Medical tourism is emerging as a high-value service sector, with many countries successfully building national brands and attracting large numbers of international visitors each year.

A delegation representing the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, the State, the National Assembly and the Government laid a wreath and paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum on August 28, ahead of the 81st National Day.

An exhibition featuring 50 paintings of President Ho Chi Minh by late overseas Vietnamese artist Dao Trong Ly opened at the Vietnamese Culture Centre in Vientiane, Laos, on August 27.

The tourism sector is gearing up for the five-day National Day holiday from August 29 to September 2.

Dong Nai city is stepping up land and asset surveys, along with compensation, support and resettlement procedures, for a project to extend HCM City’s Ben Thanh–Suoi Tien metro line to its administrative centre and Long Thanh International Airport.

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has identified five potential technology areas for further analysis in Vietnam as the country seeks to strengthen its strategic technology capabilities.

Ha Long Bay burst into light on August 27 as 72 tourist and restaurant vessels sailed in formation, with their dazzling lights turning the UNESCO World Heritage site into a spectacular nighttime stage.

Passenger Terminal T1 of Da Nang International Airport will be expanded under a project worth more than 9.9 trillion VND (about 379 million USD), aming to raise the terminal’s annual capacity to 14 million passengers.

Vietnam’s data centre market is entering a new phase as a wave of large-scale projects worth billions of US dollars is being proposed and rolled out, driven by rising demand for AI, cloud computing and large-scale data processing.

A few hours from Hanoi, travelers can browse an early-morning fish market, unwind on a quiet beach or take to the skies above spectacular terraced rice fields.

Traditional skirts meet fierce football as ethnic minority women from across Vietnam compete in a colorful tournament celebrating sport, culture and community.

Vietnam’s historic ASEAN Cup triumph has been hailed at home and across Asian football after Kim Sang Sik’s side successfully defended their Southeast Asian crown.

Four remarkable trees in Dak Lak, including one more than 300 years old, have gained national heritage recognition and could now become a new draw for local tourism.

Vietnam is not short of money for investment when viewed across the economy. Yet domestic businesses remain hungry for capital, banks are scrambling for deposits and interest rates are proving stubborn.

Moc Chau is preparing a packed programme of cultural, artistic and tourism activities to welcome visitors during Vietnam’s National Day holiday.

Vietnam’s resort real estate market is showing signs of recovery, but experts warn that projects will struggle to generate real returns unless operations are built into their plans from the outset.

Samsung’s Galaxy S27 Ultra could arrive with a substantially larger camera island, yet leaks suggest the flagship may lose its dedicated 3x telephoto camera and even use a smaller 5x sensor.

To ascend to a higher stage of development, Vietnam must execute three strategic transformations, with institutional reform serving as the decisive lever.

The policy of tying apartment use to a building's designed lifespan is expected to reshape how condominiums are valued, with buyers paying closer attention to land holdings, development density, and land-use rights attached to each unit.

Chu Van Tuan, deputy director of the Railway Project Management Board explained that the total investment has been adjusted after reviewing the scope, scale, volume, unit prices, exchange rates, new policies, and transport demand.

Defying her family's objections, Kieu Anh traveled alone to Turkey to marry a man more than 19 years older. Five years later, that leap of faith has turned into a happy marriage.

Development can improve lives, but it can also leave deep scars when communities lose their voice, identity and ties to family. International experience offers important lessons for Vietnam.

Apple may create a bigger divide between its next Pro iPhones, with a major camera upgrade reportedly reserved for the iPhone 18 Pro Max.

Long before Hanoi wakes, volunteers at a small Buddhist temple are already cooking. Their kitchen provides more than 150,000 free meals to cancer patients and others in need each year.

Hanoi will launch controlled trials of self-driving buses, robotaxis, delivery robots and cleaning robots on designated routes, with safety supervisors required and passengers charged no fares.