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Vietnam PM sets hard deadline for Long Thanh airport to launch commercial flights by late 2026

Vietnam PM sets hard deadline for Long Thanh airport to launch commercial flights by late 2026

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for accelerating construction of Long Thanh International Airport in southern Dong Nai Province to ensure it begins commercial operations in the fourth quarter of 2026.
Vietnam pitches international financial center to San Francisco investors

Vietnam pitches international financial center to San Francisco investors

10-ton steel beam falls off truck in Ho Chi Minh City, kills driver and gridlocks traffic for hours

10-ton steel beam falls off truck in Ho Chi Minh City, kills driver and gridlocks traffic for hours

British director demoted to lobby supervisor at Vietnam's largest cinema chain wins 10-year lawsuit

British director demoted to lobby supervisor at Vietnam's largest cinema chain wins 10-year lawsuit

A Ho Chi Minh City court has ordered Vietnam's largest cinema chain to pay more than VND3.8 billion (US$144,000) to a British executive it demoted from sales director to lobby supervisor and then fired, ending a legal battle that lasted more than a decade.
March 26, 2026 | 06:35 pm PT
Ho Chi Minh City's first bike lane will connect to its metro line

Ho Chi Minh City's first bike lane will connect to its metro line

Ho Chi Minh City is extending its first dedicated bicycle lane to connect directly with its metro system, marking the city's most concrete step yet toward building a car-alternative transport network.
March 25, 2026 | 03:12 pm PT
Boy chasing cat gets stuck between two walls, freed after firefighters coat him in cooking oil

Boy chasing cat gets stuck between two walls, freed after firefighters coat him in cooking oil

Firefighters in Ho Chi Minh City rescued a 9-year-old boy trapped between two walls by coating him in cooking oil and sliding him to safety on March 25.
March 25, 2026 | 12:36 am PT
Commuters ditch motorbikes for public transport as fuel prices soar

Commuters ditch motorbikes for public transport as fuel prices soar

Ho Chi Minh City commuters are ditching their motorbikes for the metro and buses as fuel prices spike to levels not seen since 2022 amid the Middle East conflict.
March 24, 2026 | 07:58 pm PT
Vietnam receives 77 deportees from US in first 3 months

Vietnam receives 77 deportees from US in first 3 months

Vietnam has received 77 citizens deported from the U.S. in the first three months of 2026, authorities said, as repatriations accelerate under intensified American immigration enforcement.
March 24, 2026 | 04:00 am PT
Chinese murder suspect arrested at Ho Chi Minh City airport while attempting to flee

Chinese murder suspect arrested at Ho Chi Minh City airport while attempting to flee

A Chinese national suspected of killing a foreign man at a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City was arrested at Tan Son Nhat International Airport while attempting to leave the country, police said.
March 21, 2026 | 08:21 am PT
Vietnamese teen with 9.9 GPA wins one of 20 full-tuition spots worldwide at University of Sydney

Vietnamese teen with 9.9 GPA wins one of 20 full-tuition spots worldwide at University of Sydney

Dang Huu An, 19, is one of roughly 20 international students worldwide to receive a full-tuition scholarship from the University of Sydney this year.
March 21, 2026 | 05:00 am PT
Vietnamese teen with perfect 9.0 IELTS wins $205,000 scholarship to US tech institute

Vietnamese teen with perfect 9.0 IELTS wins $205,000 scholarship to US tech institute

Nguyen Hoang Bao Ngoc scored 9.0 on the IELTS on her first attempt and parlayed that result, along with a 1,500 SAT score, into a full scholarship worth more than US$204,860 to study computer science at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
March 21, 2026 | 01:00 am PT
Three European countries craft gold-plated crosses set to crown Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral for 200 years

Three European countries craft gold-plated crosses set to crown Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral for 200 years

Archival research in France, steelwork in Belgium and gold leaf from a 425-year-old Italian firm went into the two new crosses hoisted onto Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral's spires on March 19, replacing a pair that had stood for 128 years.
March 20, 2026 | 07:00 pm PT
Gold crosses crafted by 400-year-old Belgian firm installed atop HCMC's iconic cathedral

Gold crosses crafted by 400-year-old Belgian firm installed atop HCMC's iconic cathedral

Two gold-plated crosses weighing 400 kg each were hoisted to the top of Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral on Thursday morning, marking a milestone in the decade-long restoration of Ho Chi Minh City's most famous religious landmark.
March 19, 2026 | 04:31 am PT
Vietnamese workers are planning 9-day holiday in April simply by taking two days off

Vietnamese workers are planning 9-day holiday in April simply by taking two days off

Two public holidays in April fall just two working days apart, and millions of Vietnamese workers and students are finding ways to turn the gap into a single nine-day break.
March 18, 2026 | 02:57 pm PT
Ho Chi Minh City helicopter tours are back

Ho Chi Minh City helicopter tours are back

Helicopter sightseeing tours of Ho Chi Minh City have returned after a long hiatus, with flights to Vung Tau and prices starting at US$110.
March 15, 2026 | 08:25 pm PT
Vietnam's two largest metropolises join list of world's 50 best cities

Vietnam's two largest metropolises join list of world's 50 best cities

Hanoi ranked 25th and Ho Chi Minh City at 38th in a list of world's bets cities this year as voted by British magazine Time Out.
March 13, 2026 | 12:04 am PT
Vingroup proposes $3.5B bridge and underwater tunnel across Ho Chi Minh City bay

Vingroup proposes $3.5B bridge and underwater tunnel across Ho Chi Minh City bay

Vingroup, Vietnam's largest private conglomerate, has proposed building a 14-km sea crossing combining a bridge and an underwater tunnel to connect two coastal areas of Ho Chi Minh City.
March 11, 2026 | 03:00 pm PT
Vietnamese doctor frees thousands from life with urinary drainage bags

Vietnamese doctor frees thousands from life with urinary drainage bags

A meeting with an American professor led Dr Do Lenh Hung to a breakthrough that freed thousands of patients from the daily burden of wearing a urinary drainage bag.
March 7, 2026 | 09:26 pm PT
Ho Chi Minh City banh mi shop sends 54 to hospital in latest mass poisoning

Ho Chi Minh City banh mi shop sends 54 to hospital in latest mass poisoning

54 people, including 11 children, were hospitalized after eating banh mi from a single street stall in Ho Chi Minh City's Vung Tau Ward on the evening of March 2, extending a wave of outbreaks that has sickened hundreds across southern Vietnam since late 2025.
March 4, 2026 | 03:14 pm PT
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