VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a government meeting in Hanoi on February 22 to review the Lunar New Year of the Horse 2026 (Tet) and set out key post-holiday tasks.

VOV.VN - On February 22, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang responded to a reporter’s question regarding the European Union’s February 17, 2026 decision to add Vietnam to the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes.

VOV.VN - Party committees and local administrations must treat the development of green spaces and water surfaces as a central task in the capital’s urban planning and must not sacrifice green areas for unsustainable commercial projects, Party General Secretary To Lam has said.

VOV.VN - Identifying infrastructure development, particularly multimodal transport, as one of the strategic breakthroughs, the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress sets out to build a solid foundation for rapid and sustainable socio-economic growth, strengthen national competitiveness and improve people’s quality of life.

VOV.VN - To fulfill the requirement that legislation must pave the way for and shape a new phase of national development, deputies to the coming 16th National Assembly are expected to meet higher standards of competence, vision, and responsibility in the 2026–2031 term.

VOV.VN - General Secretary To Lam paid a working trip to the United States from February 18 to 20 to attend the opening session of the Board of Peace on Gaza at the invitation of President Donald Trump, Founding Chair of the board.

Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung met with the foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Türkiye on February 19–20 while accompanying the high-level Vietnamese delegation led by Party General Secretary To Lam to the inaugural meeting of the Gaza Board of Peace.

Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Politburo member and deputy head of the Central Steering Committee for the Development of Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation, chaired working sessions with Rosen Partners, Arizona State University (ASU), Meta Platforms, and the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).

Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung has underscored the special significance of Party General Secretary To Lam’s trip to Washington D.C. to attend the inaugural meeting of the Gaza Board of Peace from Fenbruary 18 – 20, describing it as a milestone in Vietnam’s high-level multilateral diplomacy.

Party General Secretary To Lam received Kurt M. Campbell, former US Deputy Secretary of State, on February 20 afternoon (local time) as part of his trip to Washington D.C. to attend the inaugural meeting of the Gaza Board of Peace.

Party General Secretary To Lam left Joint Base Andrews on February 20 (local time), concluding his three-day trip for the inaugural meeting of the Gaza Board of Peace in Washington D.C. at the invitation of President Donald Trump, who is also the Board’s Founding Chairman.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the United States reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during a meeting at the White House on February 20 between Party General Secretary To Lam and US President Donald Trump.

On the occasion of Party leader To Lam’s attendance at the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace on Gaza in the US, The Washington Times on February 19 published an article praising the Southeast Asian country’s proactive role in contributing to global peace and stability.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam has sent a message of congratulations to the 9th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspected construction sites and extended Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to units working on the Huu Nghi-Chi Lang and Dong Dang-Tra Linh expressway projects in Lang Son and Cao Bang provinces on February 20 (the fourth day of the Lunar New Year).

VOV.VN - On February 19 (local time) in Washington D.C., while accompanying Party General Secretary To Lam’s delegation to attend the opening session of the Board of Peace for Gaza, General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member and Minister of National Defence, met Elbridge A. Colby, First Under Secretary of War of the US.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam met staff of Vietnamese representative offices and Vietnamese community representatives in the US on February 19 (local time) during his visit to attend a session of the Board of Peace for Gaza in Washington.

VOV.VN - The 2026 Ministerial Meeting of the International Energy Agency (IEA), held recently in Paris, France, formally approved the proposal to admit Vietnam as an associate country of the organisation.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam met with the Presidents of Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan; the Prime Ministers of Cambodia, Armenia, Hungary and Pakistan; and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam received the US Trade Representative, Ambassador Jamieson Greer, in Washington D.C. on February 19 on the occasion of attending the inaugural meeting of the Gaza Board of Peace at the invitation of US President Donald Trump.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung held talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington D.C. on February 19, during which the two sides discussed measures to further promote Vietnam - US relations in the future.

VOV.VN - To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, joined other world leaders at the opening session of the Gaza Board of Peace in Washington, D.C., on February 19.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has pledged decisive and immediate action to deliver ambitious development goals set out at the 14th National Party Congress, positioning the next five years as a pivotal period for accelerating economic growth and securing long-term national prosperity.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam on February 18 held separate phone conversations with US Senators Steve Daines and Bill Hagerty, reaffirming commitments to deepen the Vietnam–United States Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

VOV.VN - At noon on February 18 (local time), Party General Secretary To Lam and his delegation arrived at Joint Base Andrews in the US to attend the opening meeting of the Board of Peace for Gaza, at the invitation of US President Donald Trump, the founding chairman of the board, from February 18 to 20.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi received Evgeny Grigoriev, Chairman of the Committee for External Relations of Saint Petersburg city, at the embassy’s headquarters in Moscow on February 17 on the occasion of the Lunar New Year.

Vietnam has urged stronger implementation of preferential treatment for developing countries under the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005 UNESCO Convention) at the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Committee of the convention.

Ambassador Nguyen Nam Duong on February 17 presented his credentials to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, officially assuming his role as non-resident Ambassador of Vietnam to the State of Palestine.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam has written an article stressing the promotion of comprehensive foreign affairs at the new height.

VOV.VN - The years 2024 and 2025 marked notable milestones with the issuance of several major resolutions by the Politburo. The moves point to strong political resolve by the Party and the State to steer Vietnam into the next period of development.