Vietnam's Phu Quoc, rated as Asia's 'most beautiful island' eyes 8.5 million tourists in 2026 after booming year
Vietnam's Phu Quoc Island, voted the most beautiful in Asia by readers of American magazine Condé Nast Traveler, expects to welcome 8.5 million tourists this year, up 5% from last year.
Int'l financial centre launched in central Vietnam
HANOI: The Vietnam International Financial Centre (IFC) was launched Friday (Jan 9) in the central city of Danang, serving as an international financial hub linking the innovation ecosystem, digital technology and sustainable finance, local media VnEconomy reported Saturday.
Vietnam disburses nearly US$29bil in public investment capital in 2025
HANOI: Vietnam disbursed more than 755 trillion Vietnamese dong (about US$28.73 billion) in public investment capital by the end of 2025, accounting for 83.7 per cent of the Prime Minister's assigned plan, the Vietnam News Agency reported Friday (Jan 9)
Hanoi shrugs off Trump tariffs
Over the whine of buzzsaws and the steady whir of sanders, hundreds of Vietnamese workers in a factory outside Ho Chi Minh City hustle to fill orders for high-end furniture.
Vietnam ensuring equity in access to knowledge through a single textbook set
HANOI: From the 2026–27 school year, Vietnam will move to a single, uniform set of textbooks for general education nationwide, a shift the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) says will cut costs, improve equity and bring greater stability to classrooms from grade 1 to grade 12.
Rare cold spell surprises locals in Ho Chi Minh City
HCM CITY: HCM City experienced unusually cold weather on Friday (Jan 9) morning, as temperatures dropped to around 16–17 degrees Celsius, the lowest level recorded in nearly a decade.
Hanoi proposal to halt central rail services raises transport concerns
HANOI: Railway authorities have warned that a proposal by Hanoi to suspend passenger trains through the capital's centre could disrupt rail operations, even as city officials say the move would ease congestion and support heritage preservation.
Coffee boom drives China-Vietnam border cooperation
BEIJING: As coffee transforms from a popular lifestyle choice into a rapidly expanding industry, it is creating new opportunities for cross-border cooperation at China-Vietnam border ports.
Govt warns of nuclear power delays, seeks Russia deal
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh wants talks with Russia to build a nuclear power plant to wrap up this month and urged government officials to find new partners after Japan pulled out from a second project.
Two dead in Vietnam after man sets partner and self ablaze
TAY NINH: Two people have died in the southern province of Tay Ninh, after a man reportedly doused himself and his partner in petrol and set them alight following a personal relationship dispute, police said on Wednesday (Jan 7)
