Cultural leaders challenge 'beauty queen overload' at national roundtable

At a cultural roundtable, experts called for tighter regulation and clearer standards for beauty contests.

Thap Thap Pagoda: Gia Lai's 350-year-old Buddhist heritage

A 350-year-old Buddhist temple in Gia Lai, Thap Thap Pagoda embodies Vietnam’s spiritual and artistic legacy.

Bank robberies reveal critical role of alarm systems

Bank robberies in Vietnam are usually solved quickly by police, with perpetrators caught within 1-2 days, but recent cases show increasingly bold criminals.

Experience a cosmic adventure in Quy Nhon’s science center

Journey through the galaxy, gaze at the stars through Vietnam’s largest telescope, or play soccer with protons at a science-filled space in coastal Quy Nhon, now part of Gia Lai Province.

Province's vice-chair livestreams lychee sales to huge success

In just six hours of streaming, Bac Ninh Vice Chair Pham Van Thinh and his team were able to sell 55 tons of lychees. “If farmers need it, I’m ready to prepare another selling session,” he said.

Daughter reunites with mother missing for 2 months: the power of mass media

Thanks to the spread of information through media and social networks, a woman in her 70s who cycled from Thanh Hoa to Hanoi and went missing has had a surprising reunion with her family.

Doctors pressured by patients to prescribe unnecessary medication

Many patients with early dyslipidemia or prediabetes insist on medication from doctors instead of changing their lifestyle as recommended.

Semiconductor industry has lesser-known downsides: investor

Accepting to lose VND200 billion when investing in a chip factory, Nguyen Xuan Phu, president of Sunhouse Group, sees it as a worthy price to build a complete technology ecosystem, a prerequisite for joining the global semiconductor supply chain.

Mother of 5, two with cerebral palsy, thrives making ceremonial trays

While many mothers juggle careers outside the home, Kieu Thi Nga quietly tends to her small kitchen where she shapes cakes, cooks sweet soups, and assembles first-birthday ceremonial trays.

Many domestic blockchain companies set up headquarters overseas instead of in VN

A globally harmonized legal framework would encourage blockchain companies to register and establish headquarters in Vietnam, rather than overseas as currently is the case.

Three cluster bombs safely detonated in Quang Tri

According to NPA/RENEW, timely disposal of such explosives is vital to ensuring community safety and supporting agricultural activities.

PM asks for enhanced efficiency in managing monetary, fiscal policies

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed an official dispatch on enhancing the efficiency of monetary and fiscal policy management in the remaining months of 2025 and the review of the work in the first half of the year.

Vietnamese, Malaysian PMs have meeting on BRICS summit sidelines

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim in Rio de Janeiro on July 6 afternoon (local time) on the sidelines of the expanded BRICS summit.

Eight dead in apartment fire in Ho Chi Minh City

Initial reports showed that the fire spread rapidly, trapping residents and causing panic. Attempts by local residents to extinguish the fire with handheld extinguishers were unsuccessful.

Swiss firms hopeful about Vietnam’s int’l financial centre

Vietnam is moving to establish an international financial centre in Ho Chi Minh and Da Nang, two of its most dynamic cities, a plan that includes controlled trial for digital assets which is attracting interest from Swiss investors.

Vietnam, Mexico strengthen locality-to-locality cooperation

A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in Mexico, led by Ambassador Nguyen Van Hai, paid a working visit to the city of Taxco de Alarcón in Guerrero state from July 4 - 6

TV show keeps going viral on social media, inspires young to travel

The show's popularity is continuously going viral on social media in Vietnam, with a record of over 13 million views on YouTube after its first five episodes.

HCM City seeks to build general hospital on Con Dao Island

The centre not only serves residents living on the island, but also receives tens of thousands of visitors every year, according to Assoc Prof Dr Tang Chi Thuong, Director of the HCM CIty Department of Health.

Vietjet appoints new managing director

Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company (HOSE: VJC) has appointed Nguyen Thanh Son as its new managing director, succeeding Dinh Viet Phuong.

Hue draws tourists with heritage and green tourism push

Hue has successfully leveraged a diverse array of events while developing community-based eco-tours and agri-tourism in potential localities.

Vietnam leads UNHRC discussion on food systems, climate adaptation

The event underscored Vietnam’s proactive role in advancing human rights in the context of climate change, helped strengthen its network of partners, and shared practical lessons with the international community.

With support from AI, banks slash disbursement time for loans

Around 97 percent of small and micro enterprises in the past could not access unsecured bank loans, but now banks are using AI to approve loan proposals more quickly.

Vietnam appoints new personnel for Vietnam – Laos cooperation committee

Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang serves as Chairman of the committee while Deputy Minister of Finance Tran Quoc Phuong as Vice Chairman.

AI assistant facilitates search for newly established administrative units

On June 12, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man signed Resolution No.202/2025/QH15 on the restructuring of Vietnam’s provincial-level administrative units.

Australian photojournalist captures chanting journey throughout Vietnam

Australian journalist and photographer Ronan O’Connell has visited Vietnam 19 times over the past 18 years as he is lured by the country’s diverse charm, lively atmosphere, and hospitality.