Vietnam’s State President Luong Cuong delivers the Lunar New Year (Tet) message at midnight on February 17 — the eve of Tet. Society-- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Monday sent nationwide Tet travel safety wishes via the VNeTraffic app and urged traffic police to build on 2025 gains, when traffic crashes, deaths, and injuries all declined from 2024. Sports-- Top European football clubs including Borussia Dortmund, Atletico Madrid, and Tottenham Hotspur shared unique Tet greetings in Vietnamese, accompanied by eye-catching images, on their official social media accounts, delighting fans in Vietnam at midnight on Monday, the eve of Tet. Tourism-- During the Tet peak, Phu Quoc International Airport in Phu Quoc Special Zone, An Giang Province, southern Vietnam is handling 80–84 flights a day, with large numbers of international visitors flocking to attractions such as Hoang Hon (Sunset) Town and Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc, the airport authority said. World News-- The well-known sea-stack arch at Sant'Andrea in Melendugno, Puglia, Italy — widely known as Lovers' Arch — collapsed on Valentine's Day, February 14, after powerful storm surges and heavy rain battered southern Italy, The Guardian reported on Monday.

Source: Tuoitre News February 17, 2026 02:01 UTC