Weather conditions across Vietnam are expected to remain divided between the chilly north and the sunny south on January 27, 2026, according to the national weather agency. Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:Politics-- Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam on Monday held separate phone talks with Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and Cuban First Secretary and President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, according to Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. -- General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense of Vietnam, received Senior Lieutenant General Khamliang Outhakaysone, Minister of National Defense of Laos, in Hanoi on Monday. Economy-- Unauthorized transactions of gold bars at unlicensed shops will face confiscation, starting February 9, as per Government Decree 340/2025 on administrative penalties in the monetary and banking sector. Education-- The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training on Monday announced plans to recruit more than 1,400 additional teachers for the 2025-26 academic year.

Source: Tuoitre News January 27, 2026 13:50 UTC