Hanoi hosted two major events on October 14 to boost Vietnam-US economic ties: the ninth Vietnam-US Business Summit and a seminar exploring opportunities, challenges and solutions for businesses entering the US market in 2026.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung will hold a dialogue with young people in Hanoi on October 15 under the theme “Promoting the role of Vietnamese youth in entrepreneurship and innovation to boost growth and create jobs”.   

Exports of mobile phones and components rose 20% year-on-year to nearly 51.8 billion USD in the first nine months of 2026, with China, the US and the Republic of Korea accounting for more than half of the total.

With local sourcing in foreign-invested production chains at just 20-25%, Vietnam plans to tie investment incentives to commitments to develop domestic suppliers. 

At 72, Ho Van Giac of Da Nang continues to weave traditional baskets, play musical instruments and perform Ca Dong rituals, passing down generations of cultural knowledge to young people determined to keep their heritage alive.

In Hai Phong, a Catholic church completed in 1916 preserves intricate Asian carvings within its towering ironwood structure. Surviving storms and historical upheavals, it remains a cherished symbol of faith, family memory and community devotion.

After disease wiped out 20,000 pepper vines and left his family in debt, Pham Tien Dung turned the upper floor of his home into a nesting site for swiftlets. 

After bottlenecks previously left many businesses trapped, streamlining fire safety procedures and giving investors greater autonomy is a welcome change.

According to the Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance, total registered foreign direct investment in Vietnam reached a record $50.36 billion in the first nine months of 2026, up 76.4 percent year-on-year.

Buying a new laptop could become significantly more expensive in 2027 as component costs continue to climb. Market researcher TrendForce warns that higher prices could discourage upgrades and drive down global laptop shipments.

Perched on a hillside in central Vietnam's former imperial capital, Thien Lam Pagoda stands out for its golden stupa, striking Buddha statues and Theravada architecture rarely seen among Hue's historic temples.

Hanoi Mayor Vu Dai Thang discusses below the capital’s impressive third-quarter growth figures and the challenges of mobilizing resources effectively to fulfill its special political tasks.

High among the jagged limestone mountains of northern Vietnam, reservoirs perched more than 1,000 meters above sea level offer rare patches of blue-green water. 

Driving about 300km from Hanoi to Lao Cai, the family of Dinh Ngoc Huy spent three days camping on the Coc Sam grassland. The vast grassy hills and chilly weather made them forget the fatigue of the long journey.

Unlike the Red River Delta's long-established religious traditions, southern Vietnam's Mekong region gave rise to indigenous faiths whose spiritual leaders offered healing, hope and support to communities facing hardship.

Vietnam's MPV market rebounded in September 2026, with nine of the 11 models on the list recording higher sales than in the previous month. Mitsubishi Xpander remained in the lead, while Honda BR-V posted the strongest growth, at nearly 97 percent.

IMF’s estimates that Vietnam's GDP purchasing power parity (PPP) will surpass $2 trillion, rising to second place in Southeast Asia and 22nd globally in the coming years, presents an encouraging macroeconomic signal.

Vietnam’s GDP grew by 9.01 percent in the first nine months of 2026, significantly higher than the global 2.9 percent. 

For over 20 years, Ngo Van Dung carried his daughter to school by motorbike, with a wheelchair carefully strapped behind.

While living in Italy, a Ha Tinh woman has been surprised many times by local social customs and ways of life.

On a rainy afternoon in the mountain city of Da Lat in Lam Dong, with fog veiling the windowpanes, Ha and Hoa paused their motorbike journey across Vietnam to rest and recover.

Deputy PM Ho Quoc Dung has signed a decree stipulating breakthrough development mechanisms for innovation and the exploitation of national data, as well as activities at the Data Innovation and Exploitation Centre under the National Data Centre.

Vietnam and the Czech Republic have agreed to strengthen cooperation in law enforcement, crime prevention and criminal sentence enforcement. 

The FTSE Russell upgrade of Vietnam’s stock market on September 21 opens the door to foreign capital, but the harder task is how to make the country a core, long-term allocation rather than a small weighting in global portfolios.

VN aims to develop a comprehensive, modern and science-based traditional medicine sector with stronger international integration, making it an important part of the national healthcare system by 2030, according to a newly-approved national strategy.