Society

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have dismantled an inter-provincial drug trafficking ring, seizing more than 2.2kg of ketamine and thousands of ecstasy tablets.

Hanoi traffic police deployed plain-clothes officers on Wednesday to curb coaches and limousines stopping illegally to pick up or drop off passengers ahead of Tet.

Residents in HCM City have reported cracked walls, subsiding floors and even tilting in homes located just metres from two apartment projects, raising concerns about safety.

Tan Son Nhat Airport has been overwhelmed by a surge in travellers as the Lunar New Year or Tet holiday approaches, with some passengers reporting waits of more than an hour just to check in.

More than 900 poultry have been culled in Ha Tinh Province after a highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu outbreak, as authorities stepped up measures to prevent possible human transmission.

Traffic leaving Ho Chi Minh City for central and northern provinces has caused heavy congestion on two major expressways through Dong Nai Province as Tet travel gets under way.

Hanoi’s streets are becoming a daily ordeal in the run-up to Tet, with motorists reporting that a journey of just a few kilometres can take up to an hour as congestion spreads across the capital.

Singapore's Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) said it is closely monitoring a reported case of Nipah virus infection in Naogaon district of Rajshahi division in northwestern Bangladesh.

Northern Vietnam is gradually warming, with widespread severe cold conditions easing and temperatures in the delta and midlands rising to 17-20 degrees Celsius.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and his wife, Le Thi Bich Tran, hosted a reception for the diplomatic corps in Hanoi on February 9 to mark the Lunar New Year 2026.

A Japanese tourist was safely evacuated and rushed to hospital after suffering a stroke aboard a cruise ship off the coast of Quang Ninh Province.

Hanoi police have stepped up traffic control in cold, wet weather as vehicle volumes surge ahead of the Lunar New Year, causing congestion on major routes across the capital.

Police in HCM City have dismantled a major online network selling counterfeit perfume, arresting four suspects and alleging the group distributed more than 10,000 fake bottles since early 2025.

Hanoi’s largest wholesale fish market buzzed through the night ahead of the Kitchen Gods' Day, as tens of tonnes of red carp poured in to meet demand for the annual offering.

State President Luong Cuong expressed appreciation for the overseas Vietnamese’s affection and responsibility toward the country.

Police in northern Vietnam have fined 11 foreign nationals after they were found riding large-displacement motorbikes on the Tuyen Quang-Phu Tho Expressway, where motorcycles are prohibited.

Party General Secretary To Lam on February 8 met with a delegation of outstanding overseas Vietnamese attending the Homeland Spring Programme 2026.

Vietnam’s state president, Luong Cuong, joined 100 overseas Vietnamese delegates at an incense-offering ceremony at the Ly Thai To statue and Ngoc Son Temple in Hanoi on February 8.

Four members of a family, including a young girl, were rescued from a house fire in Ho Chi Minh City early on February 8, with initial findings pointing to an electrical short circuit.