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When growth leverage reaches its limit

Tighter credit control signals a turning point as Vietnam reassesses growth driven by real estate and financial leverage.

Phu Tho woman marries French after a “fateful trip”

Marrying a French husband six years younger, a woman from Phu Tho has found a marriage very different from what she once imagined.

When the state economy must truly become a pillar

As global shocks intensify, Vietnam is urged to position its state sector at key economic arteries to preserve resilience and long-term competitiveness.

Student graduates early with highest score, just 0.01 short of perfection

With a cumulative GPA of 3.99/4, Truong Phuong Linh (K58 cohort student, majoring in Digital Marketing) achieved the highest overall score among early graduates at Thuongmai University in 2026.

Nguyen Thanh Nghi urges protection for national brands in equitization

Head of the Central Policy and Strategy Commission Nguyen Thanh Nghi stressed that the new orientation set out in Resolution 79 must be thoroughly grasped: equitization must not weaken the State’s control in key fields.

New mechanism expected to lead state banks to Asia top 100

Resolution 79, which allows the use of all proceeds from equitization and divestment to increase charter capital for state-owned enterprises, is a breakthrough in the State's capital investment thinking.

Experts suggest 4 key reforms to professionalize SOEs

To transform SOEs into a driving force for double-digit GDP growth, experts have emphasized the urgent need to classify enterprises by function, ensure operational independence, and professionalize the state's ownership role.

Male ‘Beauty King’ student obtains full scholarship for master’s program

Before becoming the champion of “The New Generation of Students,” Khanh Nam was named the “Mister” of the “Vietnam Student Beauty” contest.

Unlocking the private sector’s full role

Vietnam’s private sector is stepping into domains once considered off-limits. The question now is whether institutions will move fast enough to match its ambition.

Hanoi takes action to resolve decades-long traffic bottlenecks

With the completion of a section of Ring Road 1 that seemed "impossible," Hanoi is sending a clear signal: the city has shifted to action and is following through to open new development spaces.

SOS Children's Village student wins rare scholarship and graduates with honors

Growing up at the SOS Children’s Village Hai Phong, Phuong Anh never felt miserable or pitiful. At 18, she won a rare scholarship and later graduated from university with distinction.

Vietnam expands coastal forests to bolster green growth

After five years, the 2021-2030 coastal forest project has delivered strong results, restoring and expanding the nation’s climate-resilient green shield.

Four pillars for Vietnam’s next leap

Vietnam stands at a historic crossroads. A new system of strategic resolutions is shaping a coherent development philosophy for the decades ahead.

Raising white horses, Lang Son farmer transforms his fortunes

Once used only for ploughing and hauling, white horses have become a lucrative livelihood for a Tay farmer who now sells four-month-old foals for VND30 million each.

Trust, institutions and the new growth engine

High growth will come not from short-term stimulus, but from credible institutions and a private sector driven by innovation.

Building Vietnam’s future on cultural strength

Resolution 80 sets out a bold vision to make culture a pillar of rapid and sustainable development through 2030 and 2045.

Experts warn that high power rates may affect national digital transformation

Technology enterprises say the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s decision to apply commercial electricity prices to data centers will affect the development of digital infrastructure and national digital transformation.

Abandoned at birth, French woman longs to find her Vietnamese parents

After three decades and countless DNA tests, a French woman continues her journey to find her Vietnamese birth parents.

Doctor brings healing hands from Truong Sa islands to South Sudan UN missions

Dr. Nguyen Hong Son tells his life story through the hospitals he has helped build, emergency rescues at sea, sleepless nights and the journey of Vietnamese military medicine during the country’s UN peacekeeping missions.

Vietnam’s legendary physicians who shaped a thousand years of medicine

Across centuries, exceptional physicians devoted their lives to healing, research and building a uniquely Vietnamese medical identity.