Top graduates in individual university majors or faculties may qualify for Vietnam's government talent recruitment policies, the Ministry of Home Affairs has clarified.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung welcomed his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk in Hanoi on October 26, opening high-level talks aimed at strengthening bilateral ties as trade and cooperation in emerging technologies continue to expand.

A hospital near Vietnam's border with Laos treats hundreds of Lao patients each year, with some traveling up to 200km for medical care. Its staff are learning Lao and helping cover treatment costs to make healthcare more accessible.

Vietnam's capital was shrouded in thick haze on October 26, with its air quality index reaching 172 and placing Hanoi third among the world's most polluted major cities, according to IQAir data.

The Autumn Economic Forum 2026 opened in HCM City on October 26, bringing together more than 2,700 registered delegates and 214 speakers from 27 countries and territories to explore new growth opportunities, investment and international cooperation.

Revived in 2017 and recognized as national intangible cultural heritage in October 2025, the Cha Mun Festival of the Black Thai community in Thanh Hoa province is being preserved alongside efforts to develop community-based tourism.

After losing more than 160kg, a 30-year-old man in Ho Chi Minh City underwent three surgeries to remove 17.1kg of excess skin, setting a Vietnamese record and bringing him closer to his long-held dream of playing football.

For cancer patients, drug prescriptions represent not only hope for prolonging life but also a potential financial strain, forcing them to choose between continuing out-of-pocket payments or altering treatment protocols.

A technology journalist put Apple's first foldable iPhone through more than 32,000 opening and closing cycles using a custom-built machine. The results revealed an unexpected change in the hinge's resistance after four nights of testing.

Vietnam's tilapia exports reached $104 million in the first nine months of 2026, driven by growing demand from markets including Saudi Arabia, while the affordable fish is also making its way into Japan's premium sushi and sashimi segment.

An American tourist swam more than 20 meters into a deep lake in Vietnam's Central Highlands to rescue a woman struggling in the water, bringing her to safety in a dramatic incident captured on video.

Miss Universe VN 2026 winner Nguyen Quynh Anh has been suspended from stage performances for six months, while first runner-up Trinh My Anh faces a three-month suspension following a controversy over leaked messages criticizing fellow beauty queens.

A newly purchased buffalo broke loose while being unloaded from a truck in Vietnam's Central Highlands, injuring six people, including its owner, and causing chaos on a local road before authorities killed the animal to protect residents.

Vietnam's aviation regulator has asked six airlines to review suspended domestic routes, explore new direct connections and increase flight frequencies as airports across the country undergo expansion and upgrades.

World-renowned cellist Mischa Maisky will take the stage in Hanoi on November 2, joined by his daughter Lily Maisky and Vietnamese cellist Dinh Hoai Xuan, who will become the first Asian female artist to perform a cello duet with him.

Increasing required deposits and banning people who forfeit their deposits from participating in land auctions could serve as deterrents, but these measures alone are insufficient to tackle land speculation and price inflation at their root.

The proposal to use vouchers to support businesses raises a question about how the law approaches an already established voucher market.

Vietnam's U15 football team recovered from an opening defeat to claim consecutive victories over Brunei and Mauritius at the 2026 U15 World Cup, scoring 10 goals across the two matches.

Finding a stable water source is the key factor to ensure that water supply projects, after investment, do not fall into “having water in the rainy season, lacking water in the dry season” in the Central Highlands region.

Reports of cracked inner displays on Apple's first foldable iPhone are mounting across several countries, raising questions about hinge durability and threatening to overshadow the highly anticipated iPhone Duo launch.

Southern Vietnam faces a heightened risk of severe flooding on October 28-29 as strengthening cold air, easterly wind disturbances and high tides associated with the ninth lunar month's full moon converge.

Police in Vietnam's Central Highlands city of Da Lat rescued a Malaysian woman who fell into a 10-meter-deep abandoned mining pit while hiking on Hon Bo Mountain on October 25. She suffered an ankle injury.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's aircraft landed at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on the evening of October 25. He is scheduled to meet Vietnam's top leaders the following day to discuss future cooperation between the two countries.

Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital reported on October 23 that it has become the first healthcare facility in Vietnam to earn the “Advanced Stroke Centre” certification from the World Stroke Organisation (WSO).

Ho Chi Minh City’s museums and local authorities need to address more than digitisation to make digital heritage accessible to the public.