She entered Hanoi Medical University with a score just high enough for admission. Six years later, Nguyen Minh Hien is leaving as the university’s top graduating student.

OtterBox may have revealed a major iPhone 18 Pro design clue early, with new packaging claiming its iPhone 17 Pro cases will also fit Apple’s unannounced flagship.

The University of Science in HCMC is welcoming an accomplished freshman class featuring Olympiad medalists, top exam scorers and televised academic competition stars.

Japanese silicon manufacturer Tokuyama is adding production facilities in Vietnam and Malaysia for a key chip material as part of efforts to diversify its supply chain.

Nearly 500 contestants from 160 teams are competing in the national finals of ROBOTACON WRO (World Robot Olympiad) 2026 at Quy Nhon University in Gia Lai province on August 22–23.

A group of 40 football fans left Ninh Binh on Aug. 20 in a 45-seat coach, crossed into Laos and reached Vientiane before splitting into two groups traveling by bus and train to Bangkok to cheer on Vietnam in the ASEAN Cup 2026 final.

Tourist boats have been pulled from Ha Long’s busy cruise port and tightly secured at storm shelters as northern Vietnam braces for Storm Narra and exceptionally heavy rain.

A South Korean tourist rescued from a river in Ho Chi Minh City has written a heartfelt letter thanking police for saving his life and helping him through a period of severe distress.

Customers have been returning to this small Ho Chi Minh City stall for generations, drawn by handmade shrimp noodles, a family recipe and memories of old Saigon.

Defending champions Vietnam arrive at the ASEAN Cup 2026 final unbeaten, with the tournament’s strongest attack, a formidable defense and growing belief that another victory at Rajamangala is within reach.

Vietnam is seeking a balance between tighter business regulation and stronger growth incentives, with household businesses at the center of proposed tax reforms.

Vietnam’s stage arts are beginning to operate more like a genuine cultural industry, where artistic quality drives revenue and revenue, in turn, sustains creativity.

Seventeen students have graduated from Vietnam’s National Economics University with perfect 4.0 GPAs, while more than half of this year’s graduates earned the highest academic classification - both records for the university.

Two years after suffering a broken leg at the Bangkok stadium, Nguyen Xuan Son returns for another ASEAN Cup final with Vietnam, carrying a three-goal challenge and two scoring records within reach.

Apple is expected to shake up the iPhone 18 Pro lineup with a striking new Dark Cherry color, while its first premium foldable iPhone could disappoint fans with a far more limited palette.

Hanoi police have dismantled an alleged cross-border money transfer ring involving more than $51 million, with investigators saying the operation used electronic chip transactions and a network of shell companies to disguise illicit fund flows.

Vietnam recorded 959 online fraud cases and about $57 million in losses in the first half of 2026, while more than 200 foreigners were arrested.

From steamed noodles to pho paired with cold rice, these five popular restaurants in Hanoi’s Hai Ba Trung Ward put distinctive spins on Vietnam’s iconic noodle soup.

Vietnam’s National Assembly has established 64 parliamentary friendship groups for its 16th term, with deputy chairpersons of the legislature taking charge of groups covering several of the country’s key international partners.

Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports are accelerating, with shipments topping $1 billion for a second consecutive month as the country’s booming durian trade heads toward a potential $4 billion year.

Six teams from Southeast Asia are competing in the 2026 ASEAN Military Volleyball Open, with hosts Vietnam making a winning start to the tournament.

Thailand coach Anthony Hudson has publicly disagreed with a senior Thai FA official who questioned Vietnam’s use of naturalized players, instead praising Kim Sang Sik’s team ahead of the ASEAN Cup 2026 final.

Tropical Storm Narra is crawling across the Gulf of Tonkin and repeatedly changing direction, threatening northern Vietnam with days of rain and localized totals exceeding 600mm.

Sixteen teams from across Southeast Asia entered the final round of the ASEAN AI Hackathon 2026 in Da Nang on August 21, competing for the championship with AI solutions designed to address real-world community challenges.

Vietnam’s women’s volleyball team suffered a 3-1 defeat to South Korea in their opening match of the 2026 Asian Women’s Volleyball Championship on the morning of August 22.