Last week's real estate highlights included questions about the flow of bond money from Novaland; emergence of a new luxury residential zone in HCMC; and a series of apartments priced VND18-30 million per sqm in Hanoi.

As gold prices have surged and supply has become scarce, gold black markets are booming on social media, posing high risks of scams. Many residents in Hanoi have flocked to their hometowns to ‘hunt for gold’.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has approved a strategy for developing Vietnam’s retail market through 2030, with a vision to 2050, under Decision No. 2326/QD-TTg.

Various experts brought up the issue of recruitment and utilization of public employees at a workshop on October 16 to gather feedback on the draft amended Law on Public Employees, organized by the Vietnam Association for Administrative Sciences.

Ho Chi Minh City received almost 8 billion USD in overseas remittances in the first nine months of 2025, reflecting a steady upward trend driven by favourable policies and investment environment.

Nguyen Van Dinh, a respected expert, believes that the correct solution to lower housing prices is not to suppress demand but to increase supply.

An overall plan has been developed with the ultimate goal of ensuring absolute safety for Party and State leaders, international delegations, and participants while maintaining orderly and uninterrupted traffic across the city.

MOET has been tasked with leading and coordinating with relevant agencies and localities to develop a proposal to transfer multidisciplinary, multi-field higher education institutions to be put under MOET’s management.

Photo Hanoi’25, an international photography biennale, is set to take place in the capital throughout November, gathering over 170 visual artists, photographers, curators, and experts from 21 countries.

Apple is set to launch foldable and bezel-less iPhones in a three-year innovation streak that redefines mobile design.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has donated 9,000 doses of human rabies vaccine to Vietnam's provinces of Phu Tho and Tuyen Quang to help save the lives of people bitten by rabid dogs and protect vulnerable communities.

Exhausted after biking 50 kilometers from downtown Hue to their resort, a Swiss couple stopped in front of a house hosting a funeral - and were deeply touched when the host invited them in for a vegetarian meal.

The Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic have raised over 5 billion VND (190,000 USD) to support people affected by recent storms.

The Royal New Zealand Navy’s largest support ship, HMNZS Aotearoa, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Robert Welford, docked at Nha Rong–Khanh Hoi International Port on the morning of October 23, beginning a five-day friendly visit to Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam and Bulgaria have officially elevate their relations to a Strategic Partnership, ushering in a new era of cooperation between the two nations.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man suggested that the revised Bankruptcy Law should strengthen oversight mechanisms in bankruptcy procedures to prevent potential abuses, drawing on international best practices in this area.

General Secretary To Lam held talks with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev at the Presidential Palace in Sofia on October 23, in which he affirmed that Vietnam attaches great importance to relations with Bulgaria.

The two sides agreed to promote trade and investment as a motivation and crucial measure to achieve qualitative improvements in economic ties, matching market size and demand while ensuring mutual benefits.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son hosted a reception for US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper in Hanoi on October 23.

The leaders agreed to actively negotiate and soon sign more important cooperation documents to facilitate stronger trade turnover and investment cooperation between the two countries.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam attended a Vietnam - Bulgaria Business Forum on October 23 afternoon (local time) in Sofia as part of his going official visit to the European country.

The 2025 Nobel Prize and Vietnam’s newest policy shift both highlight the power of free thought in economic and academic progress.

On the morning of October 23, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the fourth meeting of the Steering Committee for National Key Railway Projects. The meeting was connected online to 18 provinces and cities where railway projects are underway.

Graduating early and at the top of her class from the National Economics University, Tran Thuy Linh entered a doctoral program before turning 21. Just over three years later, she has now earned her PhD.

According to an indictment from the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, a transnational criminal empire in Cambodia led by Chen Zhi deliberately targeted Vietnamese citizens with sophisticated fraud schemes.