Vietnam’s Le Quang Liem reaches chess World Cup round of 16 with historic win
Vietnam News 11:32 13/11/2025Vietnam’s top chess grandmaster Le Quang Liem has advanced to the round of 16 at the 2025 FIDE World Cup after defeating India’s Karthik Venkataraman on Wednesday, logging the best result by a Vietnamese player in the tournament’s history.
Vietnam jails two former officials in $100 million gambling trial
Vietnam News 09:58 13/11/2025A court in Vietnam handed jail sentences on Wednesday to two former local officials who wagered millions of dollars under false foreign names, in a closely-watched gambling trial, state media reported.
Google removes over 30,000 one-star reviews of Hanoi hotel that denied guest prepaid room
Vietnam News 15:31 12/11/2025Over 30,000 negative one-star reviews targeting a hotel on Hang Chao Street in Hanoi, criticizing it for denying a late-arriving female guest a prepaid room, have completely disappeared from Google Maps.
Vietnamese milk brand makes strides on global map
Economy 16:17 12/11/2025Nutifood has announced a bold global expansion plan, partnering with Australia’s ViPlus Dairy to bring its premium Nutifood GippsNature products to international markets.
Beyond borders and blackboards
Education 17:00 21/10/2025Transnational education is reshaping how Vietnam prepares for its future. For RMIT University’s leaders, it goes beyond delivering foreign degrees; it is about building a globally connected, locally grounded education system that equips students to lead in a rapidly changing world.
Vietnam’s smart shift in education
Education 17:00 20/10/2025With a tech-savvy young population, strong digital adoption, and deep cultural respect for learning, Vietnam has “a tremendous opportunity to reimagine how people learn and how technology can extend and enhance learning experiences.”
In 2050: Your doctor could be AI
Ho Chi Minh City 17:00 07/10/2025Vietnam’s healthcare faces growing pressure from a lack of doctors, lack of facilities, and an aging population. As AI advances, the country must choose whether to lead or lag in healthcare innovation.
Paving Vietnam’s path to food security amidst climate change
Vietnam News 17:00 06/10/2025By 2050, what is on a typical Vietnamese family’s dinner table and how much it costs could look very different. Amidst a changing climate and growing demand, Vietnam’s food security will depend on how sustainably, safely, and equitably the agriculture and food systems can develop.
Experts urge stronger measures to prevent ‘banh mi’ food poisoning in Ho Chi Minh City
In-Depth 16:57 11/11/2025Health experts have identified key factors behind recent food poisoning cases linked to ‘banh mi’ and are urging strengthened safety measures as Ho Chi Minh City faces a surge in Salmonella-related infections.
Viral indie gaming hit exposes holes in Vietnam’s creative industry
In-Depth 15:49 10/11/2025Editor’s note: In this piece contributed to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper, Tran Xuan Tien, M.A., deputy dean of the Department of Communications at Van Hien University in Ho Chi Minh City, looks at the recently unexpected rise of an indie game and what its success — and the challenges faced by its anonymous creator — reveals about the state of Vietnam’s creative and gaming industries.
When AI becomes ‘soulmate’ for Vietnam’s young people
In-Depth 12:23 03/11/2025For many young Vietnamese, artificial intelligence is no longer just a tool — it is a companion. From students and office workers to factory employees, an increasing number of people are turning to chatbots for advice, comfort, and conversation.
Three decades of progress: Vietnam’s organ transplant journey
In-Depth 10:36 02/11/2025Vietnam performed its first organ transplant in 1992 with support from foreign experts. Today, the country has become fully proficient in transplant techniques and even improved procedures to better suit local conditions.
Should Vietnam make traffic offenders do community service, traffic law classes at the same time?
In-Depth 18:45 01/11/2025Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Duc Loc recently shared his perspective with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on combining community service with educational and public awareness initiatives for traffic offenders. He argued that community service should go beyond punishment and be paired with efforts to educate offenders and raise public awareness.
In this mountainous commune in Vietnam, people learn to live with frequent earthquakes and fear
In-Depth 10:58 31/10/2025After thousands of earthquakes over the past years, residents in Mang But Commune, Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam have learned to live with the unexpected tremors from beneath the ground.
Vietnam’s miracle transformation: From rice fields to global green powerhouse
In-Depth 10:31 30/10/2025No longer merely a 'low-cost factory,' Vietnam is redefining itself as a hub of green innovation where farmers generate clean electricity, small businesses access global markets, and the Net Zero 2050 commitment takes shape through technology and policy.
After-work drinks in Vietnam: A social ritual or a risky habit?
In-Depth 11:56 26/10/2025Reader Hoang Ngoc Doanh recently submitted to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper his perspective on after-work drinking habits in Vietnam. According to the author, the practice can be considered a ‘culture’ if drinkers know their limits.
OpenAI fights order to turn over millions of ChatGPT conversations
World 10:39 13/11/2025OpenAI asked a federal judge in New York on Wednesday to reverse an order that required it to turn over 20 million anonymized ChatGPT chat logs amid a copyright infringement lawsuit by the New York Times and other news outlets, saying it would expose users' private conversations.
37 dead after bus plunges into ravine in southern Peru
World 10:05 13/11/2025At least 37 people were killed and 24 injured in southern Peru on Wednesday when a double-decker bus plunged into a ravine after colliding with a pickup truck, officials said.
Record-breaking US shutdown ends as political fallout begins
World 10:05 13/11/2025Congress on Wednesday ended the longest government shutdown in U.S. history -- 43 days that paralyzed Washington and left hundreds of thousands of workers unpaid while Donald Trump's Republicans and Democrats played a high-stakes blame game.
EU looks to Big Tech, influencers to fight hybrid threats, fake news
World 10:04 13/11/2025BRUSSELS -- Europe is looking to online platforms and influencers to help fight disinformation and promote democracy according to a European Commission strategy presented on Wednesday amid concerns over interference by foreign governments in national elections.
Japan govt to raise visa issuance fees for 1st time in 48 years
World 17:38 12/11/2025TOKYO -- The Japanese government plans to raise its visa issuance fees in fiscal 2026, which starts next April.
Japan to use extra budget to address bear attacks
World 17:38 12/11/2025TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Wednesday that a proposed supplementary budget will include spending to help local governments address attacks by bears.
Vietnam posts $19.56bn trade surplus in January-October
Economy 16:48 12/11/2025Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of US$19.56 billion in January-October, driven by the foreign-invested sector, according to data from the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Finance.
Vietnam public security minister addresses proposal allowing prisoners to donate organs, preserve reproductive cells
Vietnam News 16:15 12/11/2025Vietnam’s Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang provided explanations regarding a proposal to grant prisoners the right to donate organs and tissues, and to preserve their eggs or sperm, at a National Assembly (NA) sitting on Wednesday morning.
Ho Chi Minh City confirms salmonella caused mass ‘banh mi’ poisoning; cases rise to 304
Ho Chi Minh City 15:50 12/11/2025Ho Chi Minh City’s health department said on Wednesday that the number of people poisoned after eating ‘banh mi’ from a local vendor had risen to 304, with salmonella identified as the cause.
Ho Chi Minh City spends $19mn advancing traditional medicine treatment
Ho Chi Minh City 15:47 12/11/2025The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has allocated some VND500 billion (US$19 million) to the Ho Chi Minh City Traditional Medicine Hospital to renovate its two blocks, paving the way for the establishment of specialized centers for traditional medicine treatment.
Vietnam public security minister addresses proposal allowing prisoners to donate organs, preserve reproductive cells
Vietnam News 16:15 12/11/2025Vietnam’s Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang provided explanations regarding a proposal to grant prisoners the right to donate organs and tissues, and to preserve their eggs or sperm, at a National Assembly (NA) sitting on Wednesday morning.
Vietnam, India launch 2025 joint UN peacekeeping exercise
Vietnam News 15:22 12/11/2025The Vietnam-India Bilateral Army Exercise on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations 2025 (VINBAX 2025) opened on Tuesday at the National Military Training Center 4 in Hanoi.
2 new tropical systems may form in East Vietnam Sea by December 10
Vietnam News 11:29 12/11/2025One or two storms or tropical depressions could form over the East Vietnam Sea between now and December 10, possibly affecting Vietnam's mainland, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said on Tuesday.
Vietnam’s water puppetry wins hearts abroad, loses them at home
Vietnam News 09:28 12/11/2025For years, the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater in Hanoi has stood as a cultural phenomenon, Vietnam’s only theater performing 365 days a year, with nearly 10 shows daily and annual revenues reaching tens of billions of Vietnamese dong (VND1 billion = US$38,000), but 90 percent of its audiences are foreign visitors.
Ho Chi Minh City confirms salmonella caused mass ‘banh mi’ poisoning; cases rise to 304
Ho Chi Minh City 15:50 12/11/2025Ho Chi Minh City’s health department said on Wednesday that the number of people poisoned after eating ‘banh mi’ from a local vendor had risen to 304, with salmonella identified as the cause.
Ho Chi Minh City spends $19mn advancing traditional medicine treatment
Ho Chi Minh City 15:47 12/11/2025The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has allocated some VND500 billion (US$19 million) to the Ho Chi Minh City Traditional Medicine Hospital to renovate its two blocks, paving the way for the establishment of specialized centers for traditional medicine treatment.
Hospitalizations in Ho Chi Minh City ‘banh mi’ food poisoning scandal rise to nearly 300
Ho Chi Minh City 15:14 12/11/2025The number of people hospitalized after eating ‘banh mi’ from a shop in Ho Chi Minh City had climbed to 299 as of Tuesday afternoon, with several samples testing positive for foodborne pathogens Salmonella and coagulase-negative Staphylococcus, according to city health authorities.
50 workers in Ho Chi Minh City suffer food poisoning symptoms after company lunch
Ho Chi Minh City 13:35 12/11/2025Fifty workers developed food poisoning symptoms after eating lunch at a company on National Highway 1A in Dong Hung Thuan Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, local authorities said on Tuesday.
Ho Chi Minh City, Victoria strengthen partnership in education, finance, infrastructure
Ho Chi Minh City 16:35 11/11/2025Nguyen Van Duoc, chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, on Monday received Danny Pearson, Minister for Finance and Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs of Victoria, Australia, to discuss expanding cooperation between the Vietnamese city and the Australian state.
