During the last week leading up to Tet holiday, not only streets, bus stations and airport in Ho Chi Minh City are jam-packed, but also the express delivery services, when packages are more likely to arrive late as orders skyrocketed.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport has announced the launch of a digital traffic map aimed at informing commuters of traffic congestion in the city in a bid to alleviate congestion on busy routes.

While the departure hall of Tan Son Nhat is often overcrowded with family eagerly boarding flights to visit loved ones for Tet, the arrival hall at Vietnam’s busiest airport is also jam-packed these days.

Traditionally the most festive and awaited holiday season in Vietnam, Tet, or Lunar New Year, is also a time when many customs encompassing the shared values of its people are practiced, including ‘li xi,’ or the giving of lucky money.

US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius shares his thoughts about the upcoming Lunar New Year in this piece written exclusively for Tuoi Tre News.

Vietnamese authorities will maintain the right to block online content deemed ‘toxic’ should providers fail to cooperate, according to a new circular on transboundary information.

After pork, vegetables have become the second food in Ho Chi Minh City to have their origin made traceable via a simple QR scan.

A consortium led by French rail transport equipment provider Alstom signed on January 17 a contract with a Hanoi transport agency to supply technology and equipment for a metro line in the Vietnamese capital.

A set of criteria defining Vietnam’s iconic ‘nuoc mam,’ or fish sauce, has been issued by the country’s seafood and fish sauce association.

Indonesian authorities have arrested 32 foreigners, mostly from Vietnam, who were allegedly working as prostitutes in multiple entertainment venues across Jakarta.