VOV.VN - Air quality across the capital city of Hanoi deteriorated into poor and unhealthy levels on February 6, with several monitoring stations recording hazardous readings, prompting health warnings from experts and authorities.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued Official Dispatch No. 10/CD-TTg, urging ministries, agencies and local authorities to intensify transport arrangements and strengthen traffic order and safety during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday and the 2026 spring festival season.

The “Homeland Spring” 2026 programme has been held for the Vietnamese community living, studying and working in Greece on the occasion of Vietnam’s traditional Lunar New Year.

VOV.VN - Police in south-central Khanh Hoa province have uncovered an illegal wildlife keeping case involving five pangolins, including one found dead.

A signing ceremony of a coordination mechanism between various agencies for piloting public interest civil litigation initiated by the Hanoi People’s Procuracy was held on February 4.

The People's Committee of the Hoang Sa Special Zone, Da Nang City, on February 4 held a ceremony to inaugurate the nameplate of the Hoang Sa Special Zone People's Committee at the Hoang Sa Exhibition House in Son Tra ward.

VOV.VN - Police in northern Phu Tho province said on February 4 that they had uncovered a trafficking ring involving military-grade homemade firearms, seizing 100 compressed-air gun sets from a warehouse rented by a Chinese national in northern Lang Son province.

VOV.VN - R*phim, a pirated movie website that attracted tens of millions of visits each month, has announced its closure, following the freezing of the Xoilac system.

VOV.VN - Police were still maintaining a strict cordon at the scene as of more than 7 a.m. on February 5 following a house fire in an alley in Ho Chi Minh City that left three people dead.

The Nguyen Du Lao-Vietnamese bilingual school gathered its students, Lao and Vietnamese like, for a traditional banh chung (square glutinous rice cake) making session on February 3, ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2026.

VOV.VN - UNFPA Vietnam, in collaboration with the Quang Ninh Department of Health and with financial support from KOICA, on February 4 launched a project to strengthen prevention of and response to violence against women and girls in Quang Ninh province for the 2025–2027 period.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.