Universities in Can Tho are adding more programs and new specializations in technology, engineering and healthcare for 2026 to meet the growing demand for a skilled workforce and expand options for applicants.

As the digital space dramatically expands public access to and participation in religious activities, it also presents new challenges for safeguarding freedom of religion and belief and state management. Against this backdrop, Vietnam’s revised Law on Belief and Religion has established a legal framework governing religious activities in the digital ecosystem for the first time, marking a significant policy milestone.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has set major orientations for a resolution on overhauling Vietnam’s growth model, directing that people must be the goal, engine, and primary stakeholders of development.

The Executive Board of the Vietnam International Financial Centre in Ho Chi Minh City (VIFC-HCMC) named a 13-member advisory board on July 12, including prominent domestic and foreign experts in finance, investment and policymaking.

As the world faces demographic shifts, Vietnam is stepping up efforts to invest in young people through people-centred population policies, recognising the youth as both beneficiaries and drivers of sustainable development.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has issued an urgent official dispatch ordering prompt response measures following an especially serious waterway traffic accident in Phu Quoc special zone of the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on July 11 afternoon.

The Ministry of Health and the French Embassy co-hosted the Vietnam–France High-Level Conference on next-generation vaccine technologies in Hanoi on July 9.

Construction of three strategic transport projects began in the southern city of Dong Nai on July 10 to improve connectivity with Long Thanh International Airport.

In recent years, private universities in Can Tho City have made significant investments in faculty, infrastructure, and modern governance.

Administrative procedure reforms were carried out decisively under the direction of the Government and the Prime Minister during the first half of this year, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung has called on the Ministry of Science and Technology’s Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (VINATOM) to accelerate nuclear development and application, making nuclear science a key driving force of national development.

Fighting smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods, and intellectual property (IP) violations is an ongoing mission for the entire political system – “a starting point with no end,” as Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc, head of the National Steering Committee for Combating Smuggling, Commercial Fraud, and Counterfeit Goods (Steering Committee 39), put it.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra on July 5 inspected preparations for the launch of a search and recovery operation for the remains of fallen soldiers on July 6 morning at Le Thi Rieng Cultural Park in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast on July 5 unveiled the VF 2, a compact urban electric car priced at 188 million VND (7,200 USD), including the battery, as part of its strategy to make car ownership more accessible for Vietnamese consumers.

Hanoi police have completed a supplementary investigation and recommended prosecuting 188 suspects, including alleged ringleader Pho Duc Nam, also known as Mr Pips, in one of Vietnam's largest online investment fraud cases involving charges of fraud, money laundering and handling criminally obtained assets.

Three strategic technology products, including AI cameras, autonomous mobile robots, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are expected to produce initial commercial results as early as 2026, announced by Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui Hoang Phuong at the Government's June regular press conference on July 4.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on July 3 called on ministries and agencies to accelerate the development of national and sectoral databases, strategic technologies, and research and testing infrastructure.

The Ministry of Health has clarified that new regulations on health declarations for travellers entering and leaving Vietnam that take effect on July 1 do not impose a blanket requirement on all passengers.

Hanoi is set to usher in a new phase of development as the Capital Law 2026 takes effect on July 1, introducing an unprecedented set of special mechanisms and policies aimed at expanding the city's development space and reinforcing its role as Vietnam’s political-administrative centre and a key growth engine for the Red River Delta and the country.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam ordered a systemic shift from reactive disaster response to proactive risk management at a June 29 meeting in Hanoi, directing the Government Party Committee and agencies to brace for storms, floods, extreme weather and climate change through late 2026.