Despite the busyness of modern life, making Chung cakes for Tet remains a cherished cultural tradition and a special occasion for family reunions.
The Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress outlines Vietnam’s development goals towards rapid and sustainable growth, improved living standards, and the vision of becoming a developed, high-income country by 2045.
In 2025, Vietnam performed around 1,368 organ transplants – the highest number ever recorded – making the country the leading nation in Southeast Asia in terms of the number of transplants performed each year.
Over the past 71 years of development, Vietnam’s healthcare sector has made remarkable progress, promoting scientific research, applying modern technologies, and building a comprehensive healthcare system to better meet the growing demand for medical care and treatment among the population.
Party General Secretary To Lam stressed that the principle “Culture must light the way for the nation” underscores a people-centred culture as the spiritual bedrock, endogenous strength, and embodiment of Vietnamese brainpower, propelling national development toward independence, self-reliance and self-strengthening.
Women account for 63% of the labour force and are involved in the ownership of 51% of businesses, underscoring their growing role in Vietnam’s socio-economic development and global integration.
National Tourism Year – Gia Lai 2026 will be held in Gia Lai under the theme “Gia Lai – Where the great forests meet the blue sea”, featuring a series of 244 cultural, sports and tourism events taking place throughout the year.
The Government’s action programme to implement Politburo Resolution No. 80-NQ/TW on the development of Vietnamese culture sets out specific tasks for ministries, sectors and localities to ensure coordinated implementation, monitoring and evaluation. It aims to make culture a solid foundation and an intrinsic strength of the nation.
Nine Vietnamese companies have been included in TIME magazine’s list of the 500 Best Companies in Asia–Pacific for 2026, highlighting the country’s growing corporate presence across multiple industries.
The science and technology sector posted 464,116 billion VND (17.6 billion USD) in revenue in January, up 23% year on year. According to the Ministry of Science and Technology, the sector’s contribution to GDP growth for the month was estimated at 124,065 billion VND (4.7 billion USD), up 33.3% compared with January 2025.
The National Election Council has issued a resolution announcing a list of 864 candidates running for 500 seats in the 16th National Assembly across 182 constituencies nationwide.
The latest annual survey by InterNations revealed strong satisfaction levels among expats in Vietnam, with 89% expressing contentment with the local cost of living and 87% reporting that their income supports a very comfortable lifestyle. It highlighted Vietnam's particularly competitive pricing across food, housing, transport and leisure activities.
Vietnam’s traditional festivals and horse races are rooted in communal folk life, evolving as forms of wholesome recreation and sport that vividly reflect the customs and distinctive cultural identity of local communities. What distinguishes Vietnam’s traditional horse racing festivals from those elsewhere in the world is that they feature farmer “jockeys” competing on pack horses.
It has become a cherished cultural tradition that, at the beginning of each spring, the entire country enthusiastically responds to the “Tree-planting Festival in eternal gratitude to President Ho Chi Minh”, stepping up tree planting and afforestation efforts. These activities contribute to socio-economic development, disaster mitigation, greenhouse gas emission reduction, environmental improvement, and climate change adaptation.
Vietnam’s tourism sector recorded a strong surge during the nine-day 2026 Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, welcoming an estimated 14 million visitors — up 12% year on year — with Ho Chi Minh City leading the nation in both arrivals and revenue.
The Communist Party of Vietnam’s 100-year leadership of the Vietnamese revolution can be divided into four periods, each marking a distinct era and a crucial turning point in the country’s revolutionary journey.
Resolution 79 of the Politburo sets out the overarching goal of enhancing efficiency and strengthening the leading, pioneering and strategic role of the state-owned economy in key and essential sectors. It aims to guide and support the development of other economic sectors, promote rapid and sustainable growth, ensure national defence and security, advance social progress and equity, and improve people’s living standards.
The Government has issued Resolution 01 on the 2026 socio-economic development plan and state budget. A national gross domestic product (GDP) growth target of at least 10% has been set, alongside specific gross regional domestic product (GRDP) targets for each centrally-run city and province, aiming for macroeconomic stability, inflation control, and the maintenance of major economic balances.
Under Resolution No. 01/NQ-CP issued on January 8, 2026, the Government has called on all ministries, sectors and localities to focus on achieving national GDP growth of 10% or higher in 2026, while maintaining macroeconomic stability, controlling inflation and ensuring major economic balances. The resolution sets out key targets including a higher share of development investment in state budget spending, stronger export growth, a larger contribution from the digital economy, and positioning Vietnam’s Global Innovation Index (GII) among the top four in ASEAN.
Travel Off Path has listed the top 5 fastest-growing destinations in Southeast Asia, with Phu Quoc Island taking the top spot.
Hanoi has been listed among the top 10 Asian cities with the best street food, according to Time Out magazine.
