Taste Atlas highlights 26 Vietnamese dishes in its top 100 Southeast Asian street foods list, with cháo lòng and bún đậu mắm tôm making the cut.

Vietnam’s biggest pet festival, InterPetFest 2025, debuts in Ho Chi Minh City with 250 pets competing in runway and fashion contests.

A buffalo protecting its calf attacked two men in Ho Chi Minh City. Authorities are investigating the incident and have confiscated the victims’ electric fishing gear.

A charred body was discovered in a cemetery in Ho Chi Minh City. Police have identified the victim and are investigating the cause of death.

Vietnam’s fruit market is seeing massive discounts, with Chilean cherries, strawberries, and apples now at record-low prices post-Tet.

Phu Quoc airport is set for a major expansion, increasing capacity to 10 million passengers per year by 2030 and 18 million by 2050.

Ba Ria - Vung Tau is set to develop a cutting-edge marine science and technology hub covering over 10 hectares. The $15.6 million project will drive innovation in offshore wind energy, hydrogen power, and biotechnology.

As New Zealand and Vietnam celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s visit is set to enhance cooperation in trade, education, and security, reinforcing a long-standing partnership.

Quang Ninh expects to welcome 20 million visitors, including 4.5 million international arrivals, and gain 55 trillion VND (2.2 billion USD) in tourism revenue.

Thirty-three years ago, a Japanese man named Makoto Teguramori, who was in his final days of footballing career, wanted to open an eatery in his hometown.

Vietnamese cyclists are feeling optimistic as they are preparing for the 33rd SEA Games, following their achievements at the 2025 Asian Road Cycling Championships held recently in Thailand.

Vietnam Circus Federation plans to present nearly 30 special programmes, with award-winning performers, to draw in the crowds in 2025.

HCM City is considered to build a studio on 300 hectares of land located in the Ethnic Culture and History Park in Thu Duc City.

These criteria assess the impact of foreign investment on economic development, considering factors such as capital, growth, operational performance, technology, tax contributions, spillover effects, and links to domestic enterprises.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has submitted a proposal to the municipal People’s Council for approval of investment plans and adjustments to several public investment projects, including the Tran Hung Dao, Tu Lien and Ngoc Hoi bridges.

The project aims to establish at least one or two networks of such centres in each priority technology sector serving Industry 4.0.

A memorandum of cooperation has been signed opening up opportunities to bring to Việt Nam many new vaccines, including a vaccine to prevent hand, foot and mouth disease.

The 174-kilometre railway will traverse six cities and provinces in the southern key economic region, enhancing connectivity between HCM City and the Mekong Delta.

The National Assembly’s approval of additional charter capital investment effectively ’unleashes’ mechanisms, allowing the VN Express Corporation break through after two decades of overcoming difficulties.

PM Pham Minh Chính highlighted the urgent need for an additional dual-use airport in the Red River Delta, a key economic engine of northern Vietnam with Hanoi at its centre.

Mekong Delta provinces will prioritise calling for businesses to invest in projects with modern technology and digital platform applications.

Up to 293,000 products featuring Labubu and Baby Three were sold through the top 30 stores on Shopee and TikTok Shop in Q2 2024.

The project, expected to cost over VNĐ4.56 trillion (US$62 million), will span over 437ha in Mỹ An and Mỹ Thọ communes, Phú Mỹ District.

While domestic power sources - hydropower, gas power, solar and wind - remain the backbone of the country’s energy strategy, imported electricity serves as a crucial supplement to meet surging demand.

South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, SK Group, has revealed plans to invest billions of dollars in Vietnam, marking a significant return of Korean investments.