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Explainer-How a five-yearly Communist Party congress will pick Vietnam's next leaders​

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam leaves after attending a parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of independence in Hanoi, Vietnam, September 2, 2025. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/Pool
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam leaves after attending a parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of independence in Hanoi, Vietnam, September 2, 2025. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/Pool

Vietnam’s Communist Party chief Lam seeks presidency in China-style expanded power mandate

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam is seeking to combine his party role with the state presidency.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam is seeking to combine his party role with the state presidency.

Vietnam arrests 35 in $448 million fraud sweep

The gang had used social media to advertise goods for sale, but failed to deliver them and deleted their profiles once victims had transferred funds.
The gang had used social media to advertise goods for sale, but failed to deliver them and deleted their profiles once victims had transferred funds.

Vietnamese caught in Japan’s illegal worker crackdown

Vietnamese nun Thich Tam Tri (second from left) holding a gathering with members of the Vietnamese community at Daionji temple in the city of Honjo, Saitama Prefecture, in July 2024.
Vietnamese nun Thich Tam Tri (second from left) holding a gathering with members of the Vietnamese community at Daionji temple in the city of Honjo, Saitama Prefecture, in July 2024.

Vietnam proposes halting passenger trains through Hanoi’s famous ‘railway cafe street’

The railway cafe street, located mainly in the Kham Thien and Phung Hung areas of Hoan Kiem district, has become one of Hanoi’s most photographed attractions in recent years.
The railway cafe street, located mainly in the Kham Thien and Phung Hung areas of Hoan Kiem district, has become one of Hanoi’s most photographed attractions in recent years.

China’s travellers pivot to Vietnam, driving record arrivals

Visitors from China, Vietnam's biggest source of tourists, climbed 41.3 per cent year-on-year to 5.3 million.
Visitors from China, Vietnam's biggest source of tourists, climbed 41.3 per cent year-on-year to 5.3 million.

Netflix withdraws Chinese drama in Vietnam over nine-dash line map

Underscoring Vietnam’s sensitivity over China’s claims, the order was made even though the map is only visible in a college lecture scene in the dramatic series.
Underscoring Vietnam’s sensitivity over China’s claims, the order was made even though the map is only visible in a college lecture scene in the dramatic series.

Hanoi to require household waste sorting and allow collectors to refuse unsorted rubbish

A sanitation worker collecting rubbish at an informal dumping site in Vietnam's capital city Hanoi.
A sanitation worker collecting rubbish at an informal dumping site in Vietnam's capital city Hanoi.

Vietnam introduces tougher penalties on e-cigarette and heated tobacco use

Vietnam has tightened restrictions on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products.
Vietnam has tightened restrictions on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products.

For Vietnam’s young, favoured Germany vocational path is fraught with greedy middlemen

Dong Xuan Centre was founded 2024 in Berlin, Germany to facilitate safe migration of skilled Vietnamese workers to Germany.
Dong Xuan Centre was founded 2024 in Berlin, Germany to facilitate safe migration of skilled Vietnamese workers to Germany.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.