Despite the Vietnam – UAE match ending in the early morning, residents of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City still poured into central streets with red-starred flags, celebrating the national team's second entry into the U23 Asian Cup semifinals.

A passenger bus carrying 18 people on national highway 6 overturned into a roadside drainage ditch in Chieng Hac commune, Son La, on the morning of 17/1, killing 4 people instantly.

Starting february 1, the Nhon - Ha Noi Station urban railway line will introduce electronic identification, authentication, and biometric recognition turnstiles.

The 1.4-kilometer bridge and road, part of the Tra Khuc river weir project, is expected to open before Tet Binh Ngo, marking the seventh road crossing over the river.

Tran Sy Thanh, Chairman of the Central Inspection Commission, and Nguyen Van Thang, Minister of Finance, have been nominated by voters at their workplaces to run for the 16th National Assembly, receiving unanimous approval.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has adjusted night flight operations at six airports: Tho Xuan, Dong Hoi, Chu Lai, Pleiku, Tuy Hoa, and Phu Cat.

Chu Van An street in Binh Thanh ward, widened four times its original size, cannot be opened to traffic due to a series of power poles awaiting relocation.

The propaganda and mass mobilization application for smartphones aims to disseminate Party policies and guidelines, while also helping authorities promptly gauge public opinion.

A fire erupted in a second-floor bedroom of the Tan Hop apartment building in Truong Vinh ward, causing many residents to evacuate. Two people were rescued on the morning of 16/1.

The southern arterial road, over 40 km long, is preparing to open an additional 7 km, connecting central Hanoi with southern communes and Ninh Binh province.

For the past month, Nguyen Phuong Thao, human resources director at a battery manufacturing company in Bac Ninh, has been scrambling to find 150 technical workers but has only managed to recruit 60.

The Standing Committee of the Hanoi Party Committee worked with provinces and cities in the Capital Region on the 100-year vision master plan, which establishes a "polycentric urban cluster" model, on the afternoon of 15/1.

The fire prevention, fighting and rescue department launched a command information center connecting fire incident reporting systems from 34 provinces and cities, with over 400 monitoring stations receiving information.

The Ministry of Finance requests the Da Nang People's Committee to draft a decree for specific mechanisms related to a sea-reclamation urban project, to be submitted to the government in February.

A flower and light technology avenue, approximately one kilometer long, will be organized in Ha Long and Hong Gai wards for Tet Nguyen Dan Binh Ngo 2026.

The Cultural Heritage Department has requested the Hue Department of Culture and Sports to inspect new construction projects at Phu Noi Vu within the Hue Imperial City.

The C-119 "flying cargo truck" has been transferred to the Ta Con airport relic, nine years after the Ministry of National Defense allocated it to Quang Tri province as an exhibit.

The remains of a fallen soldier were discovered in Dakrong commune, at a depth of one meter, wrapped in parachute fabric along with personal effects including a canteen, sandals, and a pen engraved with the name Vuong Chi Cao.

Two workers tragically died from gas asphyxiation on 15/1 while inspecting a sewer system near Ngoc Ha market in Phu My ward, an area formerly part of Ba Ria - Vung Tau.

The Pho Loi River flood drainage project and National Highway 49 expansion have been halted because a household that relocated over 18 years ago has reoccupied the land.

Experts recommend studying a roadmap to reduce working hours from 48 to 44 and eventually to 40 hours per week, with clear provisions to be included in the revised labor law.