VIETNAM TODAY

Northern Vietnam is set to turn cold from February 18 as a fresh wave of cold air moves into the region, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has said.

Vietnam recorded 46 traffic accidents nationwide on February 17, the first day of the Lunar New Year (Tet), leaving 24 people dead and 41 injured, according to the Traffic Police Department.

As Vietnamese steel companies pivot towards the domestic market due to weakening export demand, they are grappling with intense competition that has compressed profit margins across the sector.

Hanoi will install an additional 5,000 artificial intelligence-powered cameras in the first half of 2026 to strengthen traffic monitoring and enforcement,.

Hanoi has provided multiple free parking sites during the Lunar New Year and spring festival season to ease congestion and support festive travel.

The usually frenetic streets of Ho Chi Minh City fell unusually quiet on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, as residents stepped out to enjoy a rare moment of calm.

Traffic police launched citywide alcohol checks from 10 am on the first day of the Lunar New Year to bolster road safety during the holiday.

Party General Secretary To Lam will visit the United States from February 18-20 to attend the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace for Gaza.

Thousands gathered at Ngoc Hoang Pagoda in HCM City on the first morning of the Lunar New Year, February 17, offering incense and prayers for peace and good fortune.

Police in Phong Nha Commune in the central province of Quang Tri have helped a foreign tourist recover a bag left behind on the SE23 train.

Hanoi's usually traffic-clogged streets were unusually quiet on the first morning of the Lunar New Year, with blaring horns replaced by a rare calm in the cool early-spring air.

A cold front is set to hit northern Vietnam before dawn on February 17, the first day of the Lunar New Year, spreading southwards and bringing cooler weather, with severe cold in mountainous areas.

State President Luong Cuong, on behalf of Party and State leaders, delivers the Lunar New Year message.

Fireworks lit up skies across Vietnam at midnight as the country ushered in the Lunar New Year, with millions celebrating in scenes of colour and jubilation.

People across Vietnam gathered in provincial and city centres on Monday night, eagerly counting down to the Lunar New Year in a festive atmosphere.

Foreign media have shared positive sentiment on Vietnam’s economic prospects, praising the country’s impressive growth as it moves toward becoming a top economy in Southeast Asia.

Party General Secretary To Lam offered incense in tribute to the kings at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel and to President Ho Chi Minh on February 16 ahead of the Lunar New Year or Tet festival.

The rising number of Vietnamese agricultural and food products obtaining Halal certification creates a great opportunity for domestic goods to penetrate rapidly global Muslim market.

Vietnamese maritime rescue forces brought a Georgian crew member ashore for emergency treatment overnight after he fell critically ill on a tanker off the coast of Khanh Hoa Province.