Urban experts and lawmakers share their visions for a future-ready Ho Chi Minh City driven by modern infrastructure and reform.

To meet surging passenger demand during the upcoming Binh Ngo Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday in 2026, Vietnam Railways has announced 11 additional train departures, with a special focus on Southern routes.

Whenever an inspection team from the Vietnam Food Safety Authority (VFSA) arrived, businesses would "slip" them money to ensure the results were "smooth."

The Ring Road 4 project in Ho Chi Minh City, with a total estimated investment of over 120.4 trillion VND (approximately USD 5 billion), is slated to begin construction between June and September 2026 and reach completion two years later.

A strong cold air front is forecast to move into northern Vietnam from the night of December 24 to 25, bringing showers, thunderstorms and a dramatic drop in temperatures. Some areas may experience severe and damaging cold.

A YouTube user was fined for publishing a fabricated crime video using AI, spreading public panic in Hanoi's Chuong My district.

Da Nang has won the Vietnam Smart City Award 2025 and was also named the “Most Livable City,” a category determined entirely by public vote.

Starting January 1, 2026, the Hanoi People's Committee will pilot a plan to restrict vehicle access on Ring Road 3 and adjust truck access hours to ease growing inner-city traffic congestion.

Rather than chasing a corporate career, this 22-year-old found meaning in an unconventional industry: memorial real estate.

Vietnam has completed a historic campaign to eliminate substandard housing nationwide, achieving its goal more than five years ahead of schedule.

Police in Khanh Hoa arrested two women after discovering over 2.3kg of gold and dozens of phones in checked luggage.

Vietnam faced unprecedented natural disasters in 2025, with record-breaking storms, floods, and economic losses totaling nearly USD 4 billion.

Ho Chi Minh City has approved a key extension to Metro Line 2, lengthening the route and officially integrating Ben Thanh station for better network cohesion.

A new wave of cold air is forecast to arrive in Northern Vietnam around December 24–25, bringing with it light rain and a significant temperature drop in Hanoi, potentially falling by 7 degrees Celsius, with highs of just 20°C.

More than a week after her wedding, Nguyen Huong Giang (born 1997, Hanoi) is still overwhelmed with emotion. Sixty complete strangers - now cherished guests - attended her wedding thanks to a heartfelt invitation she posted online.

Cây thông Noel cao 35m, được kết từ gần 3.000 chiếc nón lá tại Đồng Nai đã lên đèn, khiến người dân và du khách tìm đến tham quan, chụp ảnh.

As January 1, 2026 falls on a Thursday, Vietnamese workers across public and private sectors will be entitled to a single day off with full pay, in accordance with the Labor Code.

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are preparing to welcome 2026 with dazzling fireworks displays at multiple iconic locations across both cities.

After five years of being legally dead, a woman reappears to reverse her death certificate - and faces fraud charges.

A foreign woman has come under fire in Vietnam for performing dangerous motorcycle stunts that not only posed a risk to herself but also endangered other road users in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa.