Con Dao has launched a smart electricity grid, advancing the island’s energy infrastructure to boost development, security, and residents’ quality of life.

Nguyen Thi Huong, Director of the National Statistics Office, said Vietnam’s solid growth in 2025 demonstrated the gradually strengthened internal capacity and resilience, providing an important springboard for 2026 and beyond.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s directive to put a national gold exchange into operation as early as February is not merely a response to recent volatility in gold prices.

The VFF Central Committee’s Presidium held its second consultative conference on February 2 to finalise a preliminary list of central-level candidates for the 16th National Assembly.

Doan Minh Huan, Politburo member, Standing Deputy Secretary and Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), has been appointed as Secretary of the Academy’s Party Committee.

The “Happiness Train” departed Hanoi Railway Station on February 2, launched by Nhan dan Newspaper with Vietnam Railways and Coteccons, to spread compassion, optimism, and national pride at the start of the Lunar New Year.

After five years of construction and overcoming numerous challenges, Long Thanh International Airport officially marked a major milestone on December 19, 2025, when it welcomed its first three flights.

Speaker of the Jordanian House of Representatives Mazen Turki El Qadi arrived in Hanoi on February 2 afternoon, beginning an official visit to Vietnam until February 5 at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

Nguyen Hoang Hai An, a 12th-grade student at Olympia Schools in Hanoi, has been accepted early to Swarthmore College - one of the top liberal arts colleges in the United States - with a four-year financial aid package worth approximately USD 290,000.

General Secretary To Lam on February 2 received Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Politburo member and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, who is visiting Vietnam as special envoy of the Communist Party and the State of Cuba.

Party Chief To Lam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission, attended the award ceremony of the press awards on the glorious Communist Party of Vietnam and President Ho Chi Minh, themed “Steadfast Under the Party’s Flag,” in Hanoi on February 2.

Party diplomacy serves as the key political foundation guiding the overall Vietnam-Cuba relationship, Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, reaffirmed at their talks in Hanoi on February 2.

Belgium’s RTBF nature series Le Jardin Extraordinaire spotlighted VN's remarkably resilient wilderness in its February 1 episode on La Une, highlighting the dramatic revival of the country’s forests, mountains, and biodiversity after decades of war.

Miss Multicultural World 2026, a beauty pageant founded by a Vietnamese organiser, will be held in Hanoi for the first time.

The prolonged price rally in the apartment segment is showing signs of cooling as many investors have begun selling apartments to cut losses.

Ten diverse photographers converge to present a shared visual language that turns fleeting moments into timeless art.

With demand surging ahead of the Year of the Horse, Cuoi Lu's woodworkers blend tradition with artistry to create unique wooden horse sculptures.

Wages are paid per stem - up to USD 6 each - making the job highly lucrative for those with skill.

Apple’s budget iPhone looks good, but timing your purchase could save you money and regrets.

Rising out of the rugged northern mountains, a new inter-level boarding school in Si Pa Phin (Điện Biên Province) is being hailed as a “5-star” campus in one of Vietnam’s most remote areas.