Vietnam's savvy online shoppers account for just 25% of buyers but spend 44% more each month than regular consumers, highlighting a shift in the country's e-commerce market toward trust, quality and long-term value.

Train ticket volume on Vexere rose 33.6% during Tet (Lunar New Year) 2026, with 78% of customers buying train tickets on the platform for the first time.

Cost advantages for Vietnamese enterprises no longer hold as they did before. So, how will businesses compete over the next three to five years?

Concerned about the heavy use of fertilizers and pesticides, a farmer in Vietnam's Mekong Delta turned to organic rice cultivation, building a business that now earns him up to VND2 billion ($76,000) in annual profit.

Spillover effects from the foreign invested economic sector onto the national economy remain minor. Experts say Vietnam must rapidly increase productivity, adopt AI, and deepen participation in global supply chains.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra held a working session in Hanoi on October 7 with César Louis-Philip Marseille, Managing Director of VAMED Engineering GmbH of Austria and member of the Board of Directors of VAMED+WWH Group of Germany.

Each autumn, buckwheat flowers add soft hues to the grey stone landscape of the Dong Van Karst Plateau, attracting visitors to winding roads, mountain villages and cultural sites in the northern province of Tuyen Quang. 

The World Bank has raised its forecast for Vietnam’s economic growth in 2026 by 1.1 percentage points to 7.4%, citing stronger-than-expected manufacturing and exports of high-tech and artificial intelligence (AI)-related goods. 

Vietnam has called for stronger global partnerships to support developing countries and create new momentum for sustainable development, stressing the need for an open, fair and inclusive international financial architecture.

Efforts are being stepped up to expand DNA testing capacity and apply next-generation sequencing technology to improve the identification of more than 207,000 fallen soldiers' remains whose DNA samples have been collected.

Bringing research into production, developing strategic technology products, and building databases and traceability systems are laying important foundations for the agriculture and environment sectors to improve quality.

The northern city of Bac Ninh recorded 177.8 billion USD in total imports and exports in the first nine months of 2026, keeping its position as the country's largest trade hub.

Vietnam is widening its capital-raising options as its stock market enters FTSE Russell’s Secondary Emerging Market category and new rules give Ho Chi Minh City greater authority to develop municipal and project bonds.

Vietnam's inflation stayed elevated in the first nine months of 2026 even as the economy grew strongly, making price stability a core part of efforts to preserve macroeconomic stability and protect social welfare.

An innovative nation is formed by innovative individuals and organizations that foster conditions for innovation, Minister of Science and Technology Vu Hai Quan said.

Vietnam's Cinema Department is confronting new regulatory challenges as AI-generated short films proliferate online, raising concerns over harmful content, copyright, transparency and child protection.

Ròtop solar installations are helping businesses use available space on about a total of 12,200 factory roofs, reducing electricity costs and securing additional energy for production.

Musician Giang Son believes that music should not be turned into rigid museum artifacts by forcing contemporary singers to sing like earlier generations.

A Vietnamese restaurant with two locations in the US has received positive reviews from restaurant and travel publications, including Nation’s Restaurant News and Business Traveller, particularly for its bun cha, bun rieu and egg coffee.

From Can Tho, Trieu Thai Huy rode a motorbike with his 11-year-old son on a 2,200km journey across Vietnam, heading to Hanoi to try bun cha and crossing mountain passes to reach Lung Cu. The father and son came home with unforgettable memories.

Vietnam's Ministry of Finance has proposed a 0.2% tax rate on abandoned, unused or delayed-use land, nearly seven times the basic residential land rate, as the government seeks to promote more efficient land use and curb speculation.

Nine rare woolly-necked storks have returned to Yok Don National Park in Vietnam's Central Highlands after a long absence.

Two loans worth nearly $250 million from Japan's development agency will fund essential infrastructure in 8 mountainous provinces of northern Vietnam, with local communities playing a central role in shaping projects that improve their livelihoods.

Vietnam’s industrial production continued its two-digit growth in the third quarter of 2026, with the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) estimated to rise 14.8% year-on-year, according to the National Statistics Office.

Localities nationwide are shifting the focus of digital transformation from building digital foundations to generating practical value, with AI and data increasingly applied to improve governance, public services and development opportunities.