VIETNAM TODAY

Party General Secretary To Lam on February 8 met with a delegation of outstanding overseas Vietnamese attending the Homeland Spring Programme 2026.

Vietnam’s state president, Luong Cuong, joined 100 overseas Vietnamese delegates at an incense-offering ceremony at the Ly Thai To statue and Ngoc Son Temple in Hanoi on February 8.

Hanoi is forecast to see rain and showers on February 8 as a strengthening cold front brings severe cold, with temperatures expected to drop to 10-12 degrees Celsius.

Four members of a family, including a young girl, were rescued from a house fire in Ho Chi Minh City early on February 8, with initial findings pointing to an electrical short circuit.

Import-export activities at many border gates in Lang Son Province will be suspended or only clear pre-registered goods during the Lunar New Year or Tet 2026 holiday.

Party General Secretary To Lam has called for a consistent and resolute shift in mindset from talk to action to translate the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress into tangible outcomes.

A public bicycle station in Ho Chi Minh City may be relocated after repeated contamination caused by pigeon droppings.

Doctors at People’s Hospital 115 in HCM City have successfully saved a Russian mother and son who suffered severe traumatic brain injuries in a serious traffic accident.

Arrivals from Cambodia to Vietnam tripled in January 2026 from the previous month, making Cambodia one of the country’s three largest source markets for the first time, government data showed.

Hanoi plans to build 16 bridges across the Red River and four across the Da River between 2026 and 2035 as part of a long-term strategy to ease congestion and expand regional connectivity.

Forest rangers of Yok Dong National Park in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak have discovered a cluster of stones bearing mysterious carvings.

With just over 10 days until the Lunar New Year, Hanoi’s flower markets are unusually quiet, with traders citing weak demand and tighter traffic controls.

Long Bien Bridge's span 18 suffered a serious incident, threatening structural and traffic safety, forcing the railway sector to close the Hanoi-Gia Lam section.

Ho Chi Minh City shines brightly as numerous iconic structures complete their refurbishment, creating a splendid new appearance.

Authorities in Hue have ordered the removal of unauthorised structures at a farm tourism complex after inspections found extensive construction on agricultural land without approval.

Party chiefs of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia co-chaired a meeting of the chiefs of the three Parties at the CPP headquarters in Phnom Penh on February 6.

Vietnam and Cambodia agreed to deepen party-to-party relations during a summit in Phnom Penh on February 6 between the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Cambodian People’s Party.

Tan Son Nhat International Airport is expected to handle record passenger volumes during the 2026 Lunar New Year, or Tet, travel peak.

Air pollution in Hanoi worsened on Friday, with the capital ranking as the world’s second most polluted city in the morning, air-quality data showed.