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Six people are missing and 17 have been rescued after a passenger boat capsized on Thac Ba Lake in Lao Cai Province on Saturday evening.

Tan Son Nhat International Airport handled over 1,000 flights with about 169,709 passengers on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, its highest traffic level in more than a decade.

Six earthquakes struck Mang Den Commune in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Ngai early on Saturday (the fifth day of the Lunar New Year), causing light tremors but no reported casualties or damage.

Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung called Party chief To Lam’s February 18-20 Washington trip for the inaugural Gaza Board of Peace meeting a milestone in Vietnam’s multilateral diplomacy.

Ten people were swept out to sea by large waves in Nha Trang during the Lunar New Year holiday, despite warnings from authorities about rough conditions.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed upgrading Vietnam Railways (VNR) into Vietnam National Railway Group to drive the domestic rail industry, focusing on the North-South high-speed railway project.

Party General Secretary To Lam left Joint Base Andrews on February 20, ending a three-day US trip for the inaugural Gaza Board of Peace meeting in Washington at President Donald Trump’s invitation.

Traffic police in HCM City conducted overnight drink-driving checks on the fourth night of the Lunar New Year, setting up roadblocks and patrols to enforce alcohol limits and ensure road safety.

US President highly valued Vietnam’s efforts to balance bilateral trade and welcomed the valuable contracts signed during the trip.

A husband and wife and their two granddaughters drowned after a boat carrying seven family members capsized on the Gianh River on February 19, authorities said.

General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member and Minister of National Defence, met Elbridge A. Colby, First Under Secretary of War of the US on February 19 (local time) in Washington D.C.

Three people have died and one remains missing after a small boat capsized in central Vietnam, with search teams continuing efforts to locate the final victim.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed measures to further promote Vietnam-US relations in the future in Washington D.C. on February 19.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam received the US Trade Representative, Ambassador Jamieson Greer, in Washington D.C. on February 19.

To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, joined other world leaders at the opening session of the Gaza Board of Peace in Washington, D.C., on February 19.

Traffic police fined more than 16,000 drivers for drink-driving violations during the six-day Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, with a further 9,700 cases involving speeding offences.

Finastra’s Financial Services State of the Nation 2026 report shows 94 per cent of Vietnamese financial institutions plan to boost AI investment over the next 12 months despite constraints.

A total of 8,358 babies were born at medical facilities nationwide, through both natural delivery and cesarean sections, during the first four days of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Hundreds of residents and visitors flocked to Tao Dan Park in Ho Chi Minh City, on the third day of the Lunar New Year to try horse riding as part of spring holiday festivities.