The Vietnam Maritime and Waterway Administration (VIMAWA) has ordered heightened safety precautions for vessels and seafarers operating in the Middle East amid escalating regional tensions and growing threats to maritime security.

As military hostilities in the Middle East intensify, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has directed all aviation units to adopt comprehensive measures to guarantee absolute flight safety, maintain uninterrupted air transport services, and minimise risks to passengers and carriers.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel issued an urgent notice on the morning of February 28 to Vietnamese nationals living, studying and working in the country, urging them to heighten vigilance and strictly comply with local safety regulations.

In response to a series of incidents involving unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) intruding into airspace used for aircraft take-off, approach and landing, the Ministry of Construction has issued an urgent directive to prevent UAVs and similar devices from endangering aviation security and safety at airports nationwide.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s railway authorities have temporarily suspended train services across Hanoi’s Long Bien Bridge after a steel connection plate in the bridge’s structure fractured, raising safety concerns on the 124-year-old landmark.

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.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered relevant ministries and localities to take urgent measures to ease bottlenecks in customs clearance of food and other goods, following reports of congestion linked to the implementation of new food safety regulations.

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.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MoAE) has ordered nationwide measures to tighten food safety controls, stabilise prices and prevent garbage backlogs ahead of the 2026 Lunar New Year (Tet), citing rising consumption and environmental risks during the holiday period.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam on January 27 visited and chaired a meeting to extend early Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to coal miners in Quang Ninh province, during his working trip to the locality. Vietnamese people will have nine days off work, starting February 14, 2026, to celebrate the Lunar New Year o