With the Lunar New Year just a month away, dozens of horse-themed lacquer artworks by artisan Nguyen Tan Phat - some priced at several thousand dollars - are being snapped up by collectors for Tet displays and interior decoration.

VietNamNet is honored to present the article by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, titled “Economic diplomacy transforms decisively for the nation’s strong and prosperous development.”

Ambitious GDP targets in the lead-up to the 14th Party Congress demand radical institutional reforms and a shift away from outdated growth models.

Cultural diplomacy has helped Vietnam boost its international reputation while advancing its long-term national goals with global resonance.

While 2025 marked a high point in earnings for Vietnam’s film industry, the success was largely concentrated in a few blockbusters, revealing systemic imbalances.

A family in Gia Lai has marked every Lunar New Year with a group photo since 2003, creating a 22-year visual legacy of reunion and growth.

Showing a talent for dance at an early age, at 13, Quang Thanh decided to leave his hometown of Tuyen Quang for Hanoi to pursue a professional dance career.

Ho A Sung, a young Hmong man in Mu Cang Chai commune, has proven that when young people dare to change their mindset toward technology, a smartphone can become an effective tool for building wealth.

With a strategic focus on AI and infrastructure, Vietnam rises on the global digital map

After gaining admission to a series of US universities with attractive scholarships, Hai An hopes this will be the first step toward turning her dreams into reality.

Five new institutional pillars are gradually reshaping Vietnam’s economic landscape from now until the 14th National Party Congress.

If one had to encapsulate Vietnam’s economic journey over the past few years in a single phrase, it might be: “a path through successive storms.” Not just one isolated crisis, but an unrelenting series of external and internal upheavals.

In a heartwarming cultural twist, an Australian groom used traditional cyclos to transport betrothal gifts during his engagement in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta.

After 10 months on the road, Marino Izquierdo arrives in Vietnam to honor his father's memory and raise awareness about cancer.

For Vang Thi De, the local linen cloth and products of her home carry the colors and voice of the Hmong people much farther than the mountain peaks where she lives.

For ten years, Dan has been dedicated to the profession of grave exhumation. He has mastered rules that he believes satisfy both the living and the deceased.

There are moments in a nation’s developmental history when thinking suddenly shifts like an unexpected yet inevitable turn.

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) reported that Vietnam’s economy maintained positive growth momentum in 2025, with GDP at 8.02 percent, inflation under control, and state budget revenue exceeding estimates by nearly 35 percent.

In the global war for talent, money is merely the entry ticket; what retains top-tier professionals is not their bank balance, but heart.