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HCM City urged to halt facelift projects at Ben Thanh Market and Turtle Lake

Controversy over color changes and design deviations prompts calls to pause renovation at two iconic city landmarks.

Northern flower village bustles as Tet draws near

A sea of shoppers and blossoms floods Hung Yen’s biggest flower village, turning it into a seasonal marketplace spectacle.

Building a strong Vietnamese working class in new development era

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour has proposed five key priorities to the Party Central Committee and the 14th National Party Congress to build a modern and strong Vietnamese working class.

Golden horse takes flight from apricot blossom in HCM City

A giant horse emerging from golden blossoms becomes a star attraction at the 2026 Tet Viet Festival in Ho Chi Minh City.

Traffic congestion costs Hanoi 1.2 billion USD a year

Hanoi is facing mounting urban traffic congestion as the rapid growth of private vehicles, combined with heavy inflows from neighbouring provinces, overwhelms infrastructure and directly constrains the capital’s socio-economic development.

Con Dao special zone switches on smart power grid

Con Dao has launched a smart electricity grid, advancing the island’s energy infrastructure to boost development, security, and residents’ quality of life.

Long Thanh airport races toward commercial operation

After five years of construction and overcoming numerous challenges, Long Thanh International Airport officially marked a major milestone on December 19, 2025, when it welcomed its first three flights.

Wooden horses gallop into Tet: Hoi An’s sculptors race the holiday clock

With demand surging ahead of the Year of the Horse, Cuoi Lu's woodworkers blend tradition with artistry to create unique wooden horse sculptures.

Big money blooms for orchid arrangers in Thanh Hoa’s Tet flower market

Wages are paid per stem - up to USD 6 each - making the job highly lucrative for those with skill.

Ben Thanh Market and Turtle Lake transform for Tet 2026

With waves of red and water motifs, HCM City’s iconic landmarks embrace a festive new look ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet).

Vietnam targets deep-rooted food crime as chemical-laced goods flood market

Ho Chi Minh City police have recently dismantled several illegal food production operations that, for years, pushed chemically-treated snails, noodles, and counterfeit meat into the market - posing grave threats to public health.

HCM City restarts $400 million anti-flooding project, activates Ben Nghe sluice

City officials commit to finishing the project in 2026, aiming to prevent tidal and stormwater flooding.

Party chief attends groundbreaking for Hanoi’s major urban overhaul

Hanoi begins construction of two large-scale multi-purpose urban zones to support relocation and sustainable growth.

Hanoi investigates symbolic graves built without remains

Residents in Hanoi’s Trieu Khuc neighborhood have raised concerns over the presence of hundreds of symbolic graves in the Gio Ga cemetery, suspected to be linked to unauthorized cemetery land transactions.

Hanoi youths capture Tet spirit in ao dai by Hoan Kiem Lake

Even on a weekday, Hanoi's Hoan Kiem Lake is drawing flocks of young women dressed in traditional ao dai, all eager to capture the festive beauty of Tet through stunning photoshoots.

Mourning the man behind Vietnam’s sugarcane methods

Phan Gia Tan, a longtime lecturer at Nong Lam University in Ho Chi Minh City and one of Vietnam’s leading researchers in sugarcane and industrial crop science, has passed away at the age of 76.

Relocating Hanoi's urban population: A solution or new burden?

Hanoi’s strategy to relocate 860,000 inner-city residents can only succeed if livelihoods and infrastructure go hand-in-hand, urban planning experts caution.

More than 1,000 elderly receive free health check-ups in Hanoi

More than 1,000 older people in Hanoi received free medical check-ups on January 31 as part of a health programme launched by the Vietnam Young Physicians' Association.

A Thai script once nearly lost is now a national cultural treasure

Revived through decades of devotion, the Lai Tay script of the Thai people in Nghe An has become a national intangible cultural heritage.

'Happy homes’ handed over to displaced residents affected by floods

On late year afternoons in Central Vietnam, in hamlets that once deeply submerged, many newly completed houses known as “happy homes” were handed over just in time for Tet.