Society

A rapidly ageing population places heavy pressure on families and the healthcare system. It also deepens gender inequality by limiting women’s ability to join the formal labour market.

Quang Ngai Province will seek coast guard support to bring Ly Son residents home for the 2026 Lunar New Year or Tet holiday if ferry services are suspended due to rough seas.

Ho Chi Minh City will offer free rides on Metro Line 1 during two days of the 2026 Lunar New Year or Tet holiday to facilitate travel for residents and visitors.

Ho Chi Minh City's Public Transport Management Centre plans to launch seven bus routes connecting the city with Long Thanh Airport.

The Supreme People's Procuracy announced on February 3 that it has issued a decision to prosecute Ha Xuan Nghiem and accomplices for conducting "terrorist acts to oppose the people's administration”.

Apple is set to open a training centre at Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), aiming to support the development of Vietnam’s technology community.

Rach Gia has pursued large-scale reclamation for over 25 years, with projects to 2025 including a 420-hectare urban expansion and several reclaimed zones totalling hundreds of hectares.

Hanoi traffic police have warned of heavy congestion ahead of the Lunar New Year or Tet, saying AI cameras would run round the clock to ensure road safety and prevent gridlock.

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.