Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle will visit Vietnam from June 30 to July 4 to preside over the beatification of Father Francis Xavier Truong Buu Diep in the Diocese of Can Tho.

Vietnam is studying a special urban administrative model at the commune level to strengthen regional coordination, improve public services and support long-term economic development following one year of governance reform.

Hanoi officials have cautioned residents against relying on unofficial websites offering planning information, saying they do not provide complete or authoritative data.

Vietnam's decades-long growth model delivered remarkable success. But as global competition changes, the country now faces a more fundamental challenge - creating its own competitive advantage.

Vietnam has brought home the remains of 62 fallen volunteer soldiers and civilian experts following a three-month recovery mission in Cambodia's Kratie and Kampong Thom provinces.

Vietnamese and Chinese law enforcement agencies have coordinated in the transfer of 19 suspected online fraud operators arrested in Lao Cai Province.

Ho Chi Minh City has simultaneously broken ground on eight strategic infrastructure projects worth about US$9.6 billion to commemorate the 50th anniversary of officially bearing President Ho Chi Minh's name.

Police in Vietnam's Khanh Hoa Province have charged four people, including three public officials, over alleged violations in land compensation and resettlement linked to the Ninh Thuan 1 nuclear power project.

Hanoi has launched a low-emission zone pilot that includes one year of free bus travel, expanded cycling services and new parking facilities to encourage greener mobility.

The Government Party Committee has issued a decision establishing the Prime Minister's Specialized Research Unit and promulgating its organizational and operational regulations.

Vietnamese and South Korean policymakers and scholars gathered in Hanoi to discuss new strategies for strengthening their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in an increasingly uncertain global environment.

Vietnamese police rescuers are searching for around 15 people believed trapped beneath a collapsed nine-story apartment building in Venezuela, where earthquake recovery efforts continue amid dangerous conditions.

A tropical depression over the East Sea is forecast to strengthen into Vietnam's first named storm of 2026 as early as July 2, with a 70% chance of entering the Gulf of Tonkin and affecting the country's northeastern coast.

Civil servants in Vietnam will now be assessed under a 100-point framework designed to make evaluations more transparent, objective and results-based.

Halong Canfoco has resumed production after a major food safety scandal involving 120 tonnes of diseased pork, but restoring consumer confidence remains its biggest challenge.

The inclusion of cybersecurity and quantum technologies among Vietnam's 10 strategic technology groups is seen as a key step toward building research capacity, training high-quality human resources and gradually mastering quantum technologies.

EVN has just announced a consolidated post-tax profit of nearly VND52,000 billion, the highest mark in its operational history.

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are rolling out free bus fare policies in a move aimed at encouraging greater use of public transport, reducing dependence on private vehicles and supporting the transition to greener urban mobility.

The National Power System and Market Operation Company (NSMO) says that shifting peak electricity hours delivers significant economic benefits.

Vietnam has adopted a national action plan to fulfil its commitments on combating money laundering, terrorist financing and the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

The family members of Nguyen Duc Thuy (Bau Thuy) have made an impressive appearance with tens of trillions of VND in assets and seats on management boards of many enterprises in banking, securities, sports, and digital assets.

Motorists transporting young children without appropriate child safety restraints will face penalties from August 15, 2026 under Decree 238 on administrative sanctions for road traffic violations and the driving licence demerit point system.

This is the second part of an interview with Dao Trung Thanh, an information technology strategic consultant.

E-commerce is becoming an essential pillar of the digital economy as Vietnamese businesses are shifting from online sales to building digital commerce ecosystems, connecting production, logistics, and distribution to expand their markets.

A traffic accident at the age of 19 left Tran Xuan My missing part of his skull. Over the next 11 years, he endured nearly 20 surgeries in a battle for survival that would leave anyone heartbroken.