VIETNAM TODAY

A new railway station has begun operations in the central city of Danang, adding capacity to the North-South railway route and supporting new passenger services.

The National Spring Fair 2026 will take place in early February in Hanoi, aiming to boost domestic consumption, promote Vietnamese products and welcome the new spring season.

Hanoi has begun piloting an early air quality forecasting system to trigger timely pollution control measures as the capital continues to face severe air pollution.

A man fled on foot and left his motorbike behind after coming face to face with an elephant on a road in Dong Nai Province.

Nestle Vietnam has announced a precautionary recall of 17 batches of NAN branded infant formula, advising consumers to check product details and batch numbers printed on the bottom of the cans.

Police in the southern province of Tay Ninh have dismantled a large dog-theft and trafficking ring, detaining nine suspects and seizing more than 1.5 tonnes of evidence.

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.

A rare cold snap pushed temperatures in Ho Chi Minh City below 17 degrees Celsius on Friday morning, prompting some residents to light fires on pavements to keep warm.

Strong leadership from the Government and the wider political system enabled Vietnam to surpass its target of 3,000km of expressways during the 2021-2025 term, officials say.

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.

Residents in Lam Dong Province have handed over two long-tailed macaques to police after the animals entered homes and gardens in search of food, damaging property.

Vietnam Report Joint Stock Company, in coordination with VietNamNet e-newspaper, on January 8 announced the Top 500 Largest Enterprises in Vietnam (VNR500).

Phuong Hoang Tunnel, the most technically complex section of the Khanh Hoa-Buon Ma Thuot expressway, has been broken through after nearly two years, paving the way for accelerated construction.

Two pangolins that strayed into house in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa have been released back into the wild.

Petrol prices in Vietnam fell for a fifth consecutive adjustment on January 8, with RON 95 down VND 350 per litre at the start of the year.

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

Major supermarket chains have urgently withdrawn Ha Long canned pork products after police uncovered large volumes of diseased pork linked to the company.