Police data show a marked year-on-year decline in traffic accidents, deaths and injuries during one of the country’s busiest travel periods.

Ethnic migration is reshaping Việt Nam's border regions. Experts warn that without sustainable local development, population shifts could strain communities, but strategic investment and people-centred policies can turn migration into opportunity.

The Ministry of Construction requires the project management boards to focus on decisively implementing solutions to meet the directed timelines.

US Ambassador Marc E. Knapper says growing high-tech, education and people-to-people ties are shaping the next phase of bilateral relations.

Under a newly issued decree, users of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products face higher fines, while organisations risk doubled penalties for providing space for such activity.

Hà Nội's vehicles using clean and green energy will be assigned license plates with different background colours from vehicles using other energy.

Tân Tây yellow ochna growing village in Tây Ninh Province’s Tân Tây Commune is transforming its production and business, diversifying products and applying e-commerce.

Artificial intelligence is being used in classrooms across Ninh Bình to support visual learning and experimentation, as teachers adapt lessons to a rapidly digitising education system.

PM Phạm Minh Chính has called on all levels and sectors to implement comprehensive measures to ensure that citizens – especially the poor, vulnerable groups, and those in disaster-affected areas – do not face hunger or shortages of essential goods during Tết.

There are large Vietnamese communities, numbering in the millions in key technology countries such as the US, Japan, France, Australia, and Canada. Israeli expert Mel Shalev suggested Việt Nam make greater efforts to attract more of them home, or at least to their second home, as they are a bridge between Việt Nam and some key high-tech partner countries.

Sa Pa held a ceremony on January 1 to welcome its first tourist group of 2026, reaffirming its image as a safe, friendly and culturally rich destination.

The guests also received special gifts – experience vouchers for entertainment services at Sunset Town with a value of up to VNĐ1 million (US$38) per guest.

HCM City’s Department of Tourism organised an event to welcome the first groups of tourists and visitors of 2026 in the city on January 1 at the Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport.

The Việt Nam Coast Guard has seized 40,000 litres of contraband diesel from a fishing boat off the country’s southwestern waters.

DRVN reports that bidding for 21 rest stop projects has generated about VNĐ1.4 trillion (US$53.2 million) for the State budget.

A few hours before the New Year 2026, a large number of locals and tourists in Hà Nội have gathered at the area around of the Hoàn Kiếm Lake in centre of the capital city to wait for the fireworks display and join in the Hà Nội Countdown 2026 programme.

Rebuilding homes for people affected by disasters in 2025, officers and soldiers are helping affected residents stabilise their lives and welcome the Year of the Horse 2026 in warmth, safety and joy.

The HCM City Public Administrative Service Centre has three facilities in HCM City and the former provinces of Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu and Bình Dương.

A new government decree sets stricter rules for community-based diversion and electronic monitoring of juvenile suspects, clarifying responsibilities and safeguards ahead of its enforcement in January 2026.

Deputy Prime Minister Lê Thành Long on Wednesday (December 31) officially presented the Prime Minister’s decision appointing Prof. Dr. Nguyễn Thị Thanh Mai as Chancellor of Việt Nam National University-HCM City (VNU-HCM), making her the first woman to lead the university since its establishment.