The Vietnamese Party and State have announced national mourning for General Le Van Dung, a leader of exemplary dedication and integrity.

Nguyen Phuong Linh, a 26-year-old from Hanoi, was crowned Miss Tourism Vietnam 2026 during the pageant's grand finale on the evening of January 10 in Sa Pa.

The war epic directed by Dang Thai Huyen claimed Best Picture, Best Director, and four other honors, dominating Vietnam’s prestigious cinema awards night.

With sharp technique and sheer power, Vietnam’s “queen of knockouts” took down Iran’s Mobina in the first round to become the Asian champion.

Ahead of their decisive group-stage clash with hosts Saudi Arabia, the Asian Football Confederation has singled out midfielder Nguyen Thai Son as a player capable of shaping Vietnam U23’s fate at the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup.

Vietnam’s state economy is expected to play a stronger leading role in driving growth and guiding the country’s green transition under a newly issued Politburo resolution, according to an economic expert.

Associate Professor Nguyen Thanh Vinh of the University of New South Wales was honoured by The Australian as Australia’s most influential researcher in the field of organic chemistry.

The case revolved around the handling of the 238-ha former Nha Trang Airport site, a prime coastal plot along Tran Phu street previously managed by the Air Force Officers’ College.

The Vietnam - Israel Free Trade Agreement (VIFTA), which took effect in late 2024, is poised to provide a fresh boost to agricultural exports, with rice at the forefront.

A representative of the Yoshine Melody Institute said that the event is not merely a competition, but a long-term music education journey, organised in a systematic and transparent manner, with academic standards and human values at its core.

Vietnam's retail goods and services market has recorded strong growth in recent years, but development has yet to become truly sustainable, experts have said.

According to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), by the end of November 2025, outstanding green credit was estimated at around 750 trillion VND (28.55 billion USD), with an average growth rate exceeding that of overall credit in the economy.

From January 13, 2026, all Vietjet domestic flights will conduct check-in procedures at Hall A of Terminal T1 at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.

Major movements, such as the Humanitarian Tet, the Humanitarian Month, and the campaign “each organisation, each individual linked to a humanitarian address,” continued to affirm the VRCS’s role as a connecter of social resources.

VASEP forecasts that pangasius export turnover could reach around 2.3 billion USD in 2026, supported by tightening global whitefish supplies and improving demand in several key markets.

The Politburo’s Resolution No. 72-NQ/TW on groundbreaking solutions to strengthen the protection, care and improvement of public health sets the target of raising average life expectancy to 75.5 years by 2030.

The 53rd session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee is scheduled to take place in Hanoi on the morning of January 12.

Vietnam exported more than 8.06 million tonnes of rice in 2025, earning over 4.1 billion USD, according to the latest statistics from the Department of Customs.

Despite relatively high prices ranging from VND15–25 million per sqm, burial land and cemetery plots in suburban areas and provinces surrounding Hanoi are continuing to attract buyers.

Dr Mai Liem Truc, former Deputy Minister of Post and Telecommunications, said that while domestic carriers remain dynamic, they still carry a State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) mindset, sometimes lacking the "eagerness" of private enterprises.

Mega projects and newly launched international financial centers are evoking a sense of a new institutional shift, when what once existed only on paper begins to materialize through concrete projects in real life.

Migrating to digital environments along with AI use are the two vital pillars required to shift from a "zero-risk" mindset to a framework of proactive risk management, Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung has said.

An unassuming café tucked behind a narrow alleyway in Hanoi opens into a world of nostalgia, complete with a sunlit balcony overlooking Hoan Kiem Lake.

In the quiet town of Tuyen Quang, a girl who dreamed big is now conducting impactful research abroad.

Behind his graduation cap was a journey filled with tears, sacrifice, and a promise never to give up learning.