Fireworks lit up the skies across Vietnam as people gathered in cities and provinces nationwide to welcome the Lunar New Year 2026, celebrating with vibrant displays, cheers, and a festive atmosphere at the stroke of midnight.

Ho Chi Minh City launches fireworks at 17 locations on the 2026 Lunar New Year’s Eve, including four high-altitude displays combined with 13 low-level shows.

Foreign visitors gathered alongside thousands of local residents in cities and resort destinations across Vietnam on Monday evening, filling flower streets, public squares and waterfront promenades as they awaited Lunar New Year’s Eve fireworks displays.

Australian police have recovered a trove of stolen Egyptian artefacts and charged a 52-year-old man with a nighttime smash-and-grab at a museum.

A woman from Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam has returned more than US$19,000 mistakenly transferred to her bank account by a stranger, with assistance from local police just one day before the Lunar New Year (Tet).

International visitors are gathering on Phu Quoc Island to celebrate the Lunar New Year, joining festive activities, enjoying vibrant performances and fireworks, and soaking up the lively holiday atmosphere across the popular resort destination.

A man in Da Nang City has been fined for using an AI-edited image and posting misleading, offensive content on Facebook about the entrance gate at the Tet festival at the Youth Culture House in Ho Chi Minh City.

As artificial intelligence evolves at a blistering pace, world leaders and thousands of other delegates will discuss how to handle the technology at the AI Impact Summit, which opens Monday in New Delhi.

Nguyen Hue Flower Street for the 2026 Lunar New Year (Tet) officially opened in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday evening, marking the first time in its 23-year history that the event has featured a dedicated night edition and drawing large crowds of local and international visitors.

Japan's economy limped back to meagre growth in the fourth quarter, significantly missing market expectations in a key test for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government as cost-of-living pressures drag on confidence and domestic demand.

For over a decade, The Cliff Resort & Residences in Mui Ne of Lam Dong province has turned its signature Chung Cake Festival into a staple draw for foreign tourists exploring the Phan Thiet–Mui Ne area and beyond.

U.S.-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) has been approved to provide its satellite Internet service Starlink in Vietnam through its Vietnam unit, Starlink Services Vietnam Co., Ltd., headquartered in Cua Nam Ward, Hanoi.

As Tet, or the Lunar New Year, approaches, carved watermelons bearing the auspicious words ‘Tai’ (Wealth) and ‘Loc’ (Fortune) are drawing crowds in Dao Thanh Ward, Dong Thap Province, southern Vietnam, with some artisans earning up to US$194 each per day during the peak season.

Canada aims to strengthen economic cooperation with Vietnam and draw more Vietnamese investment as bilateral ties continue to expand, Canadian Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu said in an interview with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper.

Vietnam’s historic qualification for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup has been included among the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s nine ‘epic moments’ in the history of Asian women’s football, as part of promotional activities ahead of the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Australia.

Thailand and Japan emerged as the leading sources of foreign capital in Vietnam’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market in 2025, with investors from the two countries particularly active in consumer-focused deals.

Horses have long been a familiar part of Vietnamese culture, accompanying people from daily life and farming to the battlefield, and often appearing alongside images of generals, deities, honor, and scholarly achievement.

The Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center on Saturday afternoon confirmed that its vessel SAR274 had successfully transported a stricken German passenger aboard a luxury cruise ship to land for urgent treatment.

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International students often arrive in Vietnam intending to stay only for the duration of their studies. Yet for some, affection with the people and the land has transformed the country into a second home.

Having lived in Vietnam for over five years, I consider the Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet, one of my favorite times of the year. Streets, shops, and homes are decorated in red and other festive colors.

Police in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam have arrested 14 Vietnamese suspects involved in a Cambodia-based, Vietnamese-led online fraud ring accused of cheating thousands of victims across Vietnam out of nearly US$97 million.

KYOTO -- A weakening of a mechanism that produces a sense of satisfaction after drinking could lead to excessive alcohol consumption, a team of Japanese and other researchers has found.

TOKYO -- Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi held talks separately with his counterparts from Britain and Italy in Munich, southern Germany, on Friday, confirming cooperation toward joint development of a next-generation fighter jet.

Vietnam has delivered 250 metric tons of rice to Cuba as part of a bilateral agreement aimed at strengthening food security and agricultural cooperation between the two nations.

February 14 or the 27th day of the last lunar month was recorded as the busiest day of the pre–Lunar New Year (Tet) period at Noi Bai International Airport.

Minister of National Defense General Phan Van Giang hosted a reception for Michael DeSombre, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, in Hanoi on Friday.

Police in Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam have detained and prosecuted two local men in connection with an illegal tiger bone paste operation, one of whom is accused of producing the paste and the other of supplying tiger carcasses.

Police in Ha Tinh Province, north-central Vietnam broke up an interprovincial electronic cigarette trading ring, confiscating nearly 50,000 products valued at over VND8.7 billion (US$336,650), an officer said on Friday.

Police confirmed on Friday they had fined a bus driver and the vehicle owner a combined VND207 million (US$8,006) after the driver was caught transporting 83 passengers in a 45-seater bus on the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway in northern Vietnam.

The United States is seeking to deepen strategic ties with Vietnam both bilaterally and in regional and global affairs, underscoring the importance Washington attaches to the two countries’ comprehensive strategic partnership, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Michael DeSombre said on Friday.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have dismantled a large-scale ring involved in the production and distribution of counterfeit food and household products, seizing nearly one metric ton of fake monosodium glutamate (MSG), thousands of bottles of fish sauce and hundreds of kilograms of detergent.

The practice of charging foreigners a higher price is still common in Vietnam. As tourism numbers increase, this habit may undermine a bright future, as some street sellers and businesses continue to overcharge people based on their appearance.

Vietnam earned a staggering US$99 million from tilapia exports in 2025, buoyed by surging demand from the United States and Brazil.

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's economy expanded at its fastest pace in three years in 2025, surpassing expectations as strong domestic demand, exports and investment propelled growth, with momentum likely to continue this year, the central bank said on Friday.