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At least four people were killed and six others injured after three vehicles collided on a major expressway in Thanh Hoa Province, causing lengthy traffic disruption, police said.

Vietnam consumed 4.6 billion litres of beer in 2024, ranking eighth globally, as emerging markets drove growth while consumption fell in China and the United States, according to Kirin Holdings.

Nearly 2,000 AI-powered traffic cameras in Hanoi issued penalty notices for 6,300 violations in their first month, with running red lights accounting for more than two-thirds, police said.

Vietnam ranked 38th worldwide in artificial intelligence diffusion, according to the AI Diffusion Report 2025 published by the Microsoft AI Economy Institute (AIEI).

A banh mi shop in Ho Chi Minh City has been fined VND 15 million (USD 577) after a suspected mass food poisoning incident sent 125 people to hospital, local authorities said.

A street vendor in Hanoi has been fined after allegedly trying to overcharge foreign tourists for a traditional conical hat in the Old Quarter, police said.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested the owner of a food production facility accused of using banned chemicals to make fresh noodles.

Vietnam customs have seized more than 1,000 fake AirPods in transit shipments, exposing serious breaches of intellectual property and customs regulations.

A whale carcass weighing about 40 kg has been found washed ashore along the coast of Quang Tri Province.

Two women were killed in a suspected bomb explosion in Phu My Bac Commune, Gia Lai Province, while they were buying and sorting scrap metal, local authorities said.

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).

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.

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.