In 2024, Vietnam enforced compliance with local laws on cross-border platforms, leading to the removal of nearly 16,000 violations across Facebook, Google, and TikTok.

Stricter vehicle inspection standards under Decree 166 could lead to an increase in refusals starting January 2, as many vehicles fail to meet the updated requirements.

Overseas Vietnamese (OV) intellectuals are a valuable resource for Vietnam, especially in the context that the country is entering a new era of the nation’s rise, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Denmark Luong Thanh Nghi.

VOV.VN - Singapore's opengovasia.com website has recently run an article saying that Vietnam, with over 78 million internet users and 73.3% of its population actively engaging on social networks, has cultivated an ideal environment for a thriving digital eco-system and technological advancements in tourism.

The University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) and the Vingroup Future Green Fund launched the “Let’s Green Unitour” programme to expand the green university model to 10 higher education institutions nationwide.

The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has officially launched a probe into six individuals at the Saigon Jewellery Company Limited (SJC) for the charges of embezzlement and abuse of positions and power while performing duties.

VOV.VN - Thousands of Vietnamese revelers joyfully celebrated the New Year 2025 as dazzling fireworks displays lit up night skies across the country.

VOV.VN - On December 31 evening, people across Vietnam took to the streets to take part in various activities, including the Countdown party, ringing in the New Year 2025.

VOV.VN - In the final hours of the year 2024, thousands of locals and tourists in Ho Chi Minh City flocked to the city center to enjoy programmes organized to ring in the New Year 2025.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has launched a nationwide campaign to promote foreign language learning and create environments conducive to language acquisition within educational institutions.

VOV.VN - Soldiers have put the finishing touches to work for a series of firework shows which will light up skies in big cities of Vietnam, especially Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, to welcome the New Year 2025.

VOV.VN - Due to the influence of a strong cold air mass from the North, frost appeared again at the summit of Fansipan on December 31, with temperatures dropping below 0°C.

VOV.VN - Three workers have died and two have gone missing following a scaffolding collapse at the construction site of the Dak Mi 1 Hydropower Plant in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum Province on December 31.

VOV.VN - A 2-month-old girl from southern Binh Phuoc province has died of whooping cough, the first fatality caused by the disease in the locality.

The University of Da Nang (UDN) in the central coastal city of the same name has seen an increase in the number of foreign students over the past years, heard a year-end gathering for international students on December 30.

VOV.VN - The ship CSB 8005 under the Command of Coast Guard Region 3 of Vietnam in collaboration with a Vietnamese fishing vessel have rescued five Chinese crew members of a sinking ship in the waters off Con Dao island in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

VOV.VN - The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has introduced a series of measures to enhance flight safety following recent aircraft accidents worldwide, aiming to ensure absolute safety in civil aviation operations, particularly during the 2025 Lunar New Year peak travel period.

Hanoi ranked first among 63 provinces and centrally-run cities in the Provincial Innovation Index (PII) 2024, released by the Ministry of Science and Technology on December 30.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a working session with the Ministry of National Defence and the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) in Hanoi on December 30 to review their apparatus reorganisation.

Fines for cars which don't stop at red lights will increase sharply to VND20 million (US$780) starting on January 1, up from the previous VND6 million (US$230), under the new Decree No. 168/2024/ND-CP issued by the Prime Minister.

VOV.VN - An explosion occurred at the Maruyama Painting Industry factory in Tonoshima of Kadoma city in Osaka Prefecture at around 4:00 p.m. on December 28 (local time), causing three workers to suffer severe burns, including two Vietnamese interns.

The south-central province of Binh Thuan is ramping up its efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, according to the local Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Police Agency on December 27 prosecuted two cases and launched legal proceedings against 19 suspects for allegedly involving in smuggling tonnes of gold from Cambodia and China to Vietnam.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has estimated that about VND130 trillion (US$5.1 billion) is required to implement policies and benefits for officials, civil servants, public employees, and workers as part of the scheme to streamline the political system’s organisational apparatus.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc has urged the information and communications sector to focus on developing digital infrastructure, strongly accelerate the application AI and promote the digital industry, contributing to the whole country’s efforts to advance to a new era of prosperity and growth.

VOV.VN - Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy's goal of promoting nuclear energy technology exports is seen as potentially relevant to Vietnam amid the Canadian side restarting its nuclear power programme to address energy needs and meet emissions reduction targets.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to convert its public bus network to electric and green energy vehicles by 2030, with 100% of new bus routes opened from 2025 using electricity.

The Vietnamese Australian Scholars & Experts Association (VASEA) and the Vietnam - Australia Cultural Exchange Organisation (VACEO) are set to carry out numerous activities next year to help reinforce multifaceted ties between the two countries.

VOV.VN - A national online conference on eradicating makeshift and dilapidated houses will be held on January 6, 2025, to evaluate and work out solutions to eliminate substandard housing across the country, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan has awarded Labour Orders to students who won prizes at international Olympiads and international science-technology competitions in 2024.