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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Choi Joo Ho, General Director of Samsung Vietnam, and his successor, Na Ki Hong on February 12 in Hanoi.

Vibrant offering trays featuring lotus-shaped cakes, sticky rice, and sweet soups have become a trending choice for families celebrating this year’s Tet Nguyen Tieu.

The vibrant city of Da Nang has kicked off 2025 with a dynamic start in the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) tourism sector, drawing corporate groups eager to mix business with leisure - a trend highlighted by the municipal Department of Tourism.

Choeur Tim choir, a group of young singers from France’s Versailles city, is captivating audiences with their passionate performance of Vietnamese folk music, bringing the rich musical heritage of Vietnam to life in Paris and far beyond.

The Vietnamese Intellectual Society in the UK and Ireland (VIS) has made substantive contributions to the Fatherland through its mentorship program, as highlighted during the organization’s annual general meeting recently held in Coventry city.

During the 8-day session, the legislators will review and pass the drafts of the revised law on amendments and supplements to the Law on organisation of the National Assembly (NA), the revised Law on organisation of the Government, and the revised Law on promulgation of legal documents.

The 9th extraordinary session of the 15th National Assembly opened in Hanoi on the morning of February 12.

For the first time, Vietnam has participated in the International Tourism Exchange (BIT) Milan, which is Italy’s largest and most prestigious travel fair. Through the participation, Vietnam wished to advertise its image and tourism products, while fostering tourism cooperation with the European nation.

The friendship and sympathy between the Vietnamese and Russian people have overcome the test of time and political circumstances, said Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov on February 11.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bui Thanh Son, met with Lao Prime Minister, Sonexay Siphandone, within the framework of the World Governments Summit 2025 in Dubai on February 11.

In January 2025, Vietnamese investors launched 10 new overseas projects without any capital adjustment. Vietnam’s total outbound investment reached over 83 million USD, more than 5.1 times higher than the same period in 2024.

According to folk beliefs, the Nguyen Tieu Festival marks the first full moon of the new year, symbolising purity and renewal in the warm, vibrant spring air. Many places hold festivals on this day to pray for favorable weather in the year ahead. People also visit pagodas, release animals in acts of kindness, and seek blessings for peace and prosperity.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for transformative solutions for science, technology, innovation, and high-quality human resources to become driving forces for the nation’s rapid and sustainable development, while presiding over a conference in Hanoi on February 11.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting between permanent Cabinet members and commercial banks in Hanoi on February 11, during which he called on banks to make more contributions to national growth.

State President Luong Cuong had a working session with the President’s Office on February 11, to review preparations for upcoming Party congresses, and the implementation of the 12th Party Central Committee’s Resolution 18 on streamlining the organizational structure.

Sixty-five Vietnamese companies are displaying their products at Ambiente 2025, the world's leading trade fair for consumer goods, handicrafts, and interior decorations, in Germany.

As part of the national intangible cultural heritage, Dong Ho painting or Dong Ho folk woodcut painting is a genre of Vietnamese folk painting, stemming from Dong Ho village in the northern province of Bac Ninh in the 17th century.

Over the past 80 years, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has affirmed its role as a key national press agency, providing news for domestic and international media while serving as a bridge to strengthen the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between the Parties, States, and peoples of Vietnam and Laos.

Vietnam has once again been named the top international destination for families from the Republic of Korea with children under 10, according to Hana Tour, the country’s largest travel agency. This is the second consecutive year Vietnam has claimed the top spot.

Every year, on the 11th day of the first lunar month, which falls on February 8 this year, Thuy Loi village (Thuy Lam commune, Dong Anh district, Hanoi) holds the Sai Temple Festival, featuring the unique "mock King procession" ritual.