Thi Lai, an 18-year-old girl with a humble name but extraordinary spirit, has made a remarkable mark in 2025 by winning three Vovinam gold medals - including a world championship title.

From telecommunications and TV to crystals and thread, these women found fulfillment in the small beauty of handcrafted brooches.

After years of swirling rumors, Apple’s foldable iPhone - commonly referred to as the iPhone Fold - now appears all but confirmed, with a launch expected alongside the iPhone 18 next year.

Nguyen Xa puppeteers keep Northern Vietnam’s ancient puppet traditions alive-strings, drums, and soul.

Police in Nghe An Province have dismantled a particularly large-scale illegal arms trafficking network operating through the internet, arresting 42 suspects linked to the case.

General Secretary To Lam sets 2026 as the year of breakthrough action and acceleration for Vietnam’s national development.

After being frozen by Covid-19, Vietnam’s tourism industry has made an extraordinary recovery, surpassing 110% of pre-pandemic levels and welcoming a record 22 million international visitors in 2025.

For New Year’s 2026, civil servants and public employees in Vietnam will enjoy a four-day break from Thursday, January 1 to Sunday, January 4.

Vingroup Group has officially submitted a request to the Government to withdraw its registration to invest in the North–South high-speed railway project, in order to concentrate resources on major infrastructure developments.

Beginning January 1, 2026, nearly 5 million business households will stop paying lump-sum tax and switch to revenue-based self-declaration.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Cora and Peter Weiss - longtime and loyal American friends of Vietnam - have passed away in the final days of the year.

Located not far from the center of HCMC, but the Cat Lai Urban Area was once avoided by homebuyers due to dust and heavy container truck traffic.

The decision by many universities to stop enrolling students with certain exam subject groups has left candidates surprised and anxious.

Nguyen Dinh Bac has made it to the final shortlist for the 2025 Vietnam Golden Ball alongside Hoang Duc, Tien Linh, and Quang Hai - but can the 22-year-old outshine his senior teammates?

Thinking the “buy-to-rent” formula would be easy to profit from, many owners now realize they are running negative cash flow as rents fail to rise, vacancies last longer, and multiple extra costs pile up.

A company director with a salary of thousands of dollars monthly in HCMC decided to leave the city and return home to start an agricultural business.

The centralized and modern One-Stop Shop at the Hanoi headquarters of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) is a step forward in administrative reform and a new approach in public sector digital transformation.

In 2026, the outlook is expected to improve further, and analysts do not foresee a return of widespread price surges. Dr Can Van Luc, BIDV Chief Economist, said the market is moving from a phase of “technical recovery” to “structural stabilisation”.

Deputy National Assembly Chair Nguyen Khac Dinh affirmed that Vietnam’s Party and State currently have no policy to merge, split, or reorganize administrative units in the coming years.

A substantial share of vehicles currently in use, especially motorcycles in use for years without routine checks or upkeep, are aging fleets that rank among the biggest emitters.