Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse will pay official visits to Poland and Czechia and a working trip to Switzerland from January 15 to 23, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Monday.

Society

-- The administration in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam, on Monday issued a decision approving the detailed 1/500 planning task for a nuclear science and technology research center, set to cover 96.67 hectares in Long Khanh City. 

-- Vietnam's national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is the only representative of Vietnam to be ranked in the top 25 safest full-service airlines in the world for 2025 by Airline Ratings, a reputable organization in airline safety assessment.

-- A massive fire, caused by an electrical fault, swept through a pig farm, killing 1,600 pigs and damaging a lot of equipment, resulting in a loss of nearly VND6.5 billion (US$255,557), in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on Sunday, local authorities reported on Monday.

-- Vietnam’s Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs and Finland’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a labor migration partnership, which is expected to promote the dispatch of Vietnamese experts, skilled workers, and seasonal workers to the European country.

Lifestyle

-- Ho Chi Minh City will hold fireworks displays at 15 venues to usher in the 2025 Lunar New Year, including two high-altitude fireworks displays and 13 low-altitude pyrotechnic shows. The fireworks will be set off for 15 minutes from 0:00 to 0:15 on January 29, or the first day of the 2025 Lunar New Year.

-- The 2025 Vietnamese Tet Festival was officially opened at the Youth Culture House in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday afternoon. The festival will last until February 14.

World News

-- “Southern Japan was hit by a strong earthquake on Monday in a region that had been the subject of the nation's first ever megaquake advisory last year,” according to Reuters.

-- “China will expand the list of unilateral visa-free countries and extend the period of visa-free stays,” Reuters reported, citing measures issued on Monday by the Chinese government.

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