Vietnam's Better Choice Awards 2026 honored winners across 45 categories, recognizing homegrown artificial intelligence solutions, innovative products and companies building critical national capabilities.

A Mitsubishi Research Institute expert has proposed that Da Nang and Japan’s Fukuoka jointly launch “Mi Quang Tech,” a technology event inspired by Fukuoka’s “Ramen Tech” initiative.

China spent nearly $505 million on more than 1 million tons of Vietnamese rice in the first eight months of 2026, becoming Vietnam’s second-largest rice export market after the Philippines.

Da Nang has been named Vietnam’s fastest-growing start-up ecosystem for 2026 by StartupBlink, a global organisation that researches and maps start-up ecosystems, the Da Nang Innovation Start-up Support Centre announced on October 1.

Vietnam's airports handled nearly 102 million passengers in the first nine months of 2026, up 12% from a year earlier, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

Trade between Vietnam and Malaysia reached 15.28 billion USD in the first eight months of 2026, up 43.4% year-on-year, nearly matching the 16.33 billion USD recorded in the whole of 2025, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Malaysia.

Vietnam recorded a trade surplus in September after nine consecutive months of trade deficits, according to a socio-economic report for the third quarter and first nine months of 2026 released by the National Statistics Office on October 3.

Vietnam attracted 50.36 billion USD in registered foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first nine months of 2026, up 76.4% year-on-year, according to the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade plans to submit a revised Law on Electricity to the National Assembly at its October session, said Deputy Minister Truong Thanh Hoai.

Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew an estimated 9.95% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2026. This was up from 8.15% in the first quarter and 8.81% in the second, National Statistics Office Director Nguyen Thi Huong said on October 3.

Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi outlined four key groups of tasks to maintain the upgraded status of Vietnam’s stock market and further improve its quality at the Government’s regular September press briefing on October 3.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam received the ambassadors of 10 countries in Hanoi on October 3. The diplomats presented their credentials, officially beginning their terms in Vietnam.

Hanoi on October 3 launched activities marking the first Vietnam Culture Day in the capital, under the theme “Thang Long-Hanoi, a thousand years of civilisation - A kaleidoscope of Vietnamese colours.”

Nha Trang University on October 3 launched the Marine Economy Forum (MEF), seeking measures to develop Vietnam’s marine economy in a green, sustainable and high-value-added direction.

Vietnam has abundant natural landscapes, cultural heritage and cuisine that can compete with many destinations in the region. 

Just one month after securing a VND57 billion loan with a 9-month term, a Hanoi-based real estate enterprise received notification from its bank regarding an immediate interest rate increase.

Czech Chamber of Deputies President Tomio Okamura and a delegation visited Prague’s Sapa Trade Centre on October 3. 

Vietnamese thriller The Journey of Heroes has earned about $11 million after 10 days in theaters, a strong box-office run that still trails the pace set by record-breaking Vietnamese films Red Rain and Tran Thanh's Mai.

A major urban development in central Vietnam's Da Nang has been restarted after more than a decade of delays, as the government seeks to unlock trillions of dong tied up in stalled projects nationwide.

Rooftop solar power development in Vietnam has yet to meet its target and remains slower than other baseload power sources, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Truong Thanh Hoai said at a regular Government press briefing in Hanoi on October 3.

The 12th Green Startup Competition 2026, themed “The Path to Sustainable Development,” is taking place nationwide, highlighting a new wave of young agripreneurs. 

Deputy PM Nguyen Van Thang has signed Decision No. 1919/QD-TTg, revising and supplementing a number of provisions of Decision No. 412/QD-TTg dated March 31, 2022, which approved the scheme on improving Vietnam’s sovereign credit rating by 2030.

When apartment buildings reach the end of their lifespan, citizens' lawful property rights cannot expire alongside the structure. This principle must serve as the starting point for all revisions to the Housing Law.

Vietnam welcomed more than 17.7 million international visitors in the first nine months of 2026, up 14.5% year-on-year, reaching nearly 71% of its target, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism.

Hanoi topped the 2026 Provincial Innovation Index (PII), retaining the leading position for the fourth consecutive year, according to results announced by the Ministry of Science and Technology on October 4.