Việt Nam News

Hà Nội's Department of Construction will pilot restrictions on certain vehicles on several key routes during peak hours as part of an effort to ease traffic congestion in the capital.

New demographic projections suggest Việt Nam has little more than a decade left to capitalise on its 'golden population' phase, with ageing, migration and gender imbalances set to reshape the country’s economic and social foundations.

Bắc Ninh targets a 50 per cent reduction in both processing time and compliance costs by 2026, while ensuring that 100 per cent of administrative procedures related to businesses are conducted online.

The most notable achievement recorded in 2025 has been the sweeping reduction, standardisation and simplification of administrative procedures related to business activities.

Having identified the task of building a 'Friendly Government' as a central mission, Bắc Ninh Province has deployed and implemented this model with a spirit of innovation, dynamism, creativity and suitability.

The Supreme People’s Procuracy concluded that Phong, Nga, and 32 subordinates abused their powers to receive more than VNĐ107 billion in bribes from 21 corporate and individual defendants.

HCM City officials and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted a broadly successful 2025 in foreign affairs, highlighting economic diplomacy and the mobilisation of international resources for digital and green transitions.

He said the most haunting aspect during those days of direct examinations was not just the shortages of equipment and medicines, but the feeling of 'if only we had arrived sooner and advised earlier'.

Amid rapid urbanisation and a growing number of vehicles, HCM City has identified transport as a key source of air pollution and is accelerating a shift towards greener and cleaner transport to reduce emissions, improve air quality and protect public health.

Older workers are an abundant resource, but they require appropriate employment policies, including retraining, flexible work arrangements and support for occupational transitions.

Of the violations detected, the majority involved failure to obey traffic lights, accounting for more than 620 cases, followed by riding without helmets, with over 360 cases.

The conference received strong interest from the scientific community, with nearly 100 academic papers submitted from 10 countries and territories, including Russia, the Republic of Korea, India, Thailand, Australia, Bangladesh, Taiwan (China), Cambodia, Malta, and Việt Nam.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính stressed that the upcoming National Patriotic Emulation Congress is a major political event of the country, carrying particular significance as it reviews five years of emulation movements during an exceptionally challenging period marked by unprecedented difficulties and challenges beyond prior forecasts.

According to Phú Mỹ Ward People's Committee, dozens of locals in HCM City have been hospitalised, suspected to be food-poisoning after eating bánh mì from a vendor in the ward.

The suspects were said to have failed to fully comply with regulations on labour safety and the safe operation of power facilities.

The suspects are accused of attempting to transport 24 blocks of 9999-grade gold along with 32 smartphones through customs at Cam Ranh International Airport.

After one year of operation, as of December 15, the Bến Thành–Suối Tiên metro line had operated 78,194 train services and carried approximately 18.95 million passengers

The programme will prioritise candidates from low-income households who lack the means to pursue overseas studies, as well as those from remote and disadvantaged areas of Việt Nam.