A memorial and requiem ceremony was held for victims of the COVID-19 pandemic at No. 1 Ly Thai To Park in Ho Chi Minh City on February 22.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his delegation visited and extended Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to 200 policy beneficiary families, poor households and those facing particularly difficult circumstances in Thanh Xuan commune, the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, on February 13.

Lunar New Year (Tet) celebrations organised by Vietnamese communities abroad have helped strengthen community ties and promote cultural exchange, with a series of festive events held across Europe, Asia, and the US.

Major newspapers in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on February 4 expressed surprise at the rapid surge in Korean-language learning in Vietnam, after the Vietnamese government decided to recognise TOPIK (Test of Proficiency in Korean) scores in the national university admissions system from 2026.

For border and remote areas, education is not only about raising public awareness and training human resources, but also a fundamental, long-term solution to safeguarding national sovereignty at its root — the people, Party General Secretary To Lam affirmed on January 31.

With just around 20 days remaining until the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2026, the traditional Tet gift market in Quang Ngai province is undergoing a noticeable transformation since once dominated by confectionery and imported sweets, Tet gift baskets are now increasingly filled with locally produced OCOP (One Commune, One Product) items, reflecting changing consumer tastes and values.

Following the conclusion of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) with the 14th Party Central Committee unanimously re-electing To Lam as General Secretary, international friends have extended warm congratulations to the country, praising its spirit of unity, collective wisdom and strong confidence in its chosen leadership.

The Party Committee of the Vietnamese Embassy and other representative offices in Laos on January 20 organised a live viewing of the opening session of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) in Vientiane.

The draft documents for the 14th National Party Congress underscores the requirement for sustainable development based on a harmonious balance between economic growth, social progress and environmental protection, with the last identified as one of the focuses closely linked to the quality of growth and people’s living standards.

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.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 13 called for the successful completion of the goal of basically clearing all UXO-contaminated land nationwide to a depth of 0.5 metres by 2045, coinciding with the nation’s centenary.

As the Lunar New Year (Tet) approaches, financial and banking scams in Vietnam are showing a sharp upward trend, prompting banks and law enforcement agencies to issue repeated warnings.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged ministries, agencies, and localities to actively perform their tasks with a spirit of “working day and night, even on holidays” to ensure the successful construction of Ninh Thuan nuclear power plants, serving the country’s development requirements in the new era.

Vietnam’s economy maintained strong growth in 2025 despite facing severe natural disasters and a volatile global environment, with gross domestic product (GDP) estimated to have increased 8.02% year on year, meeting targets set by the National Assembly and the Government, according to Nguyen Thi Huong, Director General of the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Finance.

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.