Singapore’s United Overseas Bank (UOB) has raised its forecast for Vietnam’s GDP growth in 2026 to 9.2% from 8.5%, following stronger-than-expected third-quarter performance and upward revisions to first-half figures.

Hanoi has climbed five places in global mobile internet rankings, making it the world's fifth-fastest city for mobile internet.

VN aims to develop a comprehensive, modern and science-based traditional medicine sector with stronger international integration, making it an important part of the national healthcare system by 2030, according to a newly-approved national strategy.

The FTSE Russell upgrade of Vietnam’s stock market on September 21 opens the door to foreign capital, but the harder task is how to make the country a core, long-term allocation rather than a small weighting in global portfolios.

Deputy PM Ho Quoc Dung has signed a decree stipulating breakthrough development mechanisms for innovation and the exploitation of national data, as well as activities at the Data Innovation and Exploitation Centre under the National Data Centre.

Vietnam and the Czech Republic have agreed to strengthen cooperation in law enforcement, crime prevention and criminal sentence enforcement. 

IMF’s estimates that Vietnam's GDP purchasing power parity (PPP) will surpass $2 trillion, rising to second place in Southeast Asia and 22nd globally in the coming years, presents an encouraging macroeconomic signal.

Vietnam’s GDP grew by 9.01 percent in the first nine months of 2026, significantly higher than the global 2.9 percent. 

For over 20 years, Ngo Van Dung carried his daughter to school by motorbike, with a wheelchair carefully strapped behind.

While living in Italy, a Ha Tinh woman has been surprised many times by local social customs and ways of life.

On a rainy afternoon in the mountain city of Da Lat in Lam Dong, with fog veiling the windowpanes, Ha and Hoa paused their motorbike journey across Vietnam to rest and recover.

From centuries-old manuscripts in Son La to classrooms in Vietnam's northern mountains, five Hanoi high school students are using AI to help preserve the traditional script of the ethnic Thai community and bring it into the digital age.

Vietnam has nearly 22,000 international students, but officials lack a breakdown by study level, making it harder to gauge the country's appeal as a higher education destination.

Housing remains unaffordable for most Vietnamese, including workers and some civil servants, while social housing construction falls short of targets and unsold property inventories rise, Deputy PM Pham Gia Tuc said.

Tuition at Vietnam's major universities ranges from under $700 to more than $10,000 a year, depending on the course and program, with international partnerships often costing far more than standard degrees.

With key players sidelined by injuries, Vietnam coach Kim Sang Sik may recall experienced internationals and test fresh talent in November friendlies as he prepares his squad for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.

The used luxury-car market is facing a severe slump, with many nearly-new models seeing price cuts from hundreds of millions to billions of VND without finding buyers.

Drylab AI, a startup founded by three Vietnamese entrepreneurs, has raised $3 million to develop AI agents that help laboratories and pharmaceutical companies retain scientific knowledge and learn from past experiments.

Vietnam is hosting the 90th meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation in Da Nang from October 13 to 15, bringing together regional officials and experts to advance research cooperation and emerging technologies.

A strong El Nino is expected to shorten southern Vietnam's 2026 rainy season and reduce rainfall, with temperatures in Ho Chi Minh City and surrounding areas potentially exceeding 38°C during the peak dry season in 2027.

Cheap imported pork has yet to displace fresh pork on Vietnamese dining tables, but it is finding a market in industrial kitchens and processed food products.

Starting as a software company, FPT has grown into a technology group with a global customer network. 

Several popular cafes in Hanoi's old apartment buildings have closed or relocated, highlighting growing challenges over commercial use, parking, aging infrastructure and the impact on residents.

Apple-authorized retailers in Vietnam have reduced prices of the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, with discounts exceeding $115 on some models as consumers weigh older flagship devices against the latest releases.

In northern Vietnam's Khuoi My, ripening rice turns mountainsides into sweeping ribbons of gold.