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.

Returning to Hanoi after over eight months of travel from North to South, Du Thuy Tien (23, Ung Hoa district, Hanoi) reminisces about the landscapes, people, and memories in Lo Lo Chai, Ly Son Island, and various villages and lands she traversed.

A sudden power outage forced the owner of a Vietnamese coffee shop in Paris, France, to borrow phin filters and brew coffee traditionally. The brewing method won over French customers and gradually became the venue's signature feature.

The Dong Nai woman looks tiny standing beside her 1.94m-tall Czech boyfriend. With a 42cm height difference, the couple has had many amusing encounters.

At Lu Market in northern Vietnam, eight sugar-coated fried cakes cost about 38 cents. The nearly century-old market draws visitors with affordable snacks and the familiar rhythms of rural life.

Le Van Sau has built a 5.5ha VietGAP-certified durian orchard that can bring a profit of VND5 billion a year. After 45 years of working with his orchard, he has concluded that the key to successful farming is working alongside scientists.

When Pham Thi Thao met four children in Vietnam who had lost their mother, their plight moved her. Thirty years after marrying their father, she finds happiness in the family they built together.

CT UAV recently announced the design and successful test flight of the CT Pegas 230, a heavy-lift unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) boasting a maximum takeoff weight of 230kg and a payload capacity reaching 100kg.

Vietnam has released an updated list of villages in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, including those classified as extremely disadvantaged, across 27 provinces and cities for the 2026-2030 period.

Vung Tau Paradise Joint Venture Co. owes more than $84 million in taxes, topping a list of 4,125 businesses with outstanding tax and other state budget payments in Ho Chi Minh City.