate teaching methods across subjects.

The southern province of An Giang plans to invest around VNĐ600 billion (US$24 million) to upgrade and expand An Thới Fishing Port, a key hub for Phú Quốc Island’s fisheries, in a move aimed at boosting fishermen’s incomes and supporting the long-term marine economy.

A delegation led by Lieutenant General Bùi Quốc Oai, Party Secretary and Political Commissar of the Việt Nam Coast Guard, paid visits and extended Tết (Lunar New Year) greetings to forces performing duties to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the waters bordering Việt Nam, Malaysia and Indonesia from January 30 to February 1.

HCM City authorities have ordered a temporary halt to urban beautification works at several central landmarks, including Bến Thành Market and Hồ Con Rùa (Turtle Lake), after the implementation deviated from approved designs and sparked public debate over aesthetics.

HCM City on February 2 officially restarted its long-delayed tidal flood-control project costing VNĐ10 trillion (US$338 million) with the trial operation of the Bến Nghé sluice gate.

Dasun Wijesekara, a representative of the Media Unit of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP-People's Liberation Front) of Sri Lanka described the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Việt Nam as an event of exceptional scale, noting that organising such a programme is far from easy and reflects the Party’s vitality and strong organisational capacity.

The Vietnamese Embassy has coordinated closely with relevant Egyptian authorities to complete all necessary formalities, ensuring the victim’s remains can be returned to Vệt Nam as soon as possible.

This work is to realise the guidelines of the Poliburo of the Communist Party of Việt Nam for investing in school construction for border communes.

Three suspects have been charged in Việt Nam after police uncovered an organised cybercrime ring trading more than 8.4 billion email accounts.

Việt Nam is accelerating both intercity and urban rail development as private firms propose new projects linking HCM City with the Mekong Delta and expanding the city’s metro network.

The visit, which will take place on February 5, will be the first foreign trip by General Secretary Tô Lâm in 2026 and his first foreign visit after he was re-elected as General Secretary of the 14th National Congress of the CPV.

The groundbreaking of Bắc Thăng Long Urban City on Monday, attended by the top leader, highlights Hà Nội’s push to reshape its growth northward as part of a broader shift toward a multi-center urban structure.

The initiatives are aimed at promoting green consumption and sustainable development.