Despite missing an earlier target of 23–25 million foreign visitors, officials said the 2025 result marked a new phase in Việt Nam's integration into the global tourism market and provided a foundation for higher growth in coming years.
The volume, titled “80 Years of Vietnamese NA – Historical Milestones,” was jointly released by the Sự Thật (Truth) National Political Publishing House and the National Assembly Office.
State President Lương Cường on Monday approved two levels of Tết cash gifts for people with meritorious service to the revolution, which set at VNĐ600,000 (nearly US$23) and VNĐ300,000 per person.
HCM City on Monday (January 5) launched its first pilot programme using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for goods delivery, marking a new step toward applying drone technology in urban logistics and exploring longer-distance routes such as Cần Giờ-Vũng Tàu.
Prosecutors say senior executives at Z Holding JSC created dozens of shell companies and sales networks to sell fake milk products, evade taxes and launder millions of dollars – allegations now being tested in court.
Ethnic and religious affairs in HCM City made positive progress in 2025, contributing significantly to political stability, social order and public safety, according to the city’s Department of Ethnic and Religious Affairs.
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.
