The number of traffic accidents nationwide on January 4 (the final day of the New Year holiday) fell by more than 25% compared with the same day last year, reflecting positive results from traffic safety enforcement efforts, though violations remained high with over 12,000 cases handled.

Despite AI's growing footprint, the IT sector continues to command the highest salaries in Vietnam, according to TopCV's latest hiring report.

VOV.VN - Recent medical achievements, alongside the application of modern technologies, are contributing to ongoing reform in Vietnam’s healthcare sector.

Vietnam’s Extradition Law, comprising four chapters and 45 articles, will take effect on July 1, 2026, following its passage by the National Assembly on November 26, 2025, aiming to facilitate the settlement of criminal cases involving fugitives abroad.

VOV.VN - Increased travel, social gatherings and commercial activities during the New Year holiday are driving a higher risk of infectious diseases, notably seasonal influenza, bronchitis, pneumonia, hand-foot-and-mouth disease and dengue fever.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded 71 road traffic accidents on January 2, resulting in 41 deaths and 56 injuries, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

As climate change intensifies and the global push toward net-zero emissions gathers pace, Vietnam is gradually shaping its carbon market, with forestry identified as a key pillar thanks to forests’ long-term capacity to absorb and store carbon dioxide.

Vietnamese authorities have moved swiftly to implement citizen protection measures following a major fire that broke out at a bar in Switzerland, causing multiple casualties.

VOV.VN - The Military Command of Dak Lak province said on January 2 that it has successfully handled and detonated a 334kg bomb left over from the war, ensuring the safety of local residents.

VOV.VN - As 2026 begins, work continues at full pace at Long Thanh International Airport, where thousands of engineers and construction workers labour under harsh sun and dust to keep the project on track for completion.

VOV.VN - A concrete section of a river embankment in Lac My village, Dak Lak province, suddenly collapsed on January 2, killing four people who were sheltering from the rain underneath.

VOV.VN - A reinforced cold air mass has affected most of northern Vietnam as of January 2, bringing widespread rain and thunderstorms in parts of the Northeast and causing temperatures to drop by 3–5°C, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The objectives of Vietnam's current strategy for developing science, technology and innovation (STI) make good sense, and they are certainly reachable and doable, said Israeli expert Mel Shalev.

The 6th ASEAN Digital Ministers Meeting (ADGMIN) is scheduled to take place in Hanoi from January 12-16, 2026, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology.

VOV.VN - As Vietnam rings in 2026, New Year celebrations take place across the country, with illuminated streets, festive activities and tens of thousands of residents and visitors gathering to capture New Year’s Eve moments.

The People’s Court of Hanoi on December 31 sentenced Nguyen Van Dai to 17 years in prison for “making, storing, distributing, spreading information and documents aimed at sabotaging the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam” under Clause 2, Article 117 of the Penal Code.

VOV.VN - Tens of thousands of Vietnamese took to the streets across major cities late on December 31 to welcome the New Year, celebrating 2026 with fireworks, music, and public festivities.

VOV.VN - Major roads in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, faced severe traffic congestion ahead of the New Year 2026 holiday, as residents travelled for leisure and family visits.

More than four decades of Doi Moi (renewal) have transformed Vietnam from a struggling economy into one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing, a transition that instils great pride in the Vietnamese community in Malaysia over the nation’s rising international stature.

The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on December 31 to make debut its Public Administrative Service Centre, marking a significant step forward in advancing administrative reform and building a modern, efficient and people-oriented public administration.

VOV.VN - In 2025, Vietnam entered a critical phase in its efforts to remove the European Commission’s (EC) “yellow card” warning on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

A memorial and burial ceremony was held on December 31 at Tong Khao Martyrs’ Cemetery in Thanh Nua commune, the northern province of Dien Bien, for the remains of 10 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who laid down their lives in Laos during wartime.

VOV.VN - Vietnam in 2025 witnessed one of the most extreme and anomalous years of natural disasters in recent decades, marked by record-breaking intensity, unprecedented damage and a scale of response rarely seen before.

Associate Professor Dr Luong Tuan Anh of the UK's De Montfort University has shared with Vietnam News Agency correspondents in London his views on how the Party and the State have created opportunities for overseas Vietnamese (OV) to engage in national affairs to contribute to the homeland’s development.

Ho Chi Minh City’s labour market is projected to continue experiencing a shortfall of suitably qualified workers in 2026, Nguyen Van Hanh Thuc, Director of the city’s Centre for Employment Service, has said.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction on December 31 inaugurated a dedicated bicycle lane along Mai Chi Tho Avenue, marking a new step in the city’s efforts to promote green, sustainable urban transport and reduce reliance on private motor vehicles.

Rachel Nguyen Isenschmid, Secretary-General of the Swiss-Viet Economic Forum (SVEF), has highlighted the Vietnamese Party and State's high valuation of contributions by overseas Vietnamese (OVs) as well as the community's confidence in the homeland's future.

Vietnam’s power system now ranks second among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members in terms of installed capacity, according to the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN).

Ha Son Tung, Deputy Head of the Advanced Optical Technologies Department at Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), has praised the Party and State for creating open and democratic forums through which overseas Vietnamese (OVs) can directly contribute opinions on major national issues.

The Viettel Networks Corporation, a subsidiary of the Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel), has reported the successful trial of its 5G Advanced mobile network, delivering download speeds of more than 7.3 Gbps, six times faster than those of Vietnam’s current 5G Standalone (5G SA).