The alert follows a rise in cases where hackers have used phishing techniques to impersonate emails from popular booking platforms such as Booking.com and Expedia, amid forecasts of surging room reservations ahead of the New Year and Tet holidays.

Da Nang has made its debut in the world’s Top 1,000 startup ecosystems, a milestone that underscores the city’s accelerating innovation agenda, according to StartupBlink’s 2024 global ranking.

Current challenges underscore the need for a new trade promotion ecosystem that is modern, professional and capable of connecting resources at home and abroad, an official has said.

Joining the Autumn Economic Forum 2025, numerous international investors have expressed strong interest in participating in and expanding cooperation with the southern metropolis once the International Financial Centre is established there.

Experts have emphasised the need for effective capital mobilisation mechanisms and practical support policies for businesses to achieve sustainable green transition, citing the updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) estimates.

In 2024, the World Bank committed a 350 million USD loan to the Vietnamese Government to implement the one-million-hectare project which associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta.

A photography exhibition celebrating the Vietnam–Indonesia relations opened on November 26 in Hanoi, marking an important cultural event in the lead-up to the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries (1955–2025).

A thematic exhibition featuring 370 documents and artefacts on President Ho Chi Minh’s activities in China has opened at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hue city.

As both nations look to keep their long-standing partnership in good health, the health ministries of Vietnam and Mexico have been accelerating cooperation, especially in traditional medicines.

The Government has issued a decree on Vietnam’s grant aid to foreign recipients, detailing the provision and management of non-refundable assistance funded by both the central and local budgets.

In 2025, Vietnam has made a strong mark by rising eight spots to rank 46th in the World Happiness Index.

The 4th International Asia–Europe New Music Festival opened in Hanoi on November 27, drawing 30 international composers and artists, along with 220 others from various domestic art units.

A ceremony marking 20 years of cooperation between Vietnam’s Central Military Hospital 108 and Laos’s Central Hospital 103 was held in Vientiane on November 27.

A programme to promote popular tourist destinations in Vietnam, and connections with travel businesses in Australia was held by the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism in Sydney on November 27.

Gia Lai on November 28 handed over investment licences to Arque Degi JSC for implementation of three strategic floating urban - tourism projects with a combined capital of about 8.5 trillion VND (322.31 million USD).

HCM City remains Vietnam’s start-up hub, hosting more than 2,000 start-ups — over half the national total — with an ecosystem valued at 5.22 billion USD.

The project is jointly financed by the WB with up to 250 million USD and a 10-million-USD non-refundable grant from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), along with counterpart funding from the Vietnamese Government.

Ho Chi Minh City and China have numerous opportunities for cooperation in digital transformation and artificial intelligence (AI), smart megacity development, and financial investment connectivity.

According to the organisers, amidst rapid digital transformation, women and girls have more opportunities for education, work, social interaction, and networking.

Children in special circumstances suffer multiple disadvantages in living conditions, nutrition, education and health care.

Unusually cold weather stunned residents in Ho Chi Minh City this morning, with temperatures dropping to 19°C - a scene more typical of Da Lat.

Photographer Thai Phien’s yoga-themed nude photo book Sunlight behind the curtain has been awarded Vietnam’s top national photography prize for 2025.

The Politburo has issued a directive calling for urgent restructuring of commune-level schools and medical stations across Vietnam before year-end.

A new tropical depression has emerged near Malaysia, expected to enter the East Sea soon, further complicating the movement of Typhoon Koto.

The former Deputy Chief of the National Assembly Office, Mr. Vu Minh Tuan, has been assigned to head the soon-to-be-established Hanoi media agency.