Vietnamese communities around the world have been celebrating the Lunar New Year (Tet) with cultural events that highlight traditional customs, strengthen community bonds, and introduce Vietnamese heritage to international friends.
For over a decade, The Cliff Resort & Residences in Mui Ne of Lam Dong province has turned its signature Chung Cake Festival into a staple draw for foreign tourists exploring the Phan Thiet–Mui Ne area and beyond.
Stressing that Vietnam will keep close coordination and create the best possible conditions for activities related to the search for US personnel missing in action, Defence Minister Phan Van Giang also called on the US to enhance information sharing on documents and artefacts related to Vietnamese soldiers who laid down or went missing during the war.
The US attaches great importance to its Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Vietnam, supports a strong, independent and prosperous Vietnam, and wishes to enhance strategic-level cooperation with the country both bilaterally and on regional and international matters.
After Tet, the High Command of Military Region 9 will immediately implement plans for military recruitment, with particular focus on preparations for the election of deputies to the 16th NA and to People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term.
Le Long Vietnam Co., Ltd., a 100% Taiwan-funded enterprise, ranks 263rd in Vietnam’s 2025 VNR500 list, reaffirming its leadership in industrial battery manufacturing and sustainable development.
When knowledge is digitalised and spread from school to community, escaping from poverty will be more sustainable.
Under the draft, the transfer and trading of crypto assets would not be subject to value-added tax. Individual investors, regardless of residency status, would be required to pay personal income tax at a rate of 0.1% on the gross value of each transfer. This approach mirrors the current tax method applied to securities transactions.
Vietnam aims to meet 80–85% of domestic steel demand by 2030. Crude steel production is targeted at 25–26 million tonnes per year, with annual growth of 7–8%, while finished steel output is expected to reach 32–33 million tonnes per year, growing by 5.5–6.5% annually. Per capita steel consumption is projected at 270–280 kg per year.
Climate change adaptation remains a top priority in Vietnam’s development strategy and national security outlook through 2050. Vietnam will maintain close cooperation with Japan, UNESCO and other partners to guarantee the project’s effectiveness and advance common goals.
Under the roadmap, inspection centres nationwide will issue digital certificates from the beginning of next month.
On behalf of the NA Standing Committee, the top legislator expressed deep appreciation for the significant contributions made by the former leaders to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the State, as well as to the national construction and development during the Doi Moi (Renewal) period.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Greece Pham Thi Thu Huong attended the opening ceremony of the 22nd National Congress of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) in Athens.
Vietnamese consumers are demonstrating greater purposefulness, whether seeking cooler domestic escapes like Da Lat or showing rising curiosity toward international options like India and Japan, to make the most of their limited holiday time.
With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,303 VND/USD, and the floor rate 23,798 VND/USD.
Exhibition spaces of Gia Lai and Dak Lak provinces in the Central Highlands have made a strong impression by combining agricultural product displays with cultural performances, offering visitors a unique and engaging experience.
To meet rising travel demand during the coming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, the VRA reported that several rest areas along segments of the North–South expressway’s eastern section have completed essential public service facilities and commenced operations.
Skoczek also pointed to striking similarities between Vietnam’s Tet and Poland’s Christmas Eve traditions, particularly the emphasis on family reunions, symbolic meals and shared rituals passed down through generations. Despite differences in customs and cuisine, she said the essence of the celebrations remains universal: bringing loved ones together to welcome a new start.
Across Vietnam, key farming hubs for flowers and ornamental plants are buzzing with activity as the Lunar New Year (Tet) approaches, with farmers robust plant health, eye-catching designs, surging consumer demand, and broadly stable pricing.
Political and diplomatic relations have continued to deepen through frequent all-level exchanges, culminating in the official upgrade of bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership on the occasion of the 75th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2025.
Organised by the municipal People’s Committee in coordination with the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO, the programme recreated a range of ceremonial practices once performed in the royal court. These included the Tien lich ritual, in which calendars were formally distributed to the court and the public; the Thuong tieu ceremony featuring the ceremonial New Year pole erected to ward off evil spirits and welcome spring; the ritual release of carp to send the Kitchen Gods to heaven; and the solemn changing-of-the-guard ceremony inside the imperial citadel. Together, the activities helped audiences better understand the cultural, spiritual and ceremonial order of Vietnam’s feudal past.
Hoang Dung, Director of Bac Thang Long Producing and Trading JSC, said the fair had provided both practical and moral support for enterprises in the garment and textile sector.
Temporary suspensions, adjustments, or revisions of newly enacted policies are never ideal and should be minimised. Yet such course corrections occur worldwide, irrespective of a country's development stage or market-economy maturity. What counts is rapid remediation to contain losses, extraction of lessons to prevent recurrence, and firm resistance to the dissemination of misleading or hostile allegations, which will help both enforcers and those subject to compliance maintain clarity and composure.
Over the past five years, the multidimensional poverty rate in Vietnam has fallen from 5.2% to 1.3%, while GDP per capita has increased 1.4-fold, placing it among upper-middle-income economies.
Statistics from the Vietnam Maritime and Waterways Administration showed that the number of seagoing vessel calls through Vietnam’s seaport system reached 134,600 last year, up 32% year-on-year.