Vietnam issues new rules governing foreign media activities
Face verification for high-value business transfers required
Decree provides comprehensive guide to sharing media safely amid strict IP rules
Pickup trucks reclassified as passenger cars under new traffic rules
Cafe shops, restaurants playing music for customers to pay copyright fees
Vietnam drastically increases fines to curb rampant spread of cyber fabrication
Vietnam lacks certified child car seat approval organizations before July 1
Hanoi Police crack down on massive US$7.8 m timeshare holiday scam
Livestock violations may be fined up to VND100 million
HCMC police foil suspected online scam base housing 83 foreign nationals
Four prosecuted in US$120 million DongA Bank fraud, two fugitives
Free software piracy era coming to an end
Fraud syndicate forced out of Cambodia attempted to build scam base in Vietnam
Feasible security measures target complex criminal syndicates across HCMC
PM requests addition of penalties for illegal use of e-cigarette, heated tobacco
Police dismantle cross-border gambling network handling over VND4 trillion
Market surveillance forces plan “blacklist” to crack down on counterfeit goods
Vietnam moves to update laws for digital economy
Vietnamese police bust transnational cyber fraud ring
Malaysian cyber fraud and drug ring busted in Ho Chi Minh City raids
HCMC police launches “Three Bests” Movement, Green March Volunteer Campaign
Xiaomi Vietnam fined VND290 million for consumer rights violations
Vehicle registration records to go digital on VNeID, VNeTraffic from June 8
Over 2,000 suspected fake goods stores blocked on E-commerce sites
Key policies taking effect in Vietnam from June 2026
National
VNeID app surpasses 102.1 million digital identity records
VNeID app surpasses 102.1 million digital identity records, with 71.5 million activated accounts.
Vietnam terminates investment project for Thach Khe iron mine
Lam Dong secures material supply for two expressway projects
Ho Chi Minh City orders stronger disaster preparedness and response
Agriculture-environment urged to perform legal reform, digital transformation
International
Vietnamese, Lao young border officers kick off friendship exchange longform
Young border officers from Vietnam and Laos took part in a series of friendship activities, marking the opening of the 2026 Vietnam–Laos Young Border Officers Exchange Program.
Vietnamese officer appointed to senior position in UN peacekeeping mission
Vietnamese rescue team recovers more earthquake victims in Venezuela
Brazilian Ambassador to Vietnam awarded Friendship Order
Vietnamese rescue team recovers 11 bodies from earthquake rubble in Venezuela longform
Business
Vietnam posts nearly US$16.7 billion trade deficit in first half of 2026
The National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance announced Vietnam's second-quarter and first-half 2026 socio-economic data at a press conference in Hanoi on Friday.
World Bank reclassifies Vietnam as upper-middle-income economy
Tax department urges public to review tax IDs to prevent identity fraud
Da Nang posts 9.52 percent GRDP growth, leads South Central Coast
Central bank reports credit growth of over 7.4 percent in first half of 2026
Education
SGGP, Toshiko build computer lab to expand digital access for highland students
Nearly 100 students at a remote school in Lam Dong Province will gain access to computers and digital learning after construction began on a new computer lab funded by Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper and Toshiko.
Ho Chi Minh City to turn surplus government offices into schools
HCMC schools launch dynamic summer programs for skill development
Students experience high-tech farming to learn about sustainable agriculture
Da Nang student wins gold at Asia-Pacific AI Olympiad
Sports
Ho Chi Minh City sports sector eyes breakthrough in new era
Ho Chi Minh City is embarking on an ambitious transformation to establish itself as a world-class sports center, backed by a long-term vision that emphasizes innovation, modernization and international integration.
