The boom of high-end projects has pushed apartment prices in HCMC to record high levels. This trend is making the home ownership dream increasingly out of reach for middle-income earners.

A fully booked aircraft carrying 281 passengers operated by Belavia Belarusian Airlines safely landed at Phu Quoc International Airport on October 12, marking the carrier’s inaugural direct flight connecting Minsk (Belarus) with Phu Quoc island.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son presided over a meeting of the steering board for the Opening for Signature of the UN Convention against Cybercrime and related events in Vietnam on October 13.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has approved a nine-day holiday for the 2026 Lunar New Year (Tet) – Vietnam’s largest traditional celebration.

Vietnam has achieved top rankings in several categories of the prestigious global Readers’ Choice Awards, voted by readers of the international travel magazine Condé Nast Traveller, the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism has reported.

Major national highways have reopened following severe flooding in northern Vietnam, but power outages and property damage persist in several provinces.

The Vietnam-Cambodia Business Forum 2025 was held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 11, aiming to foster business linkages and expand investment opportunities between enterprises of the two neighbouring countries.

According to statistics, as many as 1.52 million international visitors were recorded in September, pushing the nine-month tally to 15.4 million, up 21.5% annually.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son has demanded that those displayed at the Autumn Fair 2025, scheduled to open in Hanoi on October 26 and run through November 4, must be outstanding products meeting rigorous quality controls.

The Ministry of Finance has decided to allocate supplies from the national reserves to support the northern provinces of Cao Bang and Lang Son in addressing the aftermath of recent flooding.

The Vietnamese women’s team clinched a convincing 13–1 victory over Thailand in the final of the World Women’s Triples Championship, which concluded in Sin-le-Noble city, northern France, on October 12.

This is the first batch of international relief aid delivered to Vietnamese localities hit by natural disasters triggered by Storms No. 10 and No. 11.

The 16th ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Sports (SOMS-16) opened in Hanoi on October 13 with the participation of about 200 delegates, including ministers, deputy ministers, heads of sports agencies from ASEAN member states and Timor-Leste.

Imported cars outpaced domestically assembled ones in September, pushing the recovery of Vietnam’s automobile market, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA).

The Vietnam–Cuba agricultural biotechnology and natural health network, an initiative by the Vietnamese Green Economics Institute, has recently been launched in Havana, Cuba.

The first Vietnam International Exhibition on Aquatic Science and Technology (VINAFIS EXPO 2026) will take place from April 28-30 in Ho Chi Minh City under the theme “Vietnam Fisheries Rising.”

The first congress of the Government’s Party Organisation for the 2025-2030 tenure concluded successfully on October 13, completing all items on its agenda after two days of intensive, responsible, and productive discussions.

The State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC), in collaboration with the UK Embassy, held a workshop in Hanoi on October 13 to unveil a green bond disclosure handbook designed to boost transparency and advance the green finance market.

The Soc Son Waste-to-Energy Plant — the largest in Vietnam and the second biggest in the world — was officially inaugurated in Trung Gia commune, Hanoi, on October 13.

The Vietnam Green Building and Transportation Week 2025 will open in Hanoi on October 29 with the theme “Innovation in sustainable construction: Promoting green building and green transport development”.