Long Bien Bridge is an outstanding cultural heritage site of Hanoi capital. The over-120-year work stands out by its timeless architecture, becoming one of the city’s most iconic landmarks, as well as a source of pride for the capital’s residents.
Hanoi is collecting opinions from local residents on the partial adjustment of the planning scheme, combined with solutions for renovating and restructuring the urban space around Hoan Kiem Lake.
As part of his trip to India to attend the 18th BRICS Summit, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on the morning of September 12.
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and a high-level Vietnamese delegation arrived in New Delhi on September 12, beginning his participation in the 18th BRICS Summit as a partner country and bilateral engagements in India from September 12–13, at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
More than 13,500 samples of martyrs’ remains from Dong Nai, Tay Ninh and Lam Dong provinces were transported to Hanoi on September 11 for DNA testing to identify the fallen soldiers. The handover and transportation ceremony was held at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City by Military Region 7 in coordination with the Air Defence-Air Force Service and local authorities.
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung left Hanoi on September 12 for India to attend the 18th BRICS Summit as a partner country and hold bilateral engagements there from September 12–13, at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
On the evening of September 10 (local time), in Paris, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam and French President Emmanuel Macron met with representatives of leading French and Vietnamese corporations and businesses.
As autumn brings cooler weather to the northern highlands, the terraced fields in Mu Cang Chai, Lao Cai province, begin to turn golden.
On the afternoon of September 10 (local time), at the Élysée Palace in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron and his spouse hosted a welcome ceremony for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam and his spouse, who are on an official visit to France. The two leaders then held talks and met with the press.
On the morning of September 10 (local time), General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam attended the official session of the International Space Summit in Paris, France.
As part of his official visit to France, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam met with French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu in Paris on the morning of September 10 (local time).
National Assembly (NA) President Tran Thanh Man and his spouse were officially welcomed by Chairman of the State Great Hural of Mongolia Sandag Byambatsogt and his spouse in Ulan Bator on September 10, with the two parliament leaders holding talks immediately afterwards to discuss bilateral ties and cooperation.
After the harvest, straw-rolling workers remain busy across the rice fields of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap. The seasonal work provides local residents with a relatively stable source of income.
On the evening of September 9 (local time), General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Moscow, successfully concluding their State visit to Russia and continuing their journey to France for an official visit and to attend the International Space Summit in Paris.
Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and Russian President Vladimir Putin attended an online inauguration ceremony for the disease prevention and control laboratory of the Vietnam-Russia Tropical Centre in Hanoi before holding talks in Moscow on the afternoon of September 9 (local time).
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted a welcome ceremony for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam, his spouse and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation on a State visit to the Russian Federation in Moscow on September 9.
The “Ta Leng Golden Season – Rice Fragrance Amid the High Mountains” Festival, held on September 6, offered locals and visitors unique experiences of the harvest season, as well as the culture and daily life of the local H'mong ethnic community.
As part of his state visit to Russia, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam, his spouse and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Wall in Moscow on the morning of September 8, 2026 (local time). The monument, one of Russia’s most sacred memorial sites, commemorates Red Army soldiers who sacrificed their lives during the Great Patriotic War (1941–1945).
The 110kV Phu Quoc–North Phu Quoc transmission line, the 220kV Phu Quoc substation, and the 110kV Phu Quoc–South Phu Quoc transmission line have been successfully energised, helping ensure reliable power infrastructure for APEC 2027.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President To Lam, his spouse and a high-level Vietnamese delegation arrived in Moscow on the afternoon of September 7 (local time), beginning a State visit to Russia from September 7–9, at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
New multi-level schools have opened in border areas and ethnic minority communities for the 2026–2027 academic year, providing students with safer and better-equipped learning environments and helping narrow the education gap in disadvantaged regions.
