One late afternoon in 2025, a small truck halted at the edge of the Tiền River in the Đồng Tháp Province in the Mekong region, its unusual cargo ready for release.
HCM City has consistently put residents at the centre of land recovery and urban development projects, with a focus on fair compensation, resettlement and comprehensive livelihood support to build social consensus and ensure sustainable growth.
The Ministry of Construction has moved to establish a dedicated steering committee to oversee preparation and implementation of the country’s flagship North-South high-speed railway, a project estimated to cost about US$67 billion.
With millions of vehicles crowding urban roads and air quality repeatedly slipping into hazardous levels, Việt Nam’s green transport transition is becoming less a technical challenge than a social and infrastructure test.
Hà Nội welcomed an estimated 560,000 visitors during the four-day 2026 New Year holiday, a surge of around 250 per cent compared to the same period last year.
The master plan for Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport aims to develop a comprehensive and coordinated framework aligned with new circumstances, meeting the growing air transport demand of the city and surrounding regions.
Traffic accidents across the country claimed 94 lives and left 154 people injured during the four-day New Year holiday in 2026, despite an overall decline in the number of crashes and fatalities compared with last year.
Assoc. Prof. Nguyễn Duy Hùng from Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT), under Thammasat University, Thailand, valued the invitation for Vietnamese intellectuals in Thailand to attend a meeting with the Vietnamese Embassy in the country.
A total of 41 traffic accidents were recorded nationwide on the day, leaving 19 people dead and 30 others injured, with estimated property losses of VNĐ212.5 million (US$8,079), according to the Ministry of Public Security’s Traffic Police Department.
The year 2025 continued to see strong recovery and growth among established domestic carriers such as Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, and Bamboo Airways, while also marking the market entry of Sun PhuQuoc Airway (SPA).
N.A.T., 34, from Phú Thọ Province, is the driver in the ‘trick’ video, where he turned a Korean tourist's VNĐ200,000 note into a VNĐ10,000 one, sparking public outrage.
This year’s campaign brings together 171 youth union chapters from residential areas and military units, 13 youth union chapters representing workers; 72 others from schools, plus 47 city-level clubs, teams and groups affiliated with the Vietnam Youth Federation’s municipal chapter.
In the early days of 2026, the Hữu Nghị International Border Gate in Lạng Sơn province has come alive from early mornings with a steady stream of domestic and international tourists completing entry and exit procedures.
The Etradition Law applies the principle of reciprocity between Việt Nam and its partners, and the authority to decide on the application of the reciprocity principle in extradition is transferred from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Ministry of Public Security.
The Vietnamese Party and State have consistently created appropriate platforms for overseas Vietnamese (OV) to contribute their intellect and experience to major national affairs, a Vietnamese scholar in Germany has said, highlighting the growing role of the OV in the country’s development.
A total of 155 traffic accidents were reported nationwide during the three-day New Year holiday in 2026, leaving 75 people dead and 124 injured, according to the Traffic Police Department.
More than ten passengers escaped after a coach caught fire near a tunnel in central Việt Nam, but a 12th-grade student was found dead inside the burned-out vehicle.
A 15-metre fishing vessel capsized while entering La Gi Port during strong winds and high waves, leaving one 16-year-old crew member missing.
