VIETNAM TODAY

Police in Ho Chi Minh City are seeking the owners of 32 pets rescued after officers dismantled a dog and cat theft and trafficking ring in the city.

State President Luong Cuong hosted an official welcome ceremony in Hanoi on January 29 morning for President of the European Council (EC) António Costa, who is on a two-day official visit to Vietnam.

A smart motorcycle key that allows parents to control their children’s vehicle use has won first prize at the Vietnam Traffic Safety Innovation Awards 2025.

Interest rates in Vietnam are expected to continue rising and reach a peak in the first quarter of 2026 before gradually stabilising and edging lower to support economic growth.

Hanoi has issued an urgent directive to tighten disease prevention measures, stepping up screening of arrivals at Noi Bai International Airport amid concerns over the Nipah virus.

Ship 17 of Naval Region 2 departed from HCM City on Wednesday to begin its voyage to participate in activities within the framework of the MILAN 2026 multilateral naval exercise.

European Council (EC) President Antonio Costa is making an official visit to Vietnam from January 28 to 29 at the invitation of President Luong Cuong.

A rhesus macaque illegally kept in a cage was voluntarily handed over by a resident in Phu Tho Province and later released back into the wild, local authorities said.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has ordered urgent disease-control measures over fears of the spread of the highly lethal Nipah virus, which has no approved vaccine or treatment.

Artificial intelligence, conversational commerce and cross-border shopping are set to reshape how Vietnamese businesses engage customers and scale sales on social media in 2026, according to Meta.

A Vietnamese military aircraft crashed in a mountainous area of Dak Lak Province on January 28, with the pilot ejecting and surviving, authorities said.

Vietnam has called on countries yet to sign or ratify the Hanoi Convention to complete procedures soon so the pact can enter into force and deliver practical results.

Vietnam will pilot a smart border gate at the Mong Cai-Dongxing international border gate pair, aiming to cut clearance times to four to six hours and reduce related costs by up to 40 per cent.

Two unexploded bombs left over from the war, with a combined weight of more than 370kg, have been safely removed and destroyed in Dak Lak Province, the local military said on Tuesday.

The Cam Lo-Dong Ha Forest Protection Unit in the central province of Quang Tri has received a rare stump-tailed macaque, a species listed as endangered, precious and rare in the Vietnam Red Data Book.

Vietnam’s GDP growth could reach 10 per cent in 2026 under an upside scenario, driven by strong infrastructure spending and resilient exports, according to VinaCapital.

Danang Police have arrested two Chinese nationals in connection with a burglary in which about VND 300 million (approximately USD 12,000) worth of property was stolen from a residential house.

HCM City needs nearly VND 348 trillion (USD 13.23 billion) to carry out 157 projects aimed at fundamentally resolving 159 chronic flood hotspots by 2030.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Health on January 27 warned the public to closely monitor their health for 14 days if returning from areas affected by the Nipah virus.