The Vietnamese capital is accelerating its smart city ambitions with a major AI camera expansion aimed at addressing five persistent urban challenges.

Ho Chi Minh City proposes a major riverside redevelopment project featuring a new pedestrian bridge, parks and cultural spaces along the Saigon River.

Vietnam’s construction contractor Coteccons has climbed another 19 places in the Fortune Southeast Asia 500, supported by stronger execution capabilities and a record project backlog.

Strict enforcement measures have helped stabilize traffic conditions in Ho Chi Minh City, with the number of accidents falling compared with the same period last year.

Vietnam’s business succession trend gains momentum as second-generation heirs enter corporate management and ownership structures.

The utility argues that while battery storage raises investment costs, its effectiveness for large-scale solar projects remains insufficiently defined.

Vietnam’s state budget revenue surpassed VND1.42 quadrillion by mid-June, while public investment disbursement remained below one-quarter of the annual target.

More than 70,000 people are expected to attend the beatification ceremony of Father Francis Xavier Truong Buu Diep at the Tac Say Pilgrimage Center in Phong Thanh Commune, Ca Mau Province, on July 2, according to the Diocese of Can Tho.

Independent teams using ground-penetrating radar and electrical resistivity surveys have identified multiple underground anomalies at Le Thi Rieng Park, providing fresh evidence for the search for fallen soldiers' remains.

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City say they have broken up several closed-door scam networks linked to foreign nationals during a 45-day security crackdown.

As digital transformation reshapes the global media landscape, VN news organisations are increasingly confronting a question that extends beyond journalism itself: how to build sustainable economic models while preserving their public mission.

As the tourism sector seeks to increase visitor spending and extend stays, the development of the night-time economy is increasingly seen as a way to create new tourism products, enhance destination appeal and support sustainable urban growth.

Despite generating 58 percent of national forex surplus, the Mekong Delta faces a downward spiral. A severe shortage of medium enterprises and a massive youth brain drain are stripping this fertile land of its competitive edge.

Trade between Vietnam and Singapore in the first five months of 2026 continued to demonstrate the growing integration of the two economies in industrial, technology and energy supply chains.

A nearly 10-year journey collecting data from three photos found by an architect has helped authorities narrow down and identify the location of a mass grave holding about 900 martyrs who died during the 1968 Tet Offensive and Uprising.

Vietnam’s fashion industry is poised for a new phase of growth as e-commerce adoption accelerates, though businesses must overcome challenges in branding, sustainability and digital transformation to fully capture the opportunity.

By installing rooftop solar power coupled with a battery energy storage system, Nguyen Minh Hoang's family in Tuyen Quang cancomfortably use electrical appliances and charge their electric vehicle, while their electricity bills drop sharply.

The rapid expansion of cross-border e-commerce is creating major opportunities for international trade, but it is also increasing the risk of counterfeit, imitation and intellectual property (IP)-infringing goods entering markets.

Every summer comes the anxiety of many families regarding childcare, living expenses, and how to give their children a safe, rewarding summer.

The Vietnam Asian Schools Debating Championship 2026 (Vietnam ASDC) officially opened in Hanoi on June 21, bringing together 450 secondary and high school students from across Asia for one of the region's most anticipated debating competitions.

Scientists from the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) have successfully developed nanovitexin from mung bean husks, creating a material with significantly enhanced properties compared to conventionally extracted vitexin.

At this year’s festival, the Vietnam News Agency also received three top prizes, comprising one A Prize for its outstanding exhibition booth and two others for outstanding journalistic products in the digital media category.

As Vietnam marks 101 years of revolutionary journalism, media leaders are confronting a question shared by newsrooms worldwide: how can journalism remain relevant in the digital age?

Editors, policymakers and technology experts gathered in northern Vietnam to debate the future of journalism in an era when AI can summarize news without sending readers to original sources.

The Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee on June 20 announced a decision on the establishment of the city press and radio-television agency, effective July 1.