According to the 2026 Numbeo's Cost of Living Index, the cost of living in this country is approximately 73.9% lower than in New York City, which serves as the benchmark (100).
Once struggling with English and considering dropping out, a Vietnamese student studied relentlessly and has earned admission to Tsinghua University’s highly competitive interdisciplinary master's program in artificial intelligence.
In the Numbeo Quality of Life Index 2026 for Asia, the country ranked first, leading the region with the highest overall score that measures factors including safety, healthcare, pollution, traffic and cost of living.
Workers proficient in Chinese are increasingly sought after in Vietnam, earning up to 40% more than average salaries as companies from China pour investment, especially in manufacturing, engineering, and business sectors nationwide.
Israel’s national carrier El Al Israel Airlines has announced plans to launch a direct route to Hanoi capital of Vietnam as part of a broader expansion of its global network.
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam will pay a working visit to the U.S., where he will attend the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace for Gaza from Feb. 18 to 20.
Residents of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, two of Vietnam's largest cities, strolled around early on the first day of Tet (Lunar New Year) and enjoyed the tranquil atmosphere.
A Vietnamese student at Pomona College in California has been named one of just eight nationwide winners of a top U.S. computing research award, after co-authoring a paper ranked in the top 1% globally.
Instead of working abroad for a few years and returning home, Vietnamese migrant workers in Japan and South Korea have switched to saving and buying homes, laying down stable foundations for their families and enabling their children to remain long term.
Horses have long been a familiar part of Vietnamese culture, accompanying people from daily life and farming to the battlefield, and often appearing alongside images of generals, deities, honor, and scholarly achievement.
Fireworks lit up the night sky as people across Vietnam welcomed the Year of the Horse with joy, sending wishes for prosperity, peace, and good health for their families and the nation.
A 12th grader at Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted has secured an offer of admission with full financial aid from Washington and Lee University in the U.S.
Tens of thousands of residents and visitors flooded Nguyen Hue Flower Street on Sunday night, turning the heart of Ho Chi Minh City into a sea of lights, flowers and phone cameras as the annual Tet display officially opened to the public.
Countries across Asia and beyond are marking the upcoming Lunar New Year with vibrant street performances and elaborate horse-themed decorations inspired by the year’s zodiac animal.
A total of 33 people were arrested while over 1.72 million MYR (US$400,000) worth of electronic cigarette devices and merchandise were seized in a joint operation carried out simultaneously across seven districts in Malaysia's Sabah state.
Vietnamese authorities can temporarily bar individuals from leaving the country if they have certain unresolved tax issues, a regulation that many travelers remain unaware of until they reach the airport.
South Korea plans to cut more than 3,700 teaching posts in elementary and secondary schools, even as its birth rate edges up for the first time in years, prompting warnings it could repeat Japan's teacher shortage.
After years of sitting vacant behind corrugated iron fences, several prime downtown sites in Ho Chi Minh City have been transformed into public parks, turning long-stalled development projects into green gathering spaces ahead of the Lunar New Year.
The year 2025 marks another milestone in British University Vietnam’s (BUV) journey, with its quality validated by prestigious organizations, an expanding network of international partners, and a student-centered approach that reinforces its commitment to delivering high-quality talent for both Vietnamese and global labor markets.
Many management positions in Vietnam command monthly salaries ranging from VND100 million to as high as VND500 million (US$3,832 - 19,200), particularly in sectors such as high-tech agriculture, food and beverage, data and technology.
Vietnam sent a rescue vessel around midnight Saturday to assist a German passenger who slipped and lost consciouness on a cruise ship bound for Singapore.
The trip to the upcoming Long Thanh Airport from downtown Ho Chi Minh City can take up to three hours, even more under congestions, and Vietnam wants to cut that to 30 minutes.
The South Korean government will select five local research institutions and allocate up to 3 billion won (over US$2 million) per year to each, empowering them to independently recruit leading scientists from around the world.
What expat leaders often overlook during Vietnam's most important cultural moment: How your presence during Tet shapes trust far beyond the holiday itself.
A US$390 million elevated roadway planned for Ho Chi Minh City’s southern gateway is set to create a new high-speed transport axis, easing congestion while connecting major expressways, urban ports and future metro stations.
Two men in central Vietnam have been arrested for purchasing two adult tigers weighing nearly 400 kg, which were frozen and intended to be processed into tiger bone glue for sale.
The Netherlands is reversing plans to curb English-taught university programs and launching a €1.5 billion (US$1.7 billion) funding push as Europe competes for international students and skilled workers.
Orphaned before he was one month old and once struggling to make a living, a Vietnamese educator has described his life as a "miraculous journey", one that led him to found an educational nonprofit in pursuit of empowering disadvantaged students.
Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport is expected to handle 164,433 passengers on Friday, four days before the Lunar New Year begins, marking the highest single-day volume ever recorded at the airport.
South Korea has suspended 20 higher education institutions from issuing student visas for one year following an audit that revealed lapses in their supervision of international students.
Malaysia's Parliament (Dewan Rakyat) has passed legislation on the rail link connecting the state of Johor with Singapore (Rapid Transit System-RTS Link Bill 2026), establishing the legal framework for operating a cross-border urban rail system.
Thousands of people waited through the night at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat airport as flights from the U.S., Canada, Australia, South Korea and Japan landed one after another, bringing overseas Vietnamese home for Tet on Feb. 12.
The Indonesian government is preparing to launch a rice support programme worth nearly 12 trillion IDR (US$713 million) in the first quarter of 2026, expected to reach more than 35 million households nationwide to boost economic growth and ensure social welfare, according to Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto.
Over centuries the Drukpa Lineage has become the central religious tradition in Bhutan, shaping the cultural identity of this South Asian nation renowned for its Gross National Happiness index.
The heart of Ho Chi Minh City is blooming ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year, the Year of the Horse, as Nguyen Hue Flower Street puts the finishing touches on its annual display, featuring striking horse-themed installations and a sea of colorful flowers.
South Korea plans to boost medical student numbers by 16% in 2027 and further in subsequent years, the health ministry said on Tuesday, a step criticized by a doctors' association after similar plans triggered nationwide protests in 2024.
Hanoi Railways Company Limited will grant free single-ride tickets to passengers using the Hanoi Metro app or purchasing directly at ticket counters from Feb. 14-22 to meet rising travel demand during the Lunar New Year holiday.
Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat international airports, the two largest in Vietnam, are expected to handle record passenger volumes during the Lunar New Year (Tet), according to airport authorities.
From Feb. 1 to 11, Hoiana Resort & Golf coordinated with authorities and social organizations in Da Nang to implement a series of Tet support activities for around 500 disadvantaged households, with a total budget of approximately VND250 million (US$9,600).
The Can Gio - Vung Tau sea link will stretch nearly 15 km and have six lanes, including bridge sections and an underwater tunnel along the main navigation channel.
Vietnam is moving to create a continuous high-speed road corridor between Ho Chi Minh City and Phnom Penh, proposing a two-phase plan to connect its HCMC-Moc Bai Expressway with Cambodia’s Phnom Penh-Bavet route.
Russia plans to fly its tourists out of Cuba in the coming days and then suspend all flights until a jet fuel shortage eases, aviation regulator Rosaviatsia said on Wednesday.
Two 17-year-old classmates at Hanoi's Foreign Language Specialized School recently achieved perfect overall band scores of 9.0 in the IELTS on their first attempt, a rare accomplishment nationwide.
A teenage shooter accused of killing the principal of a school in Thailand using a police officer's weapon was in custody on Thursday, authorities said, after an attack that also injured two students.
Dat tapped "accept" when a new order flashed on his phone, hurriedly chewing a dry loaf of bread before speeding off through a narrow, winding alley in Hanoi.
Years of gridlock at one of Ho Chi Minh City's most congested western gateways could finally ease after the city approved nearly VND7 trillion (US$270 million) to widen Vinh Loc Road, a key artery serving multiple industrial zones.
Thousands of cars and motorbikes packed the roads leading to Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City as crowds lined up inside for check-in to return home on Feb. 11, six days before the Lunar New Year begins.
Thousands leaving Ho Chi Minh City for the Lunar New Year clogged expressways toward central Vietnam early Feb. 11, triggering gridlock that stretched nearly 10 kilometers.
