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Vietnam’s urban dream leaves many behind

As housing prices soar, experts call for urgent action to fix the supply imbalance affecting low-income citizens.

Vietnam ends gold monopoly, eyes market reforms

Vietnam eyes gold market reform with quota-based imports, tighter control, and more competition.

Avoiding reform disruption: Vietnam's administrative reorganization

The July 1 restructuring of administrative units prompts a national overhaul in spatial and regional planning.

Public investment disbursement vital to Vietnam’s 2025 growth

Accelerating public investment disbursement is critical to sustaining Vietnam’s economic momentum and completing 2025 goals.

Vietnam unlocks offshore wind power potential for green future

With 300,000 km² of sea and over 1,000 GW potential, Vietnam targets major OSW growth.

Vietnam’s green transition: Overcoming hurdles to achieve Net Zero

As Vietnam moves toward a Net Zero future, businesses face key challenges in emissions inventory and accessing sustainable financing.

Vietnam’s National Assembly wraps up reform-driven session

Session passes 34 laws, including digital evidence reforms and two-tier local governance.

The tough life of Vietnamese transgender woman in love with Chinese man

For three years, a Vietnamese transgender woman and her Chinese boyfriend have tirelessly flown back and forth to see each other.

Weaving pride: How the Gie Trieng keep their heritage alive

In Nam Giang’s highlands, the Gie Trieng people preserve their identity through age-old crafts, from handwoven skirts to symbolic wedding baskets.

Vietnam’s youth redefine wartime cinema

Vietnamese youth-led war films blend authenticity and emotion, drawing young audiences.

Young Vietnamese artists blend tradition with innovation

Emerging talents are transforming traditional elements into vibrant, contemporary art, sparking creative dialogue with the past.

HCM City accelerates underground cabling to modernise landscape

As Vietnam’s leading economic and cultural hub, Ho Chi Minh City continues to transform itself into a modern, smart metropolis.

From boom to burnout: Vietnam's livestream sellers face crisis

What was once a booming trend is now a struggle - livestream sellers in Vietnam face dwindling trust and low sales.

Vietnamese student earns perfect SAT score, eyes AI studies

Phan Tran Tien Khanh is one of the few students to apply to Hanoi University of Science and Technology with a perfect SAT score, an 8.0 IELTS, and two national academic excellence awards.

Vietnam’s freelance workforce needs legal protections and insurance

Millions of gig workers in Vietnam lack contracts, benefits, and safety nets. New laws must bring them into the social insurance fold.

Vietnam businesses urged to act now on Net Zero roadmap

Mandatory emission inventories begin in 2025 - delaying means missing key opportunities.

Student scores perfect 10 on maths entrance exam to high school for the gifted

Bui Nhat Minh from Nguyen Tat Thanh Secondary School has amazed many by achieving a perfect 10 in maths on the entrance exam to the High School for the Gifted under the HCM City University of Natural Sciences.

Don’t restrict rice exports with outdated policies disguised as reform

Vietnam’s draft amendment risks alienating small rice exporters and contradicting reform goals.

Credit booms, public investment stalls: Can Vietnam sustain high growth?

Vietnam’s aggressive credit expansion is clashing with slow public spending and poses systemic risks without policy alignment.

Vietnam's foreign bank rankings shift as new leaders emerge

Alongside 35 domestic commercial banks, Vietnam hosts nine wholly foreign-owned banks and two joint venture banks.