Hanoi plans to develop night-time economy zones, corridors and public spaces centred on heritage, culture, creativity and visitor experiences to increase the value of its tourism industry.

Vietnam is entering a new phase in attracting FDI, with the emphasis shifting from the volume of capital inflows to technology, innovation and added value creation, following the issuance of Politburo Resolution No. 10-NQ/TW.

Continuing its fourth session, the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on July 17 discussed the draft revised Criminal Procedure Code.

Ho Chi Minh City is set to introduce a free textbook loan programme for all students in general education, continuing education and literacy programmes from the 2026-2027 academic year.

Vietnam’s cooperation with IAEA has underscored the vital role of nuclear science and technology in addressing practical development challenges.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung has called for focus on five strategic pillars to advance artificial intelligence (AI) in the new development phase while attending a forum on building a cooperation ecosystem for AI development in Hanoi on July 17.

Da Nang is committed to supporting businesses, particularly small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in digital transformation, AI adoption, and workforce development.

Vietnam must move beyond preserving its rich cultural heritage and transform it into digital assets, intellectual property and a catalyst for innovation if it is to unlock its full value in the digital era, Party Chief and President To Lam has said.

The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) has become the first Vietnamese bank to join the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF).

Truong Tuoi Dong Nai FC have continued to make waves in the transfer market, with reports that the club has completed the signing of Serbian midfielder Milos Vulic ahead of the 2026/27 V.League 1 season.

Around 7,000 domestic and international athletes will compete at Sports Festival 2026, scheduled to take place from July 27 to September 22 at NovaWorld Phan Thiet in Lam Dong province, a meeting on July 17 heard.

For more than a decade, in Canada's capital Ottawa, Vietnamese-born scientist Dang Trung Phuoc and his colleagues have restored part of an ancient sand dune system formed some 8,000-10,000 years ago.

Lam Dong is strengthening measures to protect and promote the UNESCO Dak Nong Global Geopark following administrative restructuring, aiming to preserve its outstanding geological, cultural and biodiversity heritage.

As Vietnam advances its science, technology, innovation and digital transformation agenda, basic research is being positioned as a strategic foundation for technological self-reliance and national competitiveness.

Vietnam is moving to develop a safe, well-regulated tokenised asset market through a phased, closely supervised approach, officials said at the inaugural Vietnam RWA Summit 2026 in Hanoi on July 18.

A Vietnam-Laos business networking seminar was held in Vientiane on July 17, bringing together more than 120 officials and representatives of business associations and enterprises of both sides.

The 10th Asian Pencak Silat Championship 2026 officially opened in the southern city of Dong Nai on July 17, bringing together nearly 300 athletes from nine Asian countries and territories.

The two sides will study and localise key technologies covering signalling, communications, power supply, electromechanical systems (E&M), SCADA, operations control centres (OCC), automatic fare collection (AFC) and platform screen doors (PSD).

The Dat Mui Border Guard Station in the southernmost province of Ca Mau has coordinated with local authorities and forest rangers to release a 120kg green sea turtle back into the sea.

Nestling in Tan Phung 2 village of Phu My Dong commune, Mui Vi Rong (Dragon Fin Cape) is emerging as one of Gia Lai province’s most captivating coastal attractions.

Torrential rains, floods and landslides have left four people dead, four others missing, and nine injured in Lai Chau province while property damage been reported in a number of mountainous northern areas.

After more than a year and a half of implementing Resolution 57 that focuses on breakthroughs in science, technology, and innovation, a succession of new models has emerged, and many mechanisms once considered "bottlenecks" have been dismantled.

Success is measured not solely by annual GRDP, but by how much more value each unit of capital, each hectare of land, and each hour of labor generates.

After decades of development, billion-dollar conglomerates owned by Vietnamese tycoons are transferring management power and assets to the second generation (F2).

Amid fluctuating prices for many types of fruit, Nguyen Tuan Khoi’s orchard still sees a steady stream of tourist vehicles. Instead of relying entirely on traders, Khoi in 2023 chose to sell fruit directly to visiting tourists.