VOV.VN - Vietnam affirmed at a meeting with International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi in Vienna, Austria, that it will coordinate the 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in an objective manner and bolster cooperation on nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for a decisive shift from task-based administration to results-based governance, urging ministries and local authorities to measure performance by tangible outcomes and public satisfaction as Vietnam accelerates digital transformation and innovation-driven growth.

VOV.VN - Russia consistently attaches importance to strengthening and deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Vietnam for the benefit of both countries and for peace, stability, and sustainable development in the region and the world, said President Vladimir Putin.

VOV.VN - In his address on a Politburo Resolution on cultural development at a national conference in Hanoi on February 25, General Secretary To Lam articulated a clear strategic repositioning of culture not as a secondary social sector, but as the human foundation of Vietnam’s long-term development model.

The spouse of Party General Secretary To Lam, Ngo Phuong Ly, met the Duke of Richmond, Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, and his spouse at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi on February 24 as part of their visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The state sector must become not merely a dominant economic actor, but a central pillar of national resilience in the country’s new development era, said General Secretary To Lam at a national conference to implement two Politburo resolutions on the state sector and cultural development in Hanoi on February 25

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang hosted a reception in Hanoi on February 24 for Duke of Richmond and Gordon of the UK Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox and his spouse, stressing the significance of their trip in promoting people-to-people exchanges between the two countries.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man on February 24 attended a ceremony launching a book series of laws adopted at the 10th session of the 15th NA, urging a strong overhaul of communications on political and legal publications.

Special Envoy of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPV) To Lam, Politburo member, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung, held meetings with Dmitry Medvedev, Chairman of the United Russia Party and Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the Communist Party of of the Russian Federation.

VOV.VN - The Party Central Committee’s Secretary held a nationwide conference in Hanoi on February 25 to study and implement two of the Politburo’s major resolutions, underscoring the country’s strategic direction in advancing the state sector and promoting cultural development in a new phase of integration and growth.

Party General Secretary To Lam on February 24 urged the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) to maintain unity, promote innovation, and rise to new heights, worthy of its role as the nation’s trusted information lifeline and a pillar of social confidence in the new era.

The Standing Board of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee convened a training conference in Hanoi on February 24 on election campaigning skills for candidates for the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026 – 2031 tenure.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man on February 24 held working sessions with NA committees to review major tasks for 2026, stressing decisive action, stronger supervision and accelerated digital transformation in the first year of implementing the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress.

Authorities in the Truong Sa special zone have stepped up preparations for the early election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 term.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged Vietnam’s health sector not to miss even the smallest opportunity to treat patients, as he met leading medical experts, scientists and directors of central hospitals on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of Vietnamese Physicians’ Day (February 27).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said socio-economic development must not come at the expense of social progress, equity and social security at a working session with the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) in Hanoi on February 24 on the occasion of the Lunar New Year of the Horse 2026 (Tet Binh Ngo).

VOV.VN - President Luong Cuong met with officials and employees of the Presidential Office at the start of the Lunar New Year, extending Lunar New Year greetings and calling for stronger reform and greater responsibility in fulfilling assigned duties.

Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, the World Trade Organisation in Geneva, is leading a delegation to attend the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) where they will engage proactively in consultations on 36 draft resolutions and introduce two initiatives.

Naval Ship 016 – Quang Trung of Brigade 162, Naval Region 4, left Cam Ranh Port on February 23 for Sydney to join the International Fleet Review commemorating the 125th anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy and the multilateral Kakadu naval exercise 2026.

VOV.VN - General Secretary To Lam chaired a meeting of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on February 24 in Hanoi to review implementation of Directive No. 55 on organizing the Lunar New Year of the Horse (Tet Binh Ngo).

State President Luong Cuong on February 23 sent a message of congratulations to Japanese Emperor Naruhito on the occasion of his birthday.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for drastic efforts to promptly translate the culture-related contents of the 14th National Party Congress's Resolution and the Politburo’s Resolution No.80-NQ/TW on developing Vietnamese culture into concrete and effective actions.

The State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) must bring into full play its professional expertise and effectively tap information from multiple sources to proactively advise the Party and State, instead of merely organising audit delegations, National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man has said.

VOV.VN - Early implementation of the 14th National Party Congress Resolution requires a strong renewal in thinking on lawmaking and law enforcement, the promotion of socialist democracy, and the personalization of accountability of those in charge.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam on February 23 sent a congratulatory message to Kim Jong Un on his re-election as General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) at the Party’s 9th National Congress.

A delegation from the Authority of Publication, Printing and Distribution under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism paid a working visit to Cuba from February 9 to 21 to update a memorandum of understanding on cooperation with and present books to the Cuban Book Institute.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man has underscored the central role of the Vietnam Fatherland Front in preparations for the 2026 parliamentary elections, calling for closer coordination, comprehensive training and strict adherence to legal procedures to ensure a transparent and successful vote.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has instructed the Ministry of Science and Technology to draft and issue guidelines granting greater financial autonomy and accountability to research institutions, with completion targeted for March 2026.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam on February 23 outlined key priorities for implementing the 14th National Party Congress Resolution, calling for an immediate start to the new development phase for 2026–2030.

VOV.VN - President Luong Cuong on February 23 called for stronger climate action, accelerated green economic transition and expanded forest protection as Vietnam pushes toward its net-zero emissions target by 2050.