Nearly 300 domestic and foreign cybersecurity experts and leaders from enterprises and organisations exchanged experiences, technology trends and solutions for applying artificial intelligence (AI) in information security at the CIO CSO Summit 2025 held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 18.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in France led by Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang attended a ceremony to reinstate the memorial plaque to President Ho Chi Minh as part of a working visit to the southern port city of Marseille on September 16 and 17.

TN Architects’ Grand World Phu Quoc Welcome Centre has clinched the Special Award for Sustainability at the 2025 ARCASIA Awards for Architecture (AAA), Asia’s premier architectural competition.

Vietnam has achieved significant progress in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), with the country now ranking among ASEAN’s leaders in AI readiness and adoption, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology.

VOV.VN - A tropical depression in the East Sea strengthened into storm Mitag on September 18, which is forecast to bring widespread heavy rain to northern Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has, for the first time, two private universities listed among the world’s top business schools in the QS Global MBA Rankings 2026, announced on September 17 by UK-based Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) expressed their hope that President Luong Cuong’s upcoming working visit to the US will contribute to strongly boosting economic, trade, investment, and science-technology cooperation between the two countries.

VOV.VN - A delegation from the Vietnam Ministry of Construction, led by Deputy Minister Nguyen Tuong Van, held talks with counterparts in China and Malaysia from September 14 to 17 to bolster substantive cooperation in construction and urban development.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines flight VN30 from Frankfurt to Ho Chi Minh City diverted to Istanbul International Airport on September 17 after a 57-year-old Vietnamese passenger showed signs of health problems about an hour after takeoff.

Can Tho city is looking to expand cooperation with partners from Germany in vocational education, green industries, logistics, and smart city development, a local leader said at a working session with the German Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on September 17.

Vietnam will need an estimated US$55–92 billion between 2021 and 2030 to fully implement its climate adaptation tasks, equivalent to 3–5% of the country’s 2020 GDP, according to its updated National Adaptation Plan (NAP).

The Blood Transfusion – Hematology Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City has successfully treated a case of leukemia using the CAR-T cell therapy for the first time, with the collaboration of experts from Taiwan (China).

Vietnam will receive US$5 million between September and October from the additional transfer of 1 million tonnes of CO2 to the World Bank under the Government's recent resolution regarding the transfer of excess greenhouse gas emission reductions from the north-central region for the 2018-2019 period.

The second Vietnam-France International Acupuncture Conference took place in Sauset-les-Pins, a town near Marseille in southeastern France on September 16, affirming the strong cooperation between the two nations in health care, education, and scientific research.

Nearly 130 conservationists from 13 Asian countries are gathering in the southern province of Dong Nai, home to Vietnam’s second largest wild elephant population, from September 17 - 21 for the 12th meeting of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC) Asian Elephant Specialist Group (AsESG).

The Vietnam National Payment Corporation (NAPAS), Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank), and Ho Chi Minh City Public Transport Management Centre on September 16 officially launched the contactless NAPAS card payment method on the bus system.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has retained its 44th position out of 139 countries and economies in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2025, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) said on September 16.

VOV.VN - A tropical depression in the northeastern part of the East Sea is expected to intensify into a storm from September 18, threatening central and southern Vietnam with strong winds, rough seas and torrential rain.

The Government has rolled out a resolution endorsing an action plan to follow the Politburo’s Resolution No. 71 dated August 22, 2025, targeting sweeping reforms in education and training to propel the nation into the global elite.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has made great strides in fixed broadband internet speed, placing the country among the fastest globally, and surpassing many developed nations, according to Ookla, a leading US company in measuring and evaluating network connectivity.

VOV.VN - Ministry of Health is urgently drafting a plan to implement the universal hospital fee exemption policy, in line with a recently issued Politburo Resolution on breakthrough solutions to protect, care for, and improve public health.

VOV.VN - Na Ngoi Border Guard Station in central Nghe An province have apprehended 40-year-old Xai Khu Ly from Laos' Xiangkhouang province for illegally transporting 6,000 synthetic pills from Laos into Vietnam for sale, the unit reported on September 16.

Donation campaigns in support of the Cuban people were launched on September 15 by the High Command of Coast Guard Region 4 and the Border Guard Command of Can Tho city.

VOV.VN - The Government has directed the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) to ensure the provision of a unified set of textbooks nationwide, starting from the 2026–2027 school year, instead of the three sets currently in use.

The national achievement exhibition highlights the profound significance of uniting national strength with that of the times and the close coordination between central and local authorities as well as between the State and the private sector, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said in his closing remarks on September 15.

Deo Ca Group is full steam ahead with a plan to connect the two central localities Da Nang and Hoi An through a new urban railway system, aiming to deliver faster, greener travel by 2030.

VOV.VN - In the early hours of September 16, a devastating fire broke out in Van Giap village on the outskirts of Hanoi, claiming the lives of four members of the same family.

Vietnam Railways will begin selling 330,000 train tickets from September 20 for the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, the company has announced.

VOV.VN - A low-pressure area has developed over the eastern waters of the central East Sea, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting reported on the afternoon of September 15.

VOV.VN - Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly recognized as a transformative force in the digital era, offering unprecedented opportunities while posing potential economic, social, and security risks.