Society

Vietnam has the world’s ninth highest rate of tobacco use, with more than 56 per cent of households having at least one smoker, according to the Ministry of Health.

Party and state leaders on February 3 laid wreaths at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi to mark the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Northern and central Vietnam are likely to experience warmer, drier weather during the Lunar New Year or Tet holiday, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Vietnam is deeply concerned about a new measure announced by the US to impose additional tariffs on goods from countries supplying oil to Cuba.

Hanoi will add more than 360 bus trips a day on six routes to serve visitors to the Spring Fair 2026, strengthening public transport links to the Vietnam Exposition Centre in Dong Anh Commune.

Hanoi has launched construction of the Bac Thang Long Urban City, a nearly USD 4 billion development spanning about 700 hectares, as the city pushes ahead with a multi-centre growth strategy.

A tear-shaped metal sculpture has been installed at a memorial honouring victims of Covid-19 in Ho Chi Minh City, marking a key milestone in the redevelopment of Ly Thai To Park.

All passengers arriving at Noi Bai Airport are currently undergoing automatic temperature screening immediately after landing, as part of measures to prevent the spread of the Nipah virus.

A suspected artillery shell was discovered by a household in Ca Mau Province while they were renovating a shrimp pond, prompting authorities to cordon off the area.

Northern Vietnam is expected to turn rainy and colder again late this week as a new cold air mass moves in.

Three suspects have been arrested by police in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa after four foreign tourists were attacked with weapons.

Ho Chi Minh City’s expanded market after the merger with neighbouring provinces has drawn more sophisticated smuggling tactics, with large vehicles and e-commerce hubs used to avoid checks.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam will pay a state visit to Laos on February 5, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Vietnamese authorities on Friday received 59 citizens handed over by Cambodian officials after many were found illegally working in entertainment venues and online scam operations.

The Ministry of Public Security has issued a decision to initiate criminal proceedings against Nguyen Dinh Thang for the charge of “terrorism” as stipulated in Clause 2, Article 299 of the Penal Code.

The Ministry of Construction says it wants all social resources involved in the north south high speed rail project, but will not shift financial risks onto private companies.