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Vietnam operated 275,246 flights in 2025, up 22,566 from 2024, but the on-time performance fell to 65.8 per cent, down 7.5 percentage points year on year.

Authorities in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa have dismantled five hand-shaped guard huts along Hai Tien Beach, citing severe storm damage.

Temperatures in high mountain areas of western Nghe An Province fell below zero early on January 9, dropping to minus 5 degrees Celcius and blanketing mountains and trees with thick frost.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City fined multiple bars and eateries for occupying pavements along Pham Van Dong Street during inspections on the evening of January 8.

Two people died after a major fire swept through a seven-storey house in Ha Dong Ward, Hanoi, on the morning of January 8.

A taxi driver in Hanoi turned in a backpack containing valuables and documents after discovering it had been left behind by a Chinese tourist.

Hanoi has been decorated with flags, flowers, billboards and banners across major streets and public spaces ahead of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

A primary school built on the site of Ho Chi Minh City’s former largest cemetery is nearing completion, reflecting efforts to redevelop burial land and expand education infrastructure.

The Military Command of the central province of Quang Ngai has recovered the remains of four fallen soldiers in Laos and Cambodia.

A Vietnam Airlines flight from Frankfurt to Hanoi diverted to Kolkata, India, to provide urgent medical assistance to a passenger who fell ill mid-flight.

Ho Chi Minh City has agreed in principle to build a sea-crossing road linking Can Gio and the former Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province under a public-private partnership, featuring a subsea tunnel.

Vietnamese nationals in Venezuela remain safe and calm after a US military operation overnight, with daily life in Caracas returning to normal within days, according to embassy officials.

Temperatures on Mount Fansipan dropped to minus 2 degrees Celsius early on Wednesday, coating Vietnam’s highest peak in ice as a powerful cold spell tightened its grip on the north.

Residents in Hanoi have resorted to lighting small fires on pavements as an intense cold spell, strengthened by strong winds, swept through the capital.

Authorities in Nha Trang have suspended a beachside bar after discovering it was operating without a business licence, following an incident in which staff threatened foreign tourists.

The centre will provide essential infrastructure and public services to support semiconductor design and prototyping as part of Vietnam’s broader industrial strategy.

A Lao tourist has recovered a bag containing cash and valuables worth VND 86 million (approximately USD 3,265) with assistance from police in Quang Tri, authorities said.

A long-awaited bridge spanning the Thuan An sea gate in the central city of Hue has been completed but is still closed to traffic because access roads at both ends are unfinished.

A strong cold spell has continued to grip northern Vietnam, with temperatures in some mountainous areas dropping below 5 degrees Celsius, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said.