VIETNAM TODAY

Metro Line No 1 linking Ben Thanh and Suoi Tien logged nearly 19 million passenger trips in its first year, giving a major boost to public transport in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security on January 10 staged a deployment ceremony and security drill in Hanoi to prepare for the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

The Ministry of Public Security staged a rehearsal in Hanoi on January 10, deploying around 5,000 policemen to finalise security preparations for the forthcoming 14th National Party Congress.

More than 120 urologists gathered in HCM City on January 8-9 for an international advanced training workshop on minimally invasive endourology (MIS 2026).

Frost covered the summit of Fansipan in Lao Cai Province on Saturday morning after temperatures fell to zero degrees Celsius, coating vegetation and tourist facilities in ice.

United Overseas Bank has lifted its 2026 GDP growth forecast for Vietnam to 7.5 per cent, citing stronger-than-expected economic performance in 2025.

A resident in the central city of Hue has voluntarily handed over a rare black eagle to authorities for release back into the wild.

Hanoi’s state-run bus operator carried more than 240 million passengers in 2025, a year-on-year rise of 2.5 per cent, as services expanded and electrification gathered pace.

Police in Can Tho have dismantled a large operation producing and trading counterfeit perfumes bearing well-known international brands, seizing thousands of fake products and production materials.

Vietnamese police have arrested a Chinese national subject to an international arrest warrant as he attempted to flee from Vietnam into Laos.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to temporarily use vacant plots in its central wards as temporary parks and flower gardens during the 2026 Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

The Vietnam International Financial Centre (IFC) in Danang City was inaugurated on January 9, marking the official launch of Vietnam’s international financial centre model.

A new railway station has begun operations in the central city of Danang, adding capacity to the North-South railway route and supporting new passenger services.

The National Spring Fair 2026 will take place in early February in Hanoi, aiming to boost domestic consumption, promote Vietnamese products and welcome the new spring season.

Hanoi has begun piloting an early air quality forecasting system to trigger timely pollution control measures as the capital continues to face severe air pollution.

A man fled on foot and left his motorbike behind after coming face to face with an elephant on a road in Dong Nai Province.