Vietnam to raise minimum wage by 7% in new year
Vietnam News 09:52 14/11/2025Vietnam will raise the minimum wage for contracted workers by over seven percent from next year, according to a government document reviewed by Reuters, in a move that could potentially increase labor costs for companies.
Unseasonal weather leaves Vietnam’s grid with power surplus, cuts across hydropower, wind, coal
Vietnam News 09:23 14/11/2025Vietnam’s power grid operator said on Wednesday that unusual weather patterns in recent months have led to an unexpected electricity surplus, forcing simultaneous generation cuts across hydropower, wind, and coal plants to keep the system stable.
Russia’s cancer drug: Approved in Vietnam or still under trial?
Vietnam News 08:22 14/11/2025Recent reports that Russian-made cancer drug Pembroria has been licensed for circulation in Vietnam by the Drug Administration under the Ministry of Health have attracted considerable public attention.
Motorola returns to Vietnam with new smartphone line-up
Economy 18:17 13/11/2025Motorola has officially announced its return to Vietnam’s smartphone market, with the launch of five innovative phone models after nearly a decade away.
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.
Vietnamese, Dutch experts discuss Mekong Delta’s sustainable aquaculture future
In-Depth 14:20 13/11/2025Representatives from the Vietnamese and Dutch public and private sectors gathered in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday to discuss the future of sustainable aquaculture in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta.
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.
Blue Origin launches NASA Mars mission and nails booster landing
World 09:26 14/11/2025Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket on Thursday with NASA twin spacecraft destined for Mars aboard, and in a breakthrough nailed the landing of its booster.
Ronaldo sent off as Ireland stun Portugal in World Cup qualifier
World 09:21 14/11/2025DUBLIN -- Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off for an elbow as his Portugal side lost 2-0 against Ireland on Thursday and blew another chance to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
Tokyo builds climate resilience with AI and citizen action
World 08:26 14/11/2025From students studying and protecting their local environment to advances in AI-supported disaster prevention methods, learn about the various way Tokyo is working toward a resilient future. Amid growing global concern about climate change and natural disasters, Tokyo’s long history of dealing with the elements and constant aim to improve safety and eco-friendliness can show other cities the way, even starting from the youngest citizens.
Jordan pledges support for Vietnam’s halal industry amid broader cooperation
Vietnam News 18:12 13/11/2025Jordan expressed its readiness to support Vietnam in developing its halal industry and to open its market to Vietnamese halal products during a high-level meeting between Vietnam’s State President Luong Cuong and Jordan’s King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein in Hanoi on Wednesday.
Ho Chi Minh City, Germany eye expanding cooperation in education, infrastructure
Ho Chi Minh City 18:08 13/11/2025Nguyen Van Duoc, chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, and German Consul General Andrea Maria Suhl discussed strengthening cooperation in education and training, infrastructure development, and the city’s international financial center plan during a reception for the diplomat on Wednesday.
Human challenge trials gain ground in Europe; Japan cautious
World 18:07 13/11/2025TOKYO -- Controlled human infection model, or CHIM, trials, in which carefully screened volunteers are deliberately exposed to calibrated doses of pathogens, are primarily used in a number of European countries, but Japan remains wary.
Vietnam, Denmark launch guide to cut food waste under green partnership
Vietnam News 17:59 13/11/2025Vietnam and Denmark on Wednesday launched a guide to recycling food waste as part of their Green Strategic Partnership, targeted at promoting sustainable consumption and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Japan may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
World 17:40 13/11/2025TOKYO -- The Japanese government and the ruling coalition are considering a plan to raise the so-called departure tax from the current 1,000 yen per person to 3,000 yen or more to fund measures against overtourism, informed sources said Thursday.
Europe's mobile operators set to win key spectrum in fight with wi-fi industry, sources say
World 15:35 13/11/2025BRUSSELS -- Europe's telecoms operators are set to gain access to the bulk of key spectrum coveted also by internet providers, with the backing of an advisory body to the European Commission, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.
South Korea halts flights for college entry exam
World 15:21 13/11/2025SEOUL -- Flights are temporarily halted, the stock market will trade an hour later and parents are packing shrines for prayers -- it can only be college entry exam day for South Korean students.
Vietnam’s car sales rise in October
Economy 15:17 13/11/2025As many as 37,910 cars were sold in Vietnam in October, up 24 percent month on month, according to data released by the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers' Association (VAMA) on Wednesday.
Jordan pledges support for Vietnam’s halal industry amid broader cooperation
Vietnam News 18:12 13/11/2025Jordan expressed its readiness to support Vietnam in developing its halal industry and to open its market to Vietnamese halal products during a high-level meeting between Vietnam’s State President Luong Cuong and Jordan’s King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein in Hanoi on Wednesday.
Vietnam, Denmark launch guide to cut food waste under green partnership
Vietnam News 17:59 13/11/2025Vietnam and Denmark on Wednesday launched a guide to recycling food waste as part of their Green Strategic Partnership, targeted at promoting sustainable consumption and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Most local, international readers stand up for female guest denied prepaid room at Hanoi hotel
Vietnam News 14:20 13/11/2025Support from local and international readers has poured in for a female guest who was denied a prepaid room by a hotel on Hang Chao Street in Hanoi a few days ago, after Tuoi Tre News posted an article titled ‘Google removes over 30,000 one-star reviews of Hanoi hotel that denied guest prepaid room’ on its Facebook page on Wednesday.
Vietnam’s central part to face prolonged heavy rain, northern region to turn colder
Vietnam News 13:31 13/11/2025Northern Vietnam is expected to turn cold under a strong northeast monsoon beginning around Sunday, while the central areas from Hue City to Gia Lai Province may face several days of widespread heavy rain, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
Magnitude-4.8 earthquake near Laos–Vietnam border shakes Hanoi
Vietnam News 12:17 13/11/2025A magnitude-4.8 earthquake struck Houaphanh Province in Laos, bordering Vietnam’s Thanh Hoa Province, late on Wednesday night, with tremors felt across several northern and north-central localities, including Hanoi.
Ho Chi Minh City, Germany eye expanding cooperation in education, infrastructure
Ho Chi Minh City 18:08 13/11/2025Nguyen Van Duoc, chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, and German Consul General Andrea Maria Suhl discussed strengthening cooperation in education and training, infrastructure development, and the city’s international financial center plan during a reception for the diplomat on Wednesday.
Ho Chi Minh City’s 2nd metro line to break ground in early 2026
Ho Chi Minh City 13:21 13/11/2025The Ho Chi Minh City administration has announced that the city’s metro line No. 2, which runs from Ben Thanh Station in the city center to Tham Luong Station in the northwest, will officially get off the ground on January 15 next year, with construction set to start the following day.
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.
