Party General Secretary To Lam (R) receives U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Michael DeSombre in Hanoi, February 13, 2026. Society-- Traffic police on Friday recorded nearly 100 sleeper buses speeding on the expressway from Ho Chi Minh City to Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam, and issued post-violation fines. -- Police in Da Nang City are investigating a case of illegal cross-border currency transportation, involving transactions totaling up to VND10 trillion (US$385 million). -- Square-shaped and gold-bar-shaped watermelons are selling like hot cakes for the Lunar New Year holiday in the Mekong Delta region. Ho Chi Minh City-- Many gateway areas of Ho Chi Minh City were relatively clear and did not experience serious traffic congestion on Friday afternoon, even though crowds of people were leaving the city to return to their hometowns for the Lunar New Year celebration.

Source: Tuoitre News February 14, 2026 13:48 UTC