Governor General of Canada Louise Arbour presided over an official welcome ceremony for General Secretary and President To Lam and the high-ranking delegation of Vietnam, who are on a state visit to Canada, on the morning of September 24.

Vegetable prices have risen sharply at traditional markets across HCMC after prolonged heavy rain flooded farms and disrupted supplies from major growing areas.

Tiny, colorful lanterns priced at just a few dollars are drawing shoppers to Ho Chi Minh City’s historic lantern district, blending Vietnamese Mid-Autumn traditions with modern LED lights.

From digital media and esports to urban landscaping and technology retail, several once-prominent Vietnamese entrepreneurs have become wanted suspects in criminal cases.

Vietnam is preparing for sharply contrasting weather risks as a very strong El Nino intensifies, with extreme rainfall and storms still possible even as drought and water shortages become a growing concern.

For more than seven centuries, Kiep Bac Temple has drawn Vietnamese to the banks of the Luc Dau River to honor Tran Hung Dao, the revered general who helped defend Dai Viet in the 13th century.

Highlands Coffee founder David Thai is set to regain majority control of the Vietnamese coffee chain after Philippine food giant Jollibee agreed to sell an 11% stake for $88 million, reducing its holding to below 50%.

Mooncake sales on Shopee and TikTok Shop reached about $6.1 million in just one peak-season month in Vietnam, jumping more than 60% from a year earlier despite higher prices.

Vietnam’s government has proposed raising maximum administrative fines to about $57,000 for individuals and $115,000 for organizations, alongside new measures to enforce penalty decisions.

Bui Hoang Phuong, the newly elected chairman of the Quang Tri People’s Committee, has asked agencies and individuals not to send flowers or make congratulatory visits, saying support should instead be reflected through effective work.

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) reported on September 23 that it recently teamed up with the State Bank of Vietnam to hold a non-deal roadshow in the US, pitching the country to international investors without selling a single bond.

Vietnam and the US signed two limited-scope project agreements (LSPAs) in Hanoi on September 23 to advance efforts to address the post-war chemical and Agent Orange/dioxin contamination in Vietnam.

A total of 664 sets of war martyrs’ remains have been recovered at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City after three months of search and excavation, according to the municipal Military High Command.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam met with US Senator Steve Daines, Senator for Montana and member of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, in New York on September 23 morning.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam met with representatives of JPMorganChase and Visa in New York on the morning of September 23 (local time).

A C-17 military transport aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force arrived in Hanoi on September 23 to carry Vietnam’s Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 8 to South Sudan to undertake United Nations peacekeeping duties.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam met leaders from Ghana, Bhutan and the Vatican, as well as the UN General Assembly president, in New York on September 22 on the sidelines of UNGA 81.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Long has proposed national task forces to coordinate investigations into complex transnational scam networks and strengthen international cooperation.

Deputy Minister of Construction Bui Xuan Dung has had a working session with German authorities and businesses to seek cooperation and explore technology transfer for the North-South high-speed railway project.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam met US-ASEAN Business Council representatives and US businesses in New York on September 23, where he was briefed on the Vietnam War Accounting Initiative.

Deputy PM and Defence Minister Gen. Phan Van Giang met UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix in New York on September 23, with Lacroix affirming UN support for Vietnam’s greater participation in peacekeeping operations.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at UN headquarters in New York on September 23, during the high-level week of the 81st UN General Assembly.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has proposed adjustments to the planning of several facilities at Phu Quoc International Airport in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang to serve the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting 2027 (APEC 2027).

Da Nang has launched its “I Love Da Nang” campaign, offering more than 5,000 gifts and discount vouchers to South Korean visitors from September 21-27 during the Chuseok holiday.

Vietnamese wushu fighter Dinh Van Tam won a silver medal in the men's 56kg sanda event at the 2026 Asian Games after losing to China's Ou Jiaming in the final on September 24.