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

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.

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

A series of complex procedures successfully performed in 2025 underscores how far Vietnam’s medical expertise has advanced.

Graduating in Industrial Systems Engineering – Logistics and Supply Chain Management from HCMC University of Technology with a perfect GPA of 4.0, Ho Tran Anh Thu has become one of the highest-achieving graduates in the university’s training history.

Once two decades behind developed nations, Vietnam’s transplant field is now accelerating with breakthroughs that are saving thousands of lives.

For generations, the Pham family of Dong Ngac village has upheld a powerful tradition of learning, with nine ancestors engraved at the Temple of Literature.

Preserving the craft of realistic portraiture by using only scissors, The has been present at Thao Cam Vien over the past 40 years to serve spring travelers and has never once celebrated Lunar New Year with his family.

More than a month after bringing his new wife home, the 73-year-old man in Dak Lak is celebrating a warmer, fuller Tet (Lunar New Year), thanks to the woman he once crossed 1,500km to meet.

Dak Ko Dem village blends growing affluence with the timeless spirit of the Xo Dang’s cultural heritage.

From a struggling undergraduate to a travel blogger and digital marketing consultant, Nguyen Duy Hai’s journey was shaped by hardship and quiet compassion from his university.

Facing internal crisis and shrinking external support, Vietnam’s leadership confronted hard truths that paved the way for Doi moi (Renewal) at the Sixth Congress.

Ho Chi Minh City is building a governance model where real-time data, AI and digital twins guide decisions and reshape daily urban life.

Nestled beneath the majestic Chu Mom Ray range, Ba Ro Goc village in Sa Thay commune, Quang Ngai province has endured the passage of time while preserving the distinctive cultural identity of the Gia Rai community.

Turning down a lucrative corporate offer, Vu Hai Anh chose academia - and at 23 became a faculty-track lecturer at Hanoi University of Science and Technology.

Resolution No. 80-NQ/TW sets out new and overarching requirements for cultural development in the new era, defining strategic viewpoints, goals and solutions through 2030 with a vision to 2045.

Vietnam’s trade reached a historic US$930 billion in 2025, but experts warn that growth by scale alone has reached its structural limits.

With the establishment of the Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs in 2025, Vietnam’s work in ethnic and religious policy enters a new era, grounded in unity, practical impact and the well-being of the people.

A country’s “new look” is not measured only by highways, airports or chip factories, but by the strength of its governance - the brain guiding Vietnam’s journey toward sustainable prosperity.

The journey from triple-digit inflation to a US$500 billion economy reflects more than growth. It marks the liberation of human potential and the birth of a new national aspiration.