Hanoi has set a target to ensure that up to 80% of the days in a year have air quality index (VN-AQI) levels rated as good or moderate, based on data from standard national and city monitoring stations.

VOV.VN - Police operating in the central province of Nghe An stated on December 25 that they had co-operated with their counterparts in Dien Chau district to smash a major drug trafficking ring operating from Europe to the locality via air.

The Ministry of Health’s Department of Legal Affairs held a workshop in Hanoi on December 25 to provide information about a plan to implement the National Assembly (NA)'s resolution involving the ban of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products.

In its first three days of operation starting on December 22, Ho Chi Minh City’s long-awaited first metro line served nearly 279,000 passengers, far surpassing the expected figure of 105,000.

VOV.VN - Six Vietnamese firms have been officially selected to send labourers to work in Australia in the agricultural sector under the Vietnam Labour Mobility Arrangement (VLMA).

Ho Chi Minh City will need some 310,000 - 330,000 workers for job vacancies next year, according to the latest survey of the city’s Human Resources Forecasting and Labour Market Information (Falmi) Centre.

The transformation of agricultural production towards ecological, organic, circular and low-emission agriculture is a top priority as Vietnam seeks to meet its goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, experts said.

VOV.VN - Social network users in Vietnam will be required to provide basic personal information, including full name, date of birth, and mobile phone number as of December 25, in order to post stories.

VOV.VN - Storm Pabuk, the 10th of its kind to hit the East Sea this year, is expected to weaken into a tropical depression on December 25, but it will still bring heavy rain to the central and south-central regions of Vietnam, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in big cities of Vietnam like Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, and Da Nang on December 24 evening to celebrate Christmas 2025.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded a total of 131 cases of food poisoning during the 11-month period, resulting in 4,796 affected people and 21 deaths, according to the latest report released by the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Vietnam's Payment for Watershed Services programme is a great example of sustainable natural resources management, according to Indonesian researcher Mohd Yunus Mohd.

A total of 264 heads and deputy heads of agencies were disciplined for failing to prevent corruption, while 73 individuals were criminally prosecuted for their negligence that allowed corrupt acts to occur, in the last five years, heard an online conference on December 24.

A prolonged low birth rate is forecast to directly impact the size and structure of the population, leading to consequences such as labour shortages, rapid population aging, and population decline.

Regarding the case of a Japanese company failing to pay wages to Vietnamese workers, the Labour Management Board of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan has taken action to assist workers in solving the issue.

The Ho Chi Minh Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on December 23 held a gathering to mark 66th National Liberation Day of Cuba (January 1, 1959-2025) and the 64th anniversary of the Vietnam-Cuba diplomatic relations (December 2, 1960-2024).

More trains will run during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays to cope with an increase in demand.

The People’s Committee of Hanoi opened a trial for the second phase of the corruption case surrounding "repatriation flights" for Vietnamese citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 17 defendants brought to the court.

VOV.VN - The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the world’s leading anti-piracy coalition, has announced the shutdown of a notorious live sports piracy ring based in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Residents and tourists have been left awestruck by a spectacular 40-metre-high Christmas tree featuring 3,800 conical hats glittering in the southern province of Dong Nai to celebrate this year festive season.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 23 signed a directive, outlining urgent measures for fire prevention, fighting, and rescue operations at high-risk establishments and crowded venues ahead of the upcoming New Year and Lunar New Year holidays.

Budget smartphone segment, priced under VND5 million (US$200), accounted for about 51% of the total industry revenue in the third quarter of 2024, marking the highest share since the first quarter of 2022, according to Vietnam Handset Market Tracker.

Up to 46.15% of organisations and businesses have been targeted by cyberattacks so far this year, with the total number of incidents estimated to exceed 659,000, according to statistics from the National Cybersecurity Association (NCA).

Vietnam has emerged as Southeast Asia's leader in organ transplantation, performing over 1,000 procedures annually, but it faces significant challenges in brain-dead donor donations, according to a health official.

VOV.VN - A memorial and requiem ceremony for the heroic Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and Lao national heroes was held in Luang Prabang on December 22 to honour and remember those who sacrificed their lives for independence, freedom, and noble international missions.

VOV.VN - A tropical depression over the northwestern waters of the Spratly Islands intensified into a storm on December 23 afternoon, and is heading towards the south-central and southern regions of Vietnam.

As of November 30, more than 17,000 Vietnamese workers had been working legally in Malaysia, according to the Malaysian Ministry of Human Resources.

VOV.VN - A wooden boat capsized in the central province of Quang Nam on December 23 morning, but fortunately, all 14 people on board managed to escape unharmed, according to local authorities.

VOV.VN - Frost appeared on the Fansipan mountain peak in Sa Pa town in the northern Lao Cai province on the early morning of December 23 as the temperature plunged to below one degree Celsius.

VOV.VN - The tropical depression that formed in the East Sea on December 21 is likely to gain strength into a storm on December 23 evening, with maximum winds reaching 62–74 kmh and gusts of up to 89-102kph, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.