Following their talks in Jakarta on the afternoon of March 10, Party General Secretary To Lam and President of the Republic of Indonesia, Chairman of the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) Prabowo Subianto, met with the press at the Presidential Palace. The two leaders announced the elevation of Vietnam-Indonesia relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Party General Secretary To Lam expressed his hope that Indonesian businesses will continue to grow and stay among the largest investors in Vietnam. He encouraged them to leverage their strengths and seize opportunities based on equality, mutual respect, and shared benefits, in alignment with the strategic relations between the two countries.
The concert was a special event within the framework of Party General Secretary To Lam's state visit to Indonesia and official visit to the ASEAN Secretariat.
This marks the first visit by a General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam to Indonesia in nearly eight years, since August 2017, and also the first by a Vietnamese Party chief to the ASEAN Secretariat.
Lunar New Year, also known as the traditional New Year of the Muong ethnic group, has long been a distinctive cultural custom imbued with strong humanistic values, preserved and passed down through generations of the Muong community in Phu Tho province. For the Muong people, this is the biggest and most important festival of the year, a sacred moment for descendants to pay tribute to their ancestors and heaven and earth, and to pray for peace and prosperity in the year ahead.
A grand welcome ceremony was held on the morning of February 6 at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh for Party General Secretary To Lam and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation during their State visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia. Acting on the authorisation of King Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, Samdech Techo Hun Sen presided over the official ceremony.
Party General Secretary To Lam arrived in Phnom Penh on the morning of February 6, beginning a State visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia at the invitation of King Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni.
The Spring Fair at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre in Hanoi features more than 3,000 booths from 2,500 enterprises. The event showcases a wide range of agricultural goods, consumer products and fashion items to meet people’s Tet shopping needs. The fair runs from February 2 to 13, 2026.
Party General Secretary To Lam, together with other senior leaders of the Party and State of Vietnam, attended the traditional Lao wrist-tying ceremony, hosted by Party General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, on the evening of February 5 in Vientiane.
On the afternoon of February 5, 2026, in Vientiane, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Lao National Assembly President Saysomphone Phomvihane.
On the afternoon of February 5, in Vientiane, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone.
Party General Secretary To Lam and Lao Party General Secretary and State President Thongloun Sisoulith on February 5 co-chaired a conference in Vientiane to brief participants on the outcomes of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
The system of ancient pagodas and towers in Khanh Hoa province is emerging as a key highlight in the development of cultural and spiritual tourism. These structures not only reflect the cultural depth of Champa civilisation and Buddhism but also serve as appealing stopovers on journeys exploring the South Central Coast.
Speaker of the Jordanian House of Representatives Mazen Turki El Qadi visited the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi on the afternoon of 4 February as part of his official visit to Vietnam.
The Spring Fair 2026 is under way in Hanoi, featuring more than 3,000 booths showcasing local specialities, culture and tourism, and the traditional beauty of Vietnam’s ethnic communities across eight themed zones.
The 54th session of the National Assembly Standing Committee opened in Hanoi on the morning of February 3.
On the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 –2026), a delegation comprising incumbent and former Party and State leaders, along with representatives of central ministries, agencies and the Hanoi administration, laid wreaths and paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum in Hanoi on the morning of February 3.
On February 3, 1930, the Communist Party of Vietnam was founded, putting an end to the crisis over the path to national salvation and ushering the Vietnamese revolution into a new phase. With its role as organiser and leader, the Communist Party of Vietnam has proven to be the decisive factor behind all victories of the Vietnamese revolution, leading the country into a new era of development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the opening ceremony of the first Spring Fair 2026 opened in Hanoi on February 2 morning.
In recent days, hundreds of charcoal kilns in the coastal villages of Dien Chau commune, Nghe An province, have been kept burning as residents work tirelessly to grill sea fish for the Tet market. The traditional craft not only generates income for hundreds of households and provides stable employment for thousands of local workers, but also adds diversity and a distinctive character to the economic structure of fishing villages with long-standing maritime traditions.
Located at the upper reaches of the Mekong Delta and serving as a gateway to the sea, An Giang province has rich resources for community-based tourism, marked by the cultural convergence of Cham, Khmer and Kinh communities, landscapes and traditional craft villages.
Huoi Man is one of 21 villages in the border commune of Nhon Mai in the central province of Nghe An. After more than 70 years of settlement, the village is home to over 30 households, all belonging to the Mong ethnic group. A visit to Huoi Man offers a glimpse into a distinctive cultural space shaped by the traditions and customs of the Mong community.
An exhibition themed “Nguyen Thi Binh – Intellect, Fortitude and Character of Vietnamese Women in the Ho Chi Minh Era” in underway in Ho Chi Minh City. The exhibition presents documents, photographs and artefacts highlighting former Vice President Nguyen Thi Binh, from her early revolutionary engagement and role at the Paris Peace Conference to her contributions to peace and education after 1975.
On the afternoon of January 29, in Hanoi, President of the European Council António Costa paid a visit to the Temple of Literature, as part of his official visit to Vietnam.
