At the upcoming summit on May 26-27, ASEAN is expected to announce a 20-year vision that sets a long-term development strategy for the bloc.

HCM City has confirmed its first cases of a new COVID-19 variant, known as NB.1.8.1, which has also been identified in 22 other countries around the globe.

The People’s Committee of Huế City called this incident "extremely rare and unprecedented," and announced that the Centre for the Conservation of Huế Monuments has ordered the relocation of the throne to a secure storage facility at the Royal Antiquities Museum.

The 13th OpenTESOL International Conference on May 24 at the HCM City Open University focused on addressing current challenges and opportunities in language education.

Vietnamese and Lao police cracked down on a major online gambling ring, seizing dozens of devices and detaining 29 suspects in Vientiane.

It is necessary to complete a legal framework for AI in journalism, support the adoption of advanced technologies in newsrooms, and enhancing digital capacity among journalists.

The association currently operates a nationwide network of 34 member branches and continues to expand its engagement in emerging areas such as digital transformation, innovation, climate response, and youth exchanges.

Combatting the production and sale of counterfeit food and medicine has long been closely monitored by the Government, the health ministry and relevant agencies.

More than 800 cybersecurity leaders, experts, and innovators gathered at the 7th Vietnam Security Summit 2025 that opened in HCM City on Friday.

Working through Thursday night into the early hours of Friday, local doctors, with support from Việt Đức Friendship Hospital specialists, retrieved the heart, lungs, liver, two kidneys and two corneas from a 37-year-old male donor.

Vietnamese police said that the messaging app has not complied with the country's regulation to notify authorities before offering services, which went into effect on January 1 this year, in addition to harmful content distribution.

The remains were recovered during the 2024–2025 dry season by Team K52 under the provincial Military Command.

The 2025 McCain Global Leaders visited the John McCain Memorial during their trip to Việt Nam this week, as the two countries mark their 30th anniversary of diplomatic normalisation (1995-2025). This statue by Hà Nội's Trúc Bạch Lake once stood as a landmark for Vietnamese forces’ capture of the late US pilot turned senator, but with time and efforts from both Việt Nam and the US, it is now a symbol of war reconciliation.

Hồ Thị Kim Ngân, deputy head of Policy and Labour Relations Department of the Việt Nam General Confederation of Labour, spoke with vov.vn about plans to enhance workplace safety this year, during the month of action on occupational safety and hygiene.

HCM City is working to finalise the issuance of electronic identification (e-ID) accounts for all businesses before May 30.

Despite robust demand, rigid income verification requirements keep informal workers from accessing the housing programme designed to help them.

Amid signs of a global resurgence of COVID-19 and a recent uptick in domestic cases, health authorities in HCM City and neighbouring Bình Dương Province are strengthening surveillance, preparedness, and treatment measures to prevent the disease from spreading and protect vulnerable populations.

The central city’s General Hospital, in cooperation with the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and Vietnam Airport Ground Services Company (VIAGS), has agreed a joint-action plan in giving top priority on organ tissue transport for transplantation cases.

The pilot project, part of a broader strategy jointly agreed upon by both Việt Nam and China, has received consistent approval from the two sides’ central to provincial authorities.

With its rich cultural heritage, deep historical traditions, and diverse rural ecosystem, Hanoi is steadily advancing its vision of rural tourism development in alignment with the new rural development program.