Unleaded gasoline must be blended into E10 gasoline for use in gasoline engines nationwide starting June 1, 2026. Experts highlight the most important consideration as tens of millions of motorbikes and cars switch to E10.

Since its launch in early 2025, Google's security system has blocked 9.89 million suspected malicious app installations in Vietnam, helping protect more than 2.17 million Android devices.

Professor Do Van Dai, Vice Rector of Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, has been awarded the title of Knight in the Order of Academic Palms (Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques) by the French government.

Northern Vietnam will warm before Tet 2026, but a new cold front could bring rain and chill around February 21–22.

This year’s Tet holiday lasts nine days, but for many families it is not a time for students to fully relax.

On the morning of February 9, several families in Hanoi’s Old Quarter held early offerings to Ong Cong Ong Tao (Land Genie and Kitchen Gods), with streetside paper burning drawing curious glances from foreign visitors.

With an increasingly complete policy framework, expanding investment inflows and a structured human resource development strategy, the semiconductor industry is expected to become a strategic technological pillar of Vietnam in the coming period.

A Japanese tourist was safely evacuated and rushed to hospital after suffering a stroke aboard a cruise ship off the coast of Quang Ninh province.

Vietnam Airlines announced on February 9 that it will launch a nonstop service between Hanoi and Amsterdam of the Netherlands from June 2026, marking Vietnam’s first direct air route to the European nation.

Hanoi Metro has announced that to better meet rising passenger travel demand, it will adjust peak-hour time frames and apply new train schedules on both urban railway Line 2A Cat Linh–Ha Dong and Line 3.1 Nhon–Hanoi Station from February 9.

The PM called on Japanese partners to further expand cooperation with Vietnam, helping deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for the development and well-being of both nations.

This year, the festival will be much larger than before, spreading across Vang Danh, Yen Tu, Thuong Yen Cong, Phuong Dong, and Bac Son wards, instead of just a few spots like in the past.

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DP) announced on February 9 that it kicked out Kim Hee Soo, head of Jindo county in South Jeolla province, for his remarks deemed disrespectful towards Sri Lankan and Vietnamese women.

Carriers have added 19 additional aircraft, four more than a year earlier, bringing the total number of planes in service during the peak Tet (Lunar New Year) period to about 216–218.

The forum provided an opportunity for young participants from both countries to meet, strengthen friendship, and exchange ideas, united by a shared goal of sustainable development and environmental protection.

In 2025 alone, the island welcomed more than 8.1 million visitors, including over 1.8 million foreigners, with the RoK and India emerging as dominant source markets that together drove more than half of foreign arrivals.

HCM City urges foreign offices to serve as trusted bridges for boosting trade, investment, tech transfer, human resources, and emerging industries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse Le Thi Bich Tran hosted a banquet in Hanoi on February 9 evening for the diplomatic corps, ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet).

Vietnam has been ranked among the world’s top 10 best countries for retirement for the first time, according to the 2026 ranking released by France-based website Retraite sans Frontières.

The Ministry of Science and Technology, in coordination with the Vietnam Post Corporation, has released a stamp set and a commemorative coin to celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Horse.