VOV.VN - Vietnam’s new traffic safety decree, which came into force on January 1, 2025, is delivering initial results by significantly reducing road accidents, serious injuries and fatalities, easing pressure on emergency healthcare services and reinforcing public discipline on the road, experts say.

Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Khamphao Ernthavanh has stressed that bilateral cooperation in education and training and people-to-people exchanges from 2026 onwards will continue to serve as a strategic bridge, directly contributing to high-quality human resources development and sustainable growth in each country.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is accelerating its transition to a modern, efficient, and citizen-centric governance model, with the government emphasising digital transformation as a key driver for national development.

Noi Bai International Airport handled around 115,000 passengers on January 4, the final day of the New Year holiday, hitting the peak of the four-day travel period.

Vietnam has a real opportunity to achieve rapid growth through 2045, provided it fundamentally changes the way value is created and ensures a sufficiently strong and reliable energy foundation, said Eric Van Vaerenbergh, an energy expert and lecturer at the Brussels Engineering School (ECAM).

VOV.VN - Vietnam closed 2025 with notable cultural milestones, underscoring a growing recognition of culture as a central pillar of sustainable development.

Toyota Motor Vietnam sold 1,082 hybrid vehicles in December 2025, pushing full-year hybrid deliveries to 8,474 units, a 58% increase from 2024, signaling growing preference among Vietnamese buyers for fuel-efficient models that maintain practical performance.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s dragon fruit exports have dropped to their lowest level in more than a decade, reflecting weakening demand and intensifying competition in global markets.

VOV.VN - Public investment is increasingly viewed as a critical lever for Vietnam’s ambition to achieve double-digit economic growth in the coming period, but experts warn that persistent bottlenecks must be removed for it to become an effective growth driver.

VOV.VN - Vietnam U23 enter the U23 Asian Cup 2026 with growing expectations, having won the gold medal at the SEA Games 33 and returned to training after only a brief break to prepare for Vietnam football’s first major tournament of 2026.