Vietnam is seeing marked improvements in school attendance and literacy among ethnic minority (EM) children - especially at the primary level - where many groups have already met or surpassed the 2025 national target of over 97% enrollment.

Raised by a Vietnamese mother after being abandoned at one month old, Christian Taylor now lives in Vietnam with his wife and child, honoring the culture that shaped him.

As Tet 2026 approaches, Ho Chi Minh City’s flower farmers brace for both market demand and climate stress, pouring heart and soul into every bloom.

Aya, a Ba Na woman from Gia Lai, built a digital Kinh–Ba Na dictionary with nearly 6,000 words to preserve her native language.

On the final day of the 2026 New Year holiday, Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City recorded an unprecedented surge in passengers, far exceeding initial forecasts thanks to new infrastructure and increased international air traffic.

A new cold front is set to sweep across northern Vietnam, bringing widespread rain and severe cold with lows possibly reaching 10°C in Hanoi.

Traffic police in Quang Ninh province have fined a family for the dangerous act of grilling food directly on a railway track - an incident that was later shared on TikTok.

Vietnam waived public school tuition, selected a national textbook, and passed its first-ever Teacher Law in 2025.

A recent engagement ceremony between a young woman from Khanh Hoa and a man from Mongolia has captured the hearts of netizens, thanks to its unique blend of Vietnamese and Mongolian wedding customs.

Though he has never seen light and now cares for an ailing wife, Pham Van Hoc, from Son Hong commune in Ha Tinh province, continues to live resiliently in the remote mountains - an inspiring story of rising above fate with extraordinary willpower.

A century-old blacksmith from Quang Ngai still strikes iron and mentors youth in Ba Na traditions.

Vietnam has issued new penalties for e-cigarette users and those who accommodate them, with fines reaching up to $800.

Director Nguyen Quang Dung has triggered a heated debate after posting a recruitment notice for an unpaid part-time assistant, drawing two sharply conflicting streams of public opinion.

NA Vice Chair Nguyen Khac Dinh said that in major cities, especially Hanoi, people are concerned primarily about environmental pollution, traffic congestion and flooding. Other concerns around the country include online fraud and scams.

A series of violent incidents among students in 2025 reveals a troubling trend: school conflicts increasingly ending in serious injury or death.

For four years, a man in his 60s from Hai Phong has quietly cared for the sick in hospitals and homes - hiding his work from even his family to avoid stigma.

In Japan, large crowds gathered at Zojo-ji Temple in Tokyo to witness the traditional "Joya no kane" bell-ringing ceremony.

The People’s Committee of HCM City held a ceremony on December 31 to make debut its Public Administrative Service Centre, marking a significant step forward in advancing administrative reform and building a modern, efficient public administration.

The Hanoi People’s Court sentenced Nguyen Van Dai to 17 years in prison for “making, storing, distributing, and spreading information and documents aimed at sabotaging the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,” under the Penal Code.

The messaging giant's new data policy raises serious concerns about user rights and digital dominance.