With less than a month to go before the Lunar New Year (Tet), a sense of urgency still permeates villages across central Vietnam, a region battered by an exceptionally harsh year of natural disasters. Tens of thousands of newly built or repaired houses are nearing completion, offering renewed hope to families preparing to welcome the Year of the Horse under safer roofs.

Overseas Vietnamese intellectuals in Thailand have stated that the Party’s and State’s increasing support for their participation in policy-making is a key move to tap the expertise of the Vietnamese community abroad as the country enters a new development phase.

The number of products sold by Vietnamese selling partners on Amazon increased while branded product sales surged by more than 40% during the 12 months ending July 31, 2025, signalling a strategic shift from volume-driven exports to value-driven brand building, the company reported.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 30 issued an official dispatch, calling for stronger, faster and more coordinated efforts to accelerate the implementation of the rapid “Quang Trung Campaign” to rebuild and repair houses damaged by recent storms and floods in the central region.

The completion and commissioning of the National Data Centre No.1 have laid an important foundation for the country’s data infrastructure and will make a significant contribution to accelerating national digital transformation in the coming period, Party General Secretary To Lam said during a working visit to the facility at Hanoi's Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park on December 29.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 28 inspected socio-economic development, maritime defence and security, and the implementation of major infrastructure projects in the southernmost province of Ca Mau, calling for stronger determination and coordinated efforts to accelerate progress in its Dat Mui area.

In recent days, people in Hanoi, other major cities, and Catholic parishes nationwide have been joyfully welcoming Christmas 2025.

The selection of investment models for rail projects must be conducted openly, ensuring the greatest possible benefit for the State, the people and businesses, and meeting the requirements for the development of the railway sector, directed Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a meeting of permanent Government members in Hanoi on December 23.

Construction of a park golf cluster at the NovaWorld Phan Thiet tourism, resort and entertainment complex in Lam Dong province officially commenced on December 20, marking a new development in efforts to expand the golf–entertainment–tourism ecosystem in Vietnam in line with international standards.

The World Bank has recently published a report titled 'Living or Leaving: Life in the Mekong Delta Region of Vietnam', shining a spotlight on the region's urgent challenges related to poverty, climate risks, demographic change and the shifting landscape of economic opportunities.

A National Assembly delegation led by Vice Chairman Tran Quang Phuong on December 17 paid a visit and extended Christmas greetings at the bishop’s office of the Can Tho Diocese, which currently covers the Mekong Delta’s Can Tho city and Ca Mau province, with a total of 142 parishes of various sizes.

Lam Dong province has started work on 23 new houses under the “Quang Trung Campaign” for families whose homes were destroyed by floods and storms, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will coordinate with the People’s Committee of An Giang province to hold a ceremony at Phu Quoc International Airport to welcome the 20 millionth international tourist in a single year for the first time ever in mid-December.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long on December 11 highlighted the special and increasingly important role of education-training cooperation within the thriving Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and Australia, while receiving Australian Minister for Education Jason Clare in Hanoi.

Vietnam must shift from a medical and welfare-based approach to a fully inclusive social model when crafting policies for those with disabilities, Party General Secretary To Lam said on December 3, urging laws to treat the disabled as active contributors rather than care recipients.

The People's Committee of Can Tho city had a working session with Australia’s La Trobe University on December 2 to discuss ways to expand cooperation in developing high-quality education.

As global medical tourism expands rapidly, Vietnam is emerging as a new destination thanks to its high-quality healthcare services, competitive costs and growing medical expertise.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the 15th meeting of the Central Council for Emulation and Commendation for the 2021-2026 term in Hanoi on November 27 to approve a list of collectives and individuals set to be honoured at the 11th National Patriotic Emulation Congress scheduled for December.

The Ministry of Public Security on November 23 issued a warning about the spread of false information, particularly AI-generated fake news, related to the flooding in the central region.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc on November 23 signed a decision approving an emergency aid allocation of 1.1 trillion VND (41.74 million USD) from the central budget’s 2025 contingency fund to four provinces – Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong, Gia Lai and Dak Lak – to address severe damage caused by recent floods.