For 26 years, 93-year-old Khmer man Mai Huyen has poured his time, savings and faith into a 20-meter tower in southern Vietnam, filling it with thousands of Buddhist statues, many made by his own hands.

As Hanoi launches an international jazz festival, veteran saxophonist Quyen Van Minh says its real success will depend on what happens after the stages go dark - and whether jazz becomes a regular part of city life.

The iPhone 18 Pro Max brings major upgrades, but Apple’s foldable iPhone Duo, a delayed standard iPhone 18 and anticipation for 2027 could give buyers three reasons to wait.

Vietnam is offering grants of up to VND3 billion (US$114,000) per project to businesses and organizations deploying AI to solve practical problems and develop new products and services.

After 70 years of scientific cooperation with JINR, Vietnam is seeking to build a joint accelerator science and technology laboratory while developing stronger research teams and training a new generation of scientists.

Bui Ba Hien, former CEO of esports and digital media company Box Vietnam, is wanted by police over alleged copyright infringement after once pursuing ambitious expansion plans.

Vietnamese jeweler Phu Nhuan Jewelry Joint Stock Company (PNJ) is moving to shorten payment times for customer buybacks as its chairwoman’s family mobilizes fresh capital, while large provisions and weaker profits continue to weigh on the business.

Hanoi is seeking public feedback on a sweeping plan to reshape nearly 66 hectares around Hoan Kiem Lake, with major changes proposed for landmarks, public squares and streets in the historic heart of the capital.

Once a busy gateway carrying millions of passengers and vehicles a year, Ha Long’s long-abandoned Bai Chay ferry terminal is set to be restored as a historical and tourism attraction.

Da Nang is opening four designated airspace zones to licensed drone operations as the city considers UAV applications including deliveries and tourist rescue.

A 54-hour social media break led by young Vietnamese is shifting the debate beyond whether platforms should be restricted - toward how a generation raised online can develop healthier relationships with technology.

Once feared as a dangerous predator, the tiger gradually became a guardian deity in Vietnamese folk beliefs. Its transformation reflects centuries of interaction between indigenous traditions and Taoism.

Vietnam’s women’s volleyball team will look to secure an Asian Games quarterfinal berth when they face Hong Kong (China) on Sept. 17, following a commanding straight-sets victory over Qatar.

Da Nang has completed DNA sampling from nearly 26,000 unidentified war graves across 144 cemeteries, the largest such undertaking by any locality in Vietnam.

Torrential rain overnight left streets across Vietnam’s capital Hanoi deeply flooded on September 17, with some areas recording nearly 200mm of rainfall and pumping stations running to drain the city.

Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida have concluded a landmark state visit to Vietnam, where three major milestones in bilateral relations converged.

Two people were killed and five others injured after a fire broke out at a family home in a narrow alley in Ho Chi Minh City early Sept. 17.

Vietnam could face a power capacity shortfall of nearly 14 GW by 2030, yet most planned LNG power projects remain stuck in pre-investment stages, raising pressure to remove financing and infrastructure bottlenecks.

For more than a century, astronomers have been fascinated by an intriguing possibility: an undiscovered planet, provisionally known as Planet Nine, could be hiding in the most distant reaches of the Solar System.

Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro Max appears to be drawing stronger early demand than the smaller Pro in the US, with the 256GB Burgundy model among the hardest configurations to secure.

Vietnam is preparing electronic land-use and property ownership certificates for integration into VNeID, the country’s national digital identity app.

A 39-year-old Myanmar tourist has recovered after suffering severe gastrointestinal bleeding and multiple organ failure shortly after flying from Macao (China) to Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang.

Sweet soups, crispy fried dough, sizzling banh mi and spicy fruit are among the affordable treats drawing crowds to these five snack spots in central Hanoi.

Traffic backed up along a major gateway into central Ho Chi Minh City as construction barriers for underground stations on Metro Line 2 narrowed roads and forced commuters into lengthy delays.

Around 13 million mobile numbers in Vietnam have been suspended or reclaimed after users failed to complete mandatory identity verification, but telecom operators are offering ways for customers to recover them.