Modern governance in “Mega City” of Ho Chi Minh City

Modern governance in “Mega City” of Ho Chi Minh City

After July 1, 2025, the new Ho Chi Minh City - a “mega city” formed by merging the country’s three most dynamic economic zones into a hub of finance, high-tech industry, and the marine economy - faces an unprecedented governance challenge. From this point, digital government and digital citizens are the two parallel pillars shaping a modern, professional administrative system that enhances public service quality. Photo: Huu Duyen - VNA
Long Bien Bridge - historical icon of Hanoi

Long Bien Bridge - historical icon of Hanoi

For generations of Hanoians, the iconic Long Bien Bridge spanning the Red River has become synonymous with their everyday life and been considered an important and central part of Hanoi’s development and history. Although many modern and monumental bridges have been built across the Red River such as Thang Long, Thanh Tri, Vinh Tuy Bridges, Long Bien Bridge always holds a special place in the hearts of Hanoians. VNA Photo: Khánh Hòa
Vietnam’s stock market upgraded

Vietnam’s stock market upgraded

The State Securities Commission announced that at 3:00 a.m. (Hanoi time) on October 8, 2025, global index provider FTSE Russell officially announced that Vietnam’s stock market had met all required criteria and was upgraded from a frontier market to a secondary emerging market. Photo: VNA
An Giang farmers keeping pace with digital transformation

An Giang farmers keeping pace with digital transformation

The digital transformation process is taking place strongly and impacting all aspects of social life. Keeping up with the trend, farmers in An Giang Province are gradually changing their mindset and farming practices to move closer to smart agriculture. This helps optimize production and business efficiency, improve productivity and quality, and enhance the sustainable value of agricultural products. Photo: Cong Mao - VNA
FECON’s “Innovation Tree” and the journey to create sustainable value

FECON’s “Innovation Tree” and the journey to create sustainable value

Affectionately known by colleagues as the “spark of innovation” in FECON’s renewal movement, engineer Luu Hoang Phuong, Head of the Construction Engineering Team at FECON Corporation, has not only helped ensure the progress and quality of major national projects but also made a remarkable impact through numerous technical innovations, generating tens of billions of VND in benefits for the company. Notably, Luu Hoang Phuong was among the Top 10 Outstanding Citizens of Hanoi 2025, honored on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of the Capital’s Liberation Day (October 10, 1954 – October 10, 2025). Photo: Minh Nghia - VNA
Army Corps 15 fosters public trust and unity along Gia Lai’s border region

Army Corps 15 fosters public trust and unity along Gia Lai’s border region

In recent years, Army Corps 15 has joined hands with local authorities and ethnic communities in Gia Lai province to build a better life in the border areas. Beyond developing large-scale rubber and coffee plantations and creating stable jobs and incomes for tens of thousands of workers, the Corps has also helped eradicate poverty, build schools, health stations, and solid housing for residents. These efforts have strengthened people’s trust and deepened the enduring bond between the army and the people. Photo: Hong Diep - VNA
Can Tho officially launches electronic medical records system

Can Tho officially launches electronic medical records system

The Can Tho Department of Health held a conference in late September 2025 to officially launch the implementation of electronic medical records (EMRs). This marks a significant milestone in the city’s healthcare digital transformation, contributing to the development of digital government and a digital society. Photo: Anh Tuyet - VNA
Strong support for people in Cao Bang during natural disasters

Strong support for people in Cao Bang during natural disasters

In recent days, due to the impact of Typhoon Bualoi’s circulation, Cao Bang province has experienced heavy rains, causing flash floods, landslides, and severe flooding in many areas. Thousands of officers and soldiers from armed forces have been working tirelessly to support and assist people, becoming a strong pillar of support during the floods. Photo by courtesy/VNA
Lai Chau: Pa Tan Border Commune Public Administrative Service Center operates effectively

Lai Chau: Pa Tan Border Commune Public Administrative Service Center operates effectively

After two months of operation, despite many challenges, theborder highland commune of Pa Tan (Lai Chau province) has been making effortsto mobilize resources, invest in infrastructure, telecommunications systems,and equipment to ensure officials and public servants provide the best servicesto the people. To date, the development and implementation of e-governmentunder the two-tier local administration model in the commune has shown positiveresults. Photo: Quy Trung – VNA
Party General Secretary addresses Vietnam Innovation Day 2025

Party General Secretary addresses Vietnam Innovation Day 2025

Innovation must be spread and deeply embedded across social life, in State-owned economic sectors and in the creation of institutions ensuring fairness, protecting intellectual property and promoting digital infrastructure investment, paving the way for breakthroughs that bring new value or resolve longstanding issues. The statement was made by Party General Secretary To Lam while addressing a national event in Hanoi on October 1 in response to the National Innovation Day 2025. VNA Photo: Thống Nhất
Daily life under moss-roofted stilt houses in Tay Con Linh

Daily life under moss-roofted stilt houses in Tay Con Linh

At the top of the Tay Con Linh mountain range is Xa Phin hamlet, approximately 20 kilometres northwest of Ha Giang province’s Vi Xuyen district, lies roofs of stilt houses covered with thick green moss. This hilly terrain, situated at 1,000 metres above sea level, is characterised by fog all year and persistent rainfall with high humidity. It is an ideal environment for plants to flourish and thrive, including thick green moss, which ethnic people use to cover the palm-leaf roofs of their homes. The mossy layers on the roof act as insulation, preventing the interior from being too hot in summer or too cold in winter. In the dreamy foggy scene and under the mysterious yet unique moss-roofted stilt houses, Dao ethnic people live their daily lives in tranquility, celebrating life in the secluded mountain top. VNA Photo: Đức Thọ
New Phong Chau bridge officially inaugurated in Phu Tho

New Phong Chau bridge officially inaugurated in Phu Tho

The new Phong Chau Bridge across the Red River on National Highway 32C in Phu Tho Province was opened to traffic and officially inaugurated on September 28, 2025. The new Phong Chau bridge, which is an emergency project to replace the old bridge whose two main spans collapsed in September 2024 due to the impact of super typhoon Yagi, connects Phung Nguyen and Van Xuan communes of Phu Tho province. It is over 653m long, 20.5m wide with a scale of 4 lanes for motor vehicles, with a total investment of over 635 billion. Photo: Quoc Khanh – VNA
Si La Ethnic Wedding Ceremony

Si La Ethnic Wedding Ceremony

On September 6, 2015, at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism (Dong Mo, Son Tay, Hanoi), artisans from Seo Hai Village, Can Ho Commune, Muong Te District, Lai Chau Province introduced for the first time the unique customs of the Si La ethnic wedding ceremony to local residents and visitors. The event was part of a series of cultural activities celebrating the 70th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2). Photo: Thanh Ha - VNA
Quang Ninh steadily steps into a new era

Quang Ninh steadily steps into a new era

The 16th Congress of the Quang Ninh Provincial Party Committee for the 2025-2030 term officially opened on September 26, 2025, with the participation of 366 official delegates, representing the wisdom, will, trust, and aspirations of more than 103,000 Party members across the province. During the previous term, the Quang Ninh Party Committee promoted innovation and creativity, overcame difficulties and challenges, and achieved significant and comprehensive accomplishments across all fields. Photo: Van Duc - VNA
Vietnam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 4 departs for UN peacekeeping mission in Abyei

Vietnam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 4 departs for UN peacekeeping mission in Abyei

Vietnam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 4 departed Hanoi on September 26 for the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). The unit comprises 184 officers and staff drawn from various forces, including the Air Defence – Air Force Service, the Navy, Military Regions 1, 2, 3, and 4, Army Corps 12, the Engineer, Commando and Signal Corps, the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (VDPO), and several other agencies and units. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
Traditional unicorn head craft for Mid-Autumn Festival market

Traditional unicorn head craft for Mid-Autumn Festival market

As the Mid-Autumn Festival 2025 approaches, many households and workshops in Hue city have increased production of unicorn heads and related products to meet the growing market demand. Unicorn head making is a traditional handicraft of the ancient capital Hue, known for its diverse designs and refined, meticulous, and creative beauty. In Hue, the appearance of unicorn and dragon dances during the Mid-Autumn Festival symbolizes good fortune for each family. Photo: Nguyen Ly – VNA
Golden harvest season in Ngoc Chien, Son La

Golden harvest season in Ngoc Chien, Son La

Ngoc Chien commune in Son La province enjoys a cool climate all year round, making it an ideal land for rice cultivation, especially sticky rice varieties. At the end of August and the beginning of September each year, Ngoc Chien is adorned with the brilliant golden hue of ripening rice, spreading across terraced fields like a vibrant painting amid the mountains and forests, attracting a large number of tourists. Photo: Quang Quyet - VNA