(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi night cafés blend relaxation and vitality, attracting young people and others seeking social connection. These cafés are places to meet friends, listen to music, and enjoy the capital’s after-dark charm.

(VOVWORLD) - Every day at around 4 a.m., farmers from the outskirts of Hanoi bring their homegrown produce into the city and gather at a market on Cau Moi street in Nga Tu So ward. For years, Cau Moi market has catered to early risers seeking fresh food at affordable prices.

(VOVWORLD) - Marine economists say that after merging with Binh Duong and Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Ho Chi Minh City is evolving beyond a mega city — into a mega maritime economic hub. The merger represents far more than a change in administrative boundaries. It marks a strategic shift of national significance.

(VOVWORLD) - With its natural advantages of islands and sea, rich cultural heritage, and long history, Hai Phong City is developing its tourism through regional connectivity and digital transformation. Close cooperation between local authorities, businesses, and tourism associations is making Hai Phong an attractive, dynamic, distinctive destination for tourists.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi is facing mounting pressure from a rapid surge in private vehicles when its transportation infrastructure is already overloaded, resulting in worsening traffic congestion and air pollution. Expanding public transportation — buses, metro lines, and bus rapid transit (BRT) — and establishing low-emission zones (LEZs) are seen as the most promising ways to address the problem.

(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City’s eastern region has been selected by the Ministry of Science and Technology as the first area in Vietnam’s Southeast region to roll out the national net-zero program. The area is spearheading green development, building a sustainable economy in tandem with environmental protection.

(VOVWORLD) - Looking at the modern cityscape of Ca Mau province with its well-connected transportation network, few would imagine that behind the rows of spacious houses, small ferries still shuttle passengers across the river each day.

(VOVWORLD) - In 2019, a Hanoi-based group called “Journey to Rescue Dead Waste” launched a movement to collect discarded calendars and other paper items and give them a second life as notebooks and handicrafts. The initiative is helping to reduce waste and reshape community habits.

(VOVWORLD) - As in other parts of Vietnam, Khanh Hoa province’s tourism sector is accelerating digital transformation to offer visitors “smart vacations.” The central province has quickly embraced the trend to adapt to market changes and improve the tourist experience.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is undergoing a sweeping transformation with a clear goal: to build smart cities that serve the people. The effort is based on national strategies like the Sustainable Smart City Development Plan 2018-2025 with a vision to 2030, the National Digital Transformation Program until 2025 with a vision to 2030, the E-Government Development Strategy toward a Digital Government, and Project 06 on population data and digital identity. Together, these initiatives form the backbone of digital infrastructure for urban services.