Before dawn each day, a couple in their 60s ride across the countryside in search of grasshoppers - known locally as "flying shrimp" - to earn a living despite their age.

The Chut of Rao Tre have transformed their lives over three decades, but memories of forest births, infant deaths and marriage between relatives remain painfully vivid.

Dr. Vu Minh Duc has said that restructuring the network of educational institutions is revolutionary, enabling the selection of outstanding management personnel to operate the new school model.

High operating costs, cautious consumer spending and intensifying competition are forcing Vietnamese fashion brands to scale back or close, including names once familiar to large numbers of shoppers.

Lifestyle, health, finances, and the psychological mindset formed during youth will dictate quality of life in senior years. Waiting until age 40 to begin preparing for old age is far too late, according to Professor Dr. Nguyen Dinh Cu.

Three men in Ho Chi Minh City are being investigated after flying large illuminated kites near Tan Son Nhat International Airport, forcing a 14-minute suspension of takeoffs and landings and disrupting 21 flights.

After a sweet yet challenging journey of love, the visually impaired man has married the woman he loves.

Although she earned enough points to enter the Doctor of Medicine program at Hanoi Medical University, Nguyen Vu Thao Tram chose instead to study biology, inspired by her late mother.

The 2026 International Women’s Beach Volleyball Tournament opened at NovaWorld Phan Thiet in Tien Thanh ward, Lam Dong province, on August 14, bringing together 16 teams from seven countries.

Large-scale airport projects underway across the Asia-Pacific region are expected to boost air traffic, with Vietnam and India emerging as markets with significant potential.

The heritage passport has been launched in Ho Chi Minh City, offering a new approach to exploring museums, artefacts, and stories of history and culture.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau has asked ministries, sectors and localities to complete inter-level boarding schools in border communes before the new school year begins, stressing that the deadline is a political task that must not be delayed.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam’s state visits to Australia and New Zealand from August 9-14 have created fresh momentum for stronger ties and opened new avenues for cooperation, Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung said.

The Dung Quat Economic Zone and Quang Ngai industrial parks have so far attracted 441 projects worth around 19.4 billion USD, according to the Dung Quat Economic Zone and Quang Ngai Industrial Parks Authority (DEZA).

The Vietnamese Government has issued Resolution 235/NQ-CP approving the Implementation Agreement on carbon credits collaboration under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on climate change between the Vietnamese and Singaporean governments.

Foreign nationals legally entering or residing in Vietnam may obtain electronic identification accounts at any level upon request under a newly issued Government decree.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has called for faster implementation of plans to deal with collateral assets linked to Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB), as part of broader efforts to address weak banks and strengthen the safety of Vietnam’s financial system.

The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) has approved its 2026-30 capital restructuring plan, which includes the full divestment of its stakes in 66 companies.

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission met in Hanoi on August 14, proposing disciplinary action over violations involving Party organisations at the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and in Dong Nai city.

The Road Accident Damage Reduction Fund (RADRF) will begin providing financial support from September 1 to accident victims and families of deceased victims facing financial hardship, as well as people and organisations involved in rescue efforts.

Hanoi’s art institutions will stage a series of performances for residents in communes and wards across the capital to mark the 81st anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19, 1945–2026) and National Day (September 2, 1945–2026).

A new decree will expand the national e-ID app to include 206 categories of personal and organisational documents while enabling direct welfare payments.

The ancient Co Loa Relic Site, regarded by many international experts as the largest-in-scale and oldest capital city in Asia, will be nominated to join the UNESCO World Heritage list.

A Hanoi delegation led by Party Secretary Tran Duc Thang held talks in Moscow and St. Petersburg on railway development and broader cooperation with Russian localities.

Binh Dan Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City has successfully performed 4,278 robotic surgeries over the past decade, setting a Vietnam record as the country’s first and leading hospital in robotic surgery by number of cases.