This no-name noodle stall has served generations of locals for over 40 years, proving that consistency beats quantity.

In the first semester of the 2025–2026 academic year, four students at a Hanoi high school earned perfect 1600 scores on the SAT, a rare achievement globally.

From Hanoi to Da Nang and Quang Ninh, numerous large-scale social housing projects, each worth billions of Vietnamese dong, broke ground on December 19, injecting new momentum into the affordable housing market.

Vietnam’s total import-export turnover in 2025 is projected to set a new all-time record of USD 920 billion, placing the country among the world’s top 15 trading economies and paving the way for stronger economic growth.

The government defines specific locations in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang to host Vietnam’s two premier financial hubs.

Apartment prices soar by up to 100% following the launch of Metro Line 1, reshaping the city’s housing market.

Vietnam launches a $310M HPC strategy to drive AI growth and train 1,000 experts by 2035.

Experts say that rushing to register for “hot” majors does not guarantee young people will secure desirable jobs, due to the risk of saturation and the unpredictable volatility of the future job market.

Facing U.S. countervailing duties on wood products, Vietnam’s $15 billion wood industry is finding creative and adaptive ways to move forward.

The 81st anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army was marked with a solemn and heartwarming ceremony held by Vietnam’s Level-2 Engineering Unit Rotation 4 at the UNISFA mission in Abyei, Africa, on December 19.

The Ministry of Home Affairs is currently seeking public feedback on a proposal to award the title of “Hero of Labor” to Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company.

Samsung’s most premium flagship is shaping up to be a game-changer, packed with top-tier hardware and exclusive Galaxy AI features.

The Ministry of Public Security has proposed upgrading VNeID into a national digital super-platform - transforming it from an identity verification app into a central access point for seamless interaction between the state, businesses, and citizens.

PM Pham Minh Chinh opened TECHFEST 2025, declaring that Vietnam's innovation aspiration is a "command of the heart, a mindset of the brain, the action of a startup, and a driving force for development," not merely a slogan.

Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son and Pham Le Thao Nguyen once again stood atop the SEA Games podium together, repeating a rare and beautiful achievement in Vietnamese sports.

Vietnamese wrestler Can Tat Du shocked Southeast Asia by winning a gold medal in just 32 seconds, making history at the 33rd SEA Games.

The capital’s most ambitious urban development project kicks off, transforming both banks of the Red River.

The final medal tally of SEA Games 33 clearly illustrates Thailand’s overwhelming dominance as host nation, while also capturing the fierce competition between Vietnam and Indonesia for second place.

SEA Games 33 came to a festive and emotional close on the evening of December 20 with a vibrant closing ceremony held at Bangkok’s Rajamangala Stadium, marking the end of an exciting regional sporting event.

A new nine-member council led by Deputy PM Nguyen Hoa Binh will steer Vietnam’s ambition to become a global financial hub.

UNESCO officially recognizes the sacred landscape of Yen Tu, Vinh Nghiem, Con Son – Kiep Bac as a World Cultural Heritage site.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 20 called for stronger and more decisive action to develop the digital economy, digital society and digital citizens, outlining major orientations for the country in the work.

The annual mechanism aims to review and set orientations for political, security, and defence cooperation, enhance mutual understanding, build trust, and drive the stable and substantive development of Vietnam - US relations.

A series of night tourism activities has been officially launched to give tourists more opportunities to know about Hanoi on December 19.

The national tourism data platform Visit Vietnam has been introduced and is scheduled for full operation in the second quarter of 2026, marking a pivotal step into the digital era of Vietnam’s tourism.