Agriculture sector puts data at the heart of digital transformation
Agriculture sector puts data at the heart of digital transformation

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment is placing digital transformation and sector-wide data development at the heart of its long-term strategy, aligning its work with Politburo Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation.

Agriculture sector puts data at the heart of digital transformation
Tests reveal E. coli in case of 46 hospitalised after year-end party
Tests reveal E. coli in case of 46 hospitalised after year-end party

VOV.VN - Tests on patient samples have found the presence of E. coli bacteria in a food poisoning case that sent 46 people to hospital after a year-end party in southern Vietnam, hospital officials said on February 4.

Tests reveal E. coli in case of 46 hospitalised after year-end party
Vietnam to showcase education system, seek partnerships at APAIE 2026
Vietnam to showcase education system, seek partnerships at APAIE 2026

VOV.VN - Vietnam will take part in the Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) 2026 Conference and Exhibition, one of the world’s largest international education forums later this month, according to the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).

Vietnam to showcase education system, seek partnerships at APAIE 2026
Coca-Cola provides community assistance worth over VND 6.7 billion for Tet 2026
Coca-Cola provides community assistance worth over VND 6.7 billion for Tet 2026

VOV.VN - On the occasion of the 2026 Lunar New Year (Tet), the Vietnam Red Cross Society, in coordination with Coca-Cola Vietnam and The Coca-Cola Foundation, delivered a community assistance package worth more than VND 6.7 billion, targeting disadvantaged groups and people affected by natural disasters.

Coca-Cola provides community assistance worth over VND 6.7 billion for Tet 2026
2026 storm season seen as less severe than 2025
2026 storm season seen as less severe than 2025

VOV.VN - The number of storms and tropical depressions active in the East Sea and affecting Vietnam in 2026 is likely to be lower than in 2025, particularly in the final months of the year, as the ENSO cycle is expected to gradually shift toward an El Niño phase, according to Vietnam’s National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

2026 storm season seen as less severe than 2025
Hanoi National University pushes education, AI cooperation with Israel
Hanoi National University pushes education, AI cooperation with Israel

VOV.VN - A delegation from Hanoi National University (HNU), led by President Hoang Minh Son, paid a working visit to Israel from January 31 to February 4 to advance Vietnam’s priorities on education reform, science, technology and innovation.

Hanoi National University pushes education, AI cooperation with Israel
Vietnam defends progress on women’s rights at UN CEDAW review
Vietnam defends progress on women’s rights at UN CEDAW review

VOV.VN - Vietnam on February 3 defended its record on gender equality and women’s rights during a dialogue with the United Nations committee overseeing the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), highlighting recent legal reforms and pledging further action.

Vietnam defends progress on women’s rights at UN CEDAW review
Combatting IUU fishing: Da Nang restructures fleet to protect marine resources
Combatting IUU fishing: Da Nang restructures fleet to protect marine resources

In the central city of Da Nang, small fishing boats working in nearshore waters make up about 57% of the local fleet, putting significant strain on coastal resources and biodiversity, necessitating timely policies to support job transitions, remove non-compliant vessels, and encourage deep-sea fishing.

Combatting IUU fishing: Da Nang restructures fleet to protect marine resources
Dozens hospitalised after suspected food poisoning at year-end party
Dozens hospitalised after suspected food poisoning at year-end party

VOV.VN - Dozens of employees of a bank in southern Vietnam have been hospitalised after showing symptoms of suspected food poisoning following a year-end party, local health authorities said on February 3.

Dozens hospitalised after suspected food poisoning at year-end party
Belgian TV spotlight: Vietnam's wild nature reborn
Belgian TV spotlight: Vietnam's wild nature reborn

Belgium’s RTBF nature series “Le Jardin Extraordinaire” took viewers on a stunning journey to Vietnam’s remarkably resilient wilderness in its February 1 episode on its La Une, showcasing how the country’s untouched forests, mountains, and biodiversity have rebounded dramatically after decades of war.

Belgian TV spotlight: Vietnam's wild nature reborn
Aviation industry tightens health checks to prevent Nipah virus infections
Aviation industry tightens health checks to prevent Nipah virus infections

All passengers arriving at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi are currently undergoing automatic temperature screening immediately after landing, as part of measures to prevent the spread of the Nipah virus.

Aviation industry tightens health checks to prevent Nipah virus infections
Apple set to establish training centre in Vietnam
Apple set to establish training centre in Vietnam

VOV.VN - Apple is set to open a training centre at Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), aiming to support the development of Vietnam’s technology community with a strong focus on digital skills training, networking, and innovation.

Apple set to establish training centre in Vietnam
Quang Ninh completes fishing licence issuance ahead of schedule
Quang Ninh completes fishing licence issuance ahead of schedule

With strong determination to have the European Commission’s “yellow card” against Vietnamese seafood lifted, Quang Ninh province has rolled out resolute measures to strengthen fisheries management, strictly control vessel monitoring systems (VMS), and stringently deal with violations in seafood exploitation.

Quang Ninh completes fishing licence issuance ahead of schedule
Three prosecuted for illegal trading of over 8.4 billion email accounts
Three prosecuted for illegal trading of over 8.4 billion email accounts

Police in the northern province of Tuyen Quang on February 2 announced the prosecution of a group of suspects involved in the illegal trading and exchange of more than 8.4 billion email accounts.

Three prosecuted for illegal trading of over 8.4 billion email accounts
Homeland Spring 2026: Bringing Tet festive atmosphere to the heart of Kyushu
Homeland Spring 2026: Bringing Tet festive atmosphere to the heart of Kyushu

VOV.VN - The 7th Homeland Spring to celebrate Vietnam’s coming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday was held at Tenjin-Kihinkan Central Park in Fukuoka, Japan, on January 31 and February 1, bringing a miniature Vietnam to the heart of the region.

Homeland Spring 2026: Bringing Tet festive atmosphere to the heart of Kyushu
Tet celebrations held for Vietnamese expats in New York
Tet celebrations held for Vietnamese expats in New York

VOV.VN - The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations and the Consulate of Vietnam in New York co-hosted a gathering in the United States on January 31 to celebrate the coming Lunar New Year (Tet) as Vietnam’s biggest traditional festival nears.

Tet celebrations held for Vietnamese expats in New York
Vietnamese national dies while working on vessel in Egypt
Vietnamese national dies while working on vessel in Egypt

VOV.VN - The Embassy of Vietnam in Egypt said a Vietnamese national working aboard the vessel PVT Coral has died in a work-related incident in the port city of Alexandria.

Vietnamese national dies while working on vessel in Egypt
Vietnamese intellectuals in France contribute to sci-tech development at home
Vietnamese intellectuals in France contribute to sci-tech development at home

Vietnam must move decisively away from traditional growth models and accelerate its transition to a knowledge-based economy if it wishes to achieve its goal of becoming a developed nation by 2045, heard a scientific seminar held in Paris on January 31.

Vietnamese intellectuals in France contribute to sci-tech development at home
Vietnamese in Russia confident in Party’s leadership
Vietnamese in Russia confident in Party’s leadership

In recent days, the outcomes and positive momentum of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) have continued to resonate deeply within the Vietnamese abroad, including those in Saint Petersburg, a Russian city home to a strong Vietnamese community.

Vietnamese in Russia confident in Party’s leadership
Overseas Vietnamese in Australia celebrate Tet with Hue royal court music
Overseas Vietnamese in Australia celebrate Tet with Hue royal court music

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Consulate General in Sydney, Australia, on February 1 hosted a gathering to welcome the coming Lunar New Year of the Horse, with the festive atmosphere made even more special by performances of UNESCO-recognsed Hue Royal Court Music.

Overseas Vietnamese in Australia celebrate Tet with Hue royal court music
Traffic congestion costs Hanoi US$1.2 billion a year
Traffic congestion costs Hanoi US$1.2 billion a year

Hanoi is facing mounting urban traffic congestion as the rapid growth of private vehicles, combined with heavy inflows from neighbouring provinces, overwhelms infrastructure and directly constrains the capital’s socio-economic development.

Traffic congestion costs Hanoi US$1.2 billion a year
Con Dao special zone switches on smart power grid
Con Dao special zone switches on smart power grid

The Con Dao special zone of Ho Chi Minh City has officially begun operating a smart electricity grid, marking a major step in modernising the island’s energy infrastructure and supporting its socio-economic development, national defence – security, and the quality of life of local residents.

Con Dao special zone switches on smart power grid
Health Ministry orders tighter food safety control ahead of Lunar New Year
Health Ministry orders tighter food safety control ahead of Lunar New Year

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has ordered provincial health departments to step up measures to prevent food poisoning ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday and the 2026 spring festival season.

Health Ministry orders tighter food safety control ahead of Lunar New Year
IVF seminar expands access to reproductive support for overseas Vietnamese in Euro
IVF seminar expands access to reproductive support for overseas Vietnamese in Euro

VOV.VN - A specialised seminar on in vitro fertilisation (IVF) for the Vietnamese community in Europe was held at the Sapa Trade Centre in Prague, the Czech Republic on January 31, drawing a large number of overseas Vietnamese.

IVF seminar expands access to reproductive support for overseas Vietnamese in Euro
Tet reunion, trade union market held for workers in Ho Chi Minh City
Tet reunion, trade union market held for workers in Ho Chi Minh City

More than 30,000 workers and trade union members on January 31 took part in the “Tet Reunion” programme combined with the “Trade Union Tet Market – Spring 2026” in Ho Chi Minh City.

Tet reunion, trade union market held for workers in Ho Chi Minh City
More than 1,000 elderly receive free health check-ups in Hanoi
More than 1,000 elderly receive free health check-ups in Hanoi

More than 1,000 older people in Hanoi received free medical check-ups on January 31 as part of a health programme launched by the Vietnam Young Physicians' Association.

More than 1,000 elderly receive free health check-ups in Hanoi
Cho Ray Hospital launches VND500 billion interventional cardiology system
Cho Ray Hospital launches VND500 billion interventional cardiology system

VOV.VN - Cho Ray Hospital has put into operation a VND 500 billion interventional cardiology system, marking a major step forward in strengthening its capacity to diagnose and treat complex cardiovascular diseases in southern Vietnam.

Cho Ray Hospital launches VND500 billion interventional cardiology system
Party chief attends inauguration of President Ho Chi Minh memorial house
Party chief attends inauguration of President Ho Chi Minh memorial house

Party General Secretary To Lam on January 31 attended the inauguration of a memorial house dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh at the E2 Hill historical site in Dien Bien Phu ward, Dien Bien province.

Party chief attends inauguration of President Ho Chi Minh memorial house
Ho Chi Minh City moves swiftly to finalise IUU fishing cases
Ho Chi Minh City moves swiftly to finalise IUU fishing cases

The Department of Agriculture and Environment of Ho Chi Minh City has been instructed to urgently review and handle all pending cases related to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by February 5.

Ho Chi Minh City moves swiftly to finalise IUU fishing cases
Deputy PM inspects preparations for Glorious Spring Fair 2026
Deputy PM inspects preparations for Glorious Spring Fair 2026

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son, head of the steering committee for national fairs, has inspected progress in preparations for the upcoming first Glorious Spring Fair 2026 in Hanoi.

Deputy PM inspects preparations for Glorious Spring Fair 2026