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Flight attendant’s journey across 101 countries becomes family affair

Vietnamese woman explores 101 countries, then discovers the true joy of traveling with family.

Vietnam leads ASEAN in 5G with breakthrough spectrum strategy

With smart spectrum planning and affordable licensing, Vietnam sets a benchmark for 5G deployment across Southeast Asia.

Organic dream: Can Tho woman pioneers digital agriculture

Leaving behind a stable job in the medical field, a woman from Can Tho returned home to launch a clean vegetable business. Starting from a small model, she boldly invested $41,000 to build a 2,000m² high-tech vegetable farm.

Calls grow to ban performances by culturally inappropriate artists

Public support surges for banning artists with vulgar or deviant content after Ho Chi Minh City issues directive to protect youth and values.

Floods wipe out peach trees in Thai Nguyen, farmers call for aid

After severe flooding in Thai Nguyen, hundreds of households lost entire peach gardens, with damage totaling tens of billions of dong.

Housing prices are not falling because of rising input costs

Legal obstacles and fear of accountability, which have led to supply shortages, and rising input costs are the major factors keeping housing prices high.

Experts propose adjusting home-loan limit amid supply-demand imbalance

While restricting credit is an important measure, real estate prices can only be controlled if the imbalance between supply and demand, the major reason behind price escalations, is solved, experts have said.

Promoting Vietnam’s “soft power” through culture: experts

Vietnam should focus more on developing cultural industries and digital culture in connection with the creative economy, viewing these as key economic sectors that can increase culture’s contribution to national GDP.

From street vendor to inventor with 700 patents and multimillion-dollar success

Dr. Nguyen Thanh My, holder of over 700 patents and multimillion-dollar revenue streams, was the keynote speaker at the 2025 opening ceremony of Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City may ban artists with offensive songs from public events

Ho Chi Minh City recommends banning artists with vulgar or unethical lyrics from events.

Vietnamese cinema and art industries surge in 2025

Film critic Le Hong Lam revealed that domestic box office revenue reached nearly USD 123 million in just the first half of 2025, up USD 11 million year-on-year.

Young man becomes 'double valedictorian' after suspending studies abroad

After two years studying law in China, Tran Quang Minh made a bold decision to start over in Vietnam, and later graduated as valedictorian.

Nguyen Canh Binh: The man who trades knowledge, not commodities

While others chased assets, Nguyen Canh Binh invested in ideas, becoming a knowledge entrepreneur who aims to change society, not just profit.

Merchants spend billions renting kiosks, wait for customers

Once the busiest wholesale market in old Nam Dinh province (now Ninh Binh province), Rong, or Nam Dinh Dragon Market, has now fallen into desolation. Many stalls are closed, while traders sit waiting endlessly for customers.

Vietnam’s real estate market attracts overseas Vietnamese investors

With US housing prices stagnating and investment profits declining, Vietnam is emerging as a hotspot for overseas Vietnamese thanks to friendlier legal frameworks and strong earning potential.

Celebrity couple arrested in $327,000 bribery and counterfeit supplement scandal

Luong Bang Quang and Ngan 98 face criminal charges for bribery and selling counterfeit weight-loss products, in a case that has shocked Vietnam’s entertainment world.

Vietnam’s infrastructure boom: Turning plans into progress

The government has announced that total social investment capital is expected to reach 33.2% of GDP in 2025, with a target of 40% in 2026 – an exceptional rate even among the fastest-growing developing economies in the region.

HCM City targets global megacity status with TOD model, integrated economy

An international financial center and a modern logistics system are the two pillars putting HCMC on the global map. Alongside these, the TOD (transit oriented development) model is seen as the key to solving infrastructure overload.

Civil servants take side jobs to make ends meet

Various experts brought up the issue of recruitment and utilization of public employees at a workshop on October 16 to gather feedback on the draft amended Law on Public Employees, organized by the Vietnam Association for Administrative Sciences.

Boost supply, not suppress demand, to control housing prices: experts

Nguyen Van Dinh, a respected expert, believes that the correct solution to lower housing prices is not to suppress demand but to increase supply.