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How Resolution 79 reshapes the role of the state economy

Resolution 79 redefines how the state should guide development, shifting from doing for the market to empowering it through strategic leadership.

Vietnam’s 10% GDP goal: Lessons from Korea and China’s reform miracles

Targeting double-digit growth in 2026, Vietnam looks to its Asian peers for reform-driven strategies centered on productivity.

Chip factories expected to help Vietnam master semiconductor technology

Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui Hoang Phuong said when domestic companies participate in the supply chain from design to production to packaging, Vietnam will gradually be able to lay the foundation to master semiconductor technology.

Cao Bang aspires to become international trade hub on Vietnam-China border

Party Secretary Phan Thang An said Cao Bang will aim to make breakthroughs in infrastructure, institutions, and human resources, targeting  an average GRDP growth rate of about 10 percent per year.

Man spends billions of dong relocating hundreds of unmarked graves in Hanoi

For more than a decade, a 53-year-old man has spent billions of dong of his own money to relocate and care for hundreds of unmarked graves in Hanoi. This quiet journey reflects his deep compassion for others.

Student carries ill mom to graduation stage, receives top honors

Phan Tri Dung graduated with outstanding honors from Nguyen Tat Thanh University under extraordinary circumstances. His father passed away just one month before his thesis defense, while his mother was undergoing treatment for a serious illness.

Behind a letter from Doan Nguyen Duc to THACO chair

From a handwritten plea by Doan Nguyen Duc, or Boss Duc, chair of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group to vast banana fields stretching across Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos, billionaire Tran Ba Duong is experimenting with a new approach to agriculture.

Southern heirlooms and the man who said no to $30,000

For Ho Pham Thanh Duy, born in 1985 and living in Ho Chi Minh City, a lifelong passion for ceramics began just a few steps from home.

The last lighter gas man in Saigon

At nearly 70, Tran The Hung still cycles across Saigon to refill lighters - an obsolete trade that earns just enough for daily rice.

Dao ethnic student joins police force, fueled by passion for history

Understanding that history is a subject that requires the ability to analyze and perceive issues, Chau Anh spent time researching each event deeply, becoming the first person in Lao Cai to win first prize in the national history competition.

Unlocking sustainable livelihoods in the Central Highlands culture

In recent years, in Dak Lak province, many resolutions issued by the provincial People’s Council continue to be realized by authorities at all levels, especially in the cultural sector.

A two-month voyage across three oceans brings submarine 186 home

Ten years ago on February 5, 2016, submarine HQ-186 Da Nang of Brigade 189, Vietnam People’s Navy, docked at Cam Ranh after a nearly two-month voyage from Russia.

Businesses breathe easier as imports clear customs, lessons from Decree 46

Imported goods are gradually clearing Vietnamese ports, but the disruption caused by Decree 46 has left important lessons for policymakers.

Knowing who you are: Lessons from Singapore and Taiwan

Vietnam’s future hinges on answering a simple question: who do we want to be?

First male finalist is one step away from Road to Olympia dream

Tran Vo Gia Bao, a student at Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted, has become the first contestant to secure a place in the final of Road to Olympia Year 26.

Resolution 80: culture guides vietnam's future

Vietnamese culture has long shaped the nation’s soul and resilience, from folk poetry and traditional festivals to tangible and intangible UNESCO-recognized heritage.

Historic first as Vietnam’s key leaders visit Laos together

Within the framework of the visit, General Secretary To Lam on Thursday afternoon held meetings with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and Lao National Assembly Chairman Saysomphone Phomvihane.

The story of Cao Bang: from historic Pac Bo to an Asia-Europe gateway

Eighty-five years ago, Pac Bo was the site that kept the revolutionary fires burning. Today, Cao Bang is repositioning itself as an international "gateway," realizing the aspiration to turn the borderland into a link in the Asia-Europe supply chain.

Resolution 79 and the shift in SOEs' management thinking

Accepting risk and changing the governance mindset are the keys for state enterprises to escape the “ask-give” mechanism and truly transform into global brands, according to Nguyen Dinh Cung, former head of CIEM.

Two Hanoi students score perfect 9.0 IELTS on first attempt

A class at Hanoi’s Foreign Language Specialized High School has made headlines after two of its 11th-grade students achieved perfect 9.0 scores in their first-ever IELTS test.