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Vietnam joins global trend with 'Make in' initiative

The global "Make in" movement, including Vietnam's own initiative, highlights the growing importance of local manufacturing in achieving sustainable development and economic resilience.

Digital tech firms lead economic innovation under Make in Vietnam strategy

The Make in Vietnam initiative is transforming the nation’s ICT industry, shifting its focus from assembly and outsourcing to innovation and core technology development, cementing its role in Vietnam’s digital economy.

Billionaire brothers bring prosperity to football and business in Vietnam

The Nguyen Xuan family has left an indelible mark on Vietnamese football and business, with three of its seven siblings achieving significant success in both fields.

Hai Phong woman makes expensive dolls favored by foreign travelers

The unusual products with a strong Vietnamese imprint created by a 35-year-old woman in Hai Phong are admired and favored by foreign travelers. Rapid-fire orders are coming, though clients have to wait two years to get deliveries.

The benefactors behind the scholarships for talented students in HCM City

With the 1-and-1 talent scholarship in HCM City, each student receives support from a benefactor, some of whom are named, while others remain anonymous. Some have passed away, yet their families continue the philanthropic tradition.

Early retirement trend reshapes administrative landscape in Vietnam

In a significant move toward administrative reform, many senior officials in Vietnam have chosen early retirement to facilitate restructuring and create opportunities for younger leaders.

Vietnam needs $701 billion to realize ‘net-zero’ plan

Vietnam has to overcom great challenges to mobilize $701 billion, the amount of capital needed to implement a net-zero plan.

6th grader competes with 9th graders, takes advance placement exam twice

Pham Hai Nam, a sixth-grade student, has made a remarkable impression by twice advancing to participate in academic contests initially designed for senior students.

Lottery ticket seller in HCM City feeds wild birds to ease loneliness

Regardless of profit or loss, every day a lottery ticket seller in HCM City reserves some money to buy food to ‘treat’ the birds as a way to find joy and ease his loneliness.

Vietnam’s ICT industry spreads its wings by going abroad

Many Vietnamese companies are no longer just doing assembly and outsourcing, but are developing valuable products with Vietnamese brands, leaving footprints on the world’s technology map.

Family members reunite in HCMC after 64 years, siblings speak three languages

Family members scattered apart for decades attended a reunion, with many speaking different languages - English, Chinese, or Vietnamese - but they were able to understand each other because they had similar questions about their biological parents.

What should be done to obtain 2-digit growth in the next 20 years?

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said Vietnam needs to obtain annual growth rates of over 10 percent in the next 20 years to become a high-income country by 2045.

Electric taxis reshape Vietnam’s ride-hailing market as Xanh SM rises

Vietnam’s taxi market is undergoing rapid change as foreign giants retreat, traditional firms struggle, and domestic players like Xanh SM seize the opportunity to dominate.

Vietnam’s booming economy nears upper-middle-income status

Vietnam’s economy grew by 7.09% in 2024, surpassing projections and setting the stage for the country to achieve upper-middle-income status by 2025.

Some stay to shoulder country’s affairs, others leave to sacrifice for nation

Streamlining the apparatus should be viewed as an opportunity to recognize individuals’ contributions.

Resolution 57 will reform science, technology, innovation in Vietnam

Resolution 57 is an important thematic resolution concerning breakthroughs in the development of science, technology, innovation (STI) and digital transformation, with revolutionary viewpoints, tasks and solutions.

More CEOs of the largest Vietnamese enterprises are under 40

Vietnam's largest enterprises are helmed by CEOs born under the auspices of a rat, dragon, and snake. Most of them are seasoned and courageous business leaders. However, many excellent young leaders have appeared.

Overseas Vietnamese seek to address challenges to country's development

Vietnamese businesses are fumbling for a way to connect overseas Vietnamese specialists and intellectuals to help them reach out to the international market.

Vietnam’s ICT industry makes global waves with "Make in Vietnam" strategy

Vietnam’s ICT industry is undergoing a remarkable transformation, with companies shifting from outsourcing to creating innovative, high-value products that make a global impact.

Journalism needs close links with digital tech, digital policy

People receive information services in a digital environment, so journalism needs to be managed with digital technology. The rapid development of digital technology is igniting a revolution in information production, distribution and consumption.