VOV.VN - Venezuelan media outlets have shown strong interest in Vietnam’s upcoming 14th National Congress of the Communist Party, as the Southeast Asian nation prepares to outline its development directions for the coming decades.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s government has been credited by lawmakers with steering the country through an unusually turbulent five-year term, citing flexible governance, resilience and a series of socio-economic achievements recorded amid global and domestic headwinds.

The Agency of Foreign Trade (AFT) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade aims to increase total export turnover by more than 8% in 2026 compared with 2025, while maintaining a trade surplus of over US$23 billion, up 15% year on year.

VOV.VN - Sub-zero temperatures and frost were recorded in western Nghe An province early on January 9, extending severe cold conditions beyond northern Vietnam into parts of the central region, as a strong cold air mass continued to dominate much of the country.

VOV.VN - Air pollution intensified and spread across northern Vietnam on January 9, with Hanoi, Hung Yen, Hai Phong and Thai Nguyen recording poor to very poor air quality levels, according to official monitoring data.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will look to build on their opening-match victory when they take on Kyrgyzstan in their second Group A match at the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2026 on January 9.

Vietnam’s pepper exports maintained strong growth momentum in late 2025, lifting total export turnover in the year to a record US$1.66 billion, the highest level ever recorded by the sector.

Leading Cambodian scholars gathered at a seminar held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Phnom Penh on January 8 to discuss Vietnam’s recent achievements and future development orientation under the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s leadership.

Vietnam Report Joint Stock Company, in coordination with VietNamNet e-newspaper, on January 8 announced the Top 500 Largest Enterprises in Vietnam (VNR500).

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung, on January 8 led a Vietnamese delegation to Laos to congratulate the country on the successful conclusion of the 12th National Congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP).