People pose for photos at the flower street during the 2026 Lunar New Year holiday in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Photo: Huu Hanh / Tuoi TreCrimes affecting social order declined by 56 cases, or 58.5 percent, during the holiday from February 14 to February 22 compared with the preceding period, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Public Security. In the robbery case, eight suspects were arrested within hours and stolen property was returned to the victim, police said. Lieutenant Colonel Dinh Duc Thang, deputy head of the criminal police division of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Public Security, Vietnam. Thang said most cases recorded during the holiday were spontaneous incidents and not linked to organized or professional criminal groups.

Source: Tuoitre News February 26, 2026 15:07 UTC