Thi Lai, an 18-year-old girl with a humble name but extraordinary spirit, has made a remarkable mark in 2025 by winning three Vovinam gold medals - including a world championship title.

From telecommunications and TV to crystals and thread, these women found fulfillment in the small beauty of handcrafted brooches.

Nguyen Xa puppeteers keep Northern Vietnam’s ancient puppet traditions alive-strings, drums, and soul.

General Secretary To Lam sets 2026 as the year of breakthrough action and acceleration for Vietnam’s national development.

After being frozen by Covid-19, Vietnam’s tourism industry has made an extraordinary recovery, surpassing 110% of pre-pandemic levels and welcoming a record 22 million international visitors in 2025.

A company director with a salary of thousands of dollars monthly in HCMC decided to leave the city and return home to start an agricultural business.

Vietnam kicks off $137 billion in projects, targeting 10% annual growth. But will stalled investments and SME exclusion hold it back?

With patient strokes of a chisel, white sapwood planks, and layers of Chinese ink soaked into dó paper, a centuries-old craft is being brought back to life - Thanh Lieu woodblock printing.

Nguyen Anh Tuan, a pioneer in Vietnam’s digital journalism, is now a key global voice in shaping ethical AI through his leadership at the Boston Global Forum and AI World Society initiative.

70-year-old artisan Nguyen Dinh Dai is preserving Vietnam’s duoi silk tradition with the largest collection and global recognition for Nam Cao village.

Vietnamese inventor Tran Van Truong creates automated waste-sorting system to reclaim resources, reduce landfill waste, and revive polluted dump sites.

After seven years of implementation, Vietnam’s smart city development remains fragmented and under-resourced, hindered by a lack of standards, unclear procurement mechanisms, and insufficient investment.

Urban experts and lawmakers share their visions for a future-ready Ho Chi Minh City driven by modern infrastructure and reform.

"The recent handshake between VinSpeed and Siemens Mobility demonstrates Vingroup’s substantive and long-term vision in the high-speed rail sector," said Associate Prof Bui Quang Tuan, Phd, Vice President of the Vietnam Economic Science Association.

Vietnam may be late to tech, but not to thought leadership-if it dares to think big and lead with conscience.

At MICE 2025, Vietnamese journalists explored not just events, but the enduring ties between two long-connected nations.

Vietnamese AI leaders urge learners to shift focus from models to mastery - and start where it matters most: understanding real needs.

As 2025 draws to a close, VietNamNet recaps the most impactful stories - from bold education reforms to natural disaster response, historic Party Congresses, and surging markets. These events defined the national spirit and direction of the year.

Rather than chasing a corporate career, this 22-year-old found meaning in an unconventional industry: memorial real estate.

At just 15, Hoang Dang Khanh, a student at Delta Global School, has accomplished a rare academic feat: a perfect SAT score of 1600/1600.