VIETNAM TODAY

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.

Several polluted canals in Ho Chi Minh City have been transformed, taking on a new look after renovation projects were completed.

With an increasingly significant role in the economy, the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector is becoming a key focus in banks’ credit growth strategies.

Takashimaya is building a new shopping centre in the Starlake urban area of Hanoi, with the project scheduled to open in late 2027.

Nine Vietnamese companies have been included in TIME magazine’s list of the 500 Best Companies in Asia-Pacific for 2026.

Vietnam has authorised satellite internet provider Starlink to operate after regulators granted licences for low-Earth-orbit satellite telecommunications services.

PM Pham Minh Chinh has urged sanitation workers to take pride in their “silent” but vital role, while calling on the public to cooperate in keeping Hanoi clean in the run-up to the Lunar New Year.

Police in the northern province of Ninh Binh will deploy drones to monitor and record the illegal use of firecrackers on Lunar New Year’s Eve.

Vietnam ranks fourth in the world and leads Southeast Asia in pork consumption, according to a recent report by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Pet care providers in Ho Chi Minh City are reporting a sharp rise in demand during the Lunar New Year holiday, as owners seek grooming, boarding and exercise services for their animals.

Thirty-four people were killed and 31 injured in 52 traffic accidents nationwide on February 14, the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday, theTraffic Police Department reported.

An online spring event and a new “Vietnamese Products in Canada” section were launched to boost Vietnamese goods among the diaspora and Canadian consumers for Lunar New Year 2026.

The celebration featured cultural performances and traditional Tet cuisine, leaving a warm impression of a united Vietnamese community and the growing Vietnam-France friendship.

Cuba will facilitate AgriVMA’s rice project in Los Palacios, with plans to replicate the model nationwide, Deputy Agriculture Minister Telce Abdel González said.

Hanoi traffic police carried out overnight alcohol checks across the city on February 13, handling dozens of drink-driving violations.

Flower growers in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong are working overnight as Tet demand surges, with some farms reporting orders up 50 per cent or more.

Sunny days and largely dry nights are expected to dominate the weather in Ho Chi Minh City and southern Vietnam during the Lunar New Year or Tet holiday, meteorologists said.