Vietnam has assigned local governments a target of nearly 900,000 social and rental homes between 2026 and 2030, including more than 191,000 units specifically for rent.

All stocks listed on the Hanoi Stock Exchange will move to the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange by the end of December, consolidating Vietnam’s listed equity market on a single exchange.

Ho Chi Minh City is using data, digital skills and new “digital destinations” to modernize governance while preserving the cultural heritage of its diverse ethnic and religious communities.

Vietnam plans to develop premium outlet villages and urban outlet centers near major cities, airports and tourist destinations as it seeks to capture more retail and tourism spending.

Vietnam’s central bank says proposed anti-money laundering rules do not place VIP customers or bank executives under separate scrutiny, clarifying that the data is intended for overall institutional risk assessments.

Vietnamese buyers seeking the 256GB iPhone 18 Pro Max in Burgundy Red or Ice Crystal may have to wait until mid- or late October as supplies struggle to keep up with demand.

Vietnam’s upgrade to FTSE Russell’s secondary emerging-market status could unlock billions of dollars in foreign investment, but experts say the bigger challenge is keeping that capital for the long term.

After three months growing rice on 1,000 square meters of land, a farmer in Vietnam’s Dak Lak Province was left with just VND35,000 ($1.30) after direct costs.

Hanoi’s decision to remove newly installed distance signs from Nhat Tan Bridge has sparked discussion over whether sound road-safety rules can have unintended consequences on heavily congested routes.

Initial supplies of Apple’s $1,999 iPhone Duo could be constrained as final assembly yields remain low ahead of the foldable smartphone’s October release, according to Chinese media.

Vietnamese lawmakers are debating safeguards for tissue donation by minors, including a proposal to allow children under 15 to donate regenerative tissue to biological siblings in exceptional cases.

Motorola’s leaked razr flex could challenge Apple’s iPhone Duo with a shorter, wider foldable design aimed at making big-screen smartphones considerably more pocketable.

Trung Nam Thuan Nam Solar Power reported a first-half net loss of about $1 million, while its equity plunged 72.7% year on year and total liabilities approached $372 million.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs is stepping up digital transformation and public investment spending after completing 89 of 166 government-assigned tasks with none overdue.

Vietnam’s more than 700,000 ride-hailing drivers could gain mandatory social insurance coverage, with lawmakers calling for platform companies to share the cost rather than leaving workers to pay alone.

A tornado swept through a commune in Vietnam’s southernmost province of Ca Mau on Sept. 28, damaging 11 homes, including several that collapsed or lost their roofs. No casualties were reported.

Vietnam’s road authority has asked traffic police to identify expressway sections where safe-distance violations are fined, allowing signs and road markings to be installed.

Construction has begun on two major bridges worth more than VND36.7 trillion ($1.4 billion), creating new links between Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai and improving access to Long Thanh airport.

Ho Chi Minh City police have arrested five people accused of posing as sellers, investors and businesspeople to pass off ordinary pebbles as meteorites worth millions of dollars.

Vietnam will put more than 748,000 car and motorcycle license plates up for auction in its 11th round, expected to begin in early November.

Hundreds of residents evacuated a Ho Chi Minh City apartment building after a fire broke out in an 11th-floor unit on Tuesday evening, sending black smoke from its balcony.

A Vietnamese military team has recovered the remains of a fallen soldier in Cambodia’s Mondulkiri province, its first find 15 days into the 2026-2027 dry-season search mission.

Hot weather across northern and central Vietnam is set to ease as two successive cold fronts bring thunderstorms, lower temperatures and cooler conditions in the coming days.

A couple in central Vietnam is transforming mature loofahs into household goods for overseas markets while creating a new source of income for local farmers.

AI adoption is accelerating in Vietnam, where 27.9% of people aged 15-64 used the technology in the second quarter, far above the global average of 18.8%.