Years after helping her mother earn a living collecting scrap, Phung Nguyen Ngoc Anh has graduated at the top of her class and will soon begin teaching mathematics at a specialised high school.

Hanoi's ambitious metro expansion is about far more than trains and stations. It could reshape where people live, work and build their futures across the Vietnamese capital.

Some villagers were nearly 70 before receiving a birth certificate, while others registered their marriages after decades together as local authorities took one-stop public services into a remote border community.

After one year of operating Vietnam's two-tier local government model, experts say early gains are evident, but stronger legal authority is needed to ensure coordinated governance across newly expanded urban regions.

Despite her hunched back and silver hair, Dang Thi Hoa spends her days stoking the fire, frying, and selling traditional cakes on the sidewalks of HCMC, from the early hours of dawn until the scorching midday sun.

A former computer engineer-turned-entrepreneur, Ha Anh Truong has transformed water hyacinth from Vietnam’s Mekong Delta waterways into export-quality handicrafts, generating annual revenue of $1.2 million.

Nestled amid the vast seascape of Cu Lao Cham, Hai Tang Pagoda in Tan Hiep Island Commune, Da Nang, has long served as a centre of spiritual life and cultural heritage for local residents and visitors alike.

Deep within Hanoi’s rich cultural heritage lies a tradition that extends far beyond combat techniques and physical training.

Amid the Truong Son mountains, artisan Ho Van Vat, better known as Pa Hoi, spends decades tuning traditional lutes and panpipes.

After nearly two years of preparation, a Hanoi woman finally had the wedding she had always imagined - an elegant ceremony in Seoul that lasted just 30 minutes.

The Co Tu people's tơr hoong flute once served as a musical language of courtship in the mountains of central Vietnam.

In villages where girls once married at 14, changing attitudes are helping reduce child marriage and create new opportunities for young people.

Inspired by a childhood memory and a love story that began in middle school, a Vietnamese groom spent days turning an entire village alley into a one-of-a-kind wedding venue.

The My Son Sanctuary, located in Thu Bon commune, Da Nang city, is a complex of Cham towers situated in a valley with a diameter of about 2 km.

Preserving the cultural identity of ethnic minority communities not only helps to conserve their distinctiveness but also creates a foundation for their sustainable development.

A former apartment in an aging Hanoi housing block has been transformed into one of the city's most beloved Michelin-recognized home-style restaurants.

Hanoi authorities have ordered a comprehensive review of the city's Public Administrative Service Centers after a complaint involving a 97-year-old woman seeking to authorize her son to collect her pension sparked widespread public attention.

Two Grade 9 classes in Hanoi have achieved a rare feat in the city's highly competitive high school admissions season, with every student earning admission to specialist high schools.

For the first time, Resolution 80 recognizes gaming as a cultural industry and a strategic digital export sector.

The following is an insightful interview with Conductor Honna Tetsuji on his 26-year journey with the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra, his deep love for Vietnamese people and culture, and his vision of turning Hanoi into a global music hub.