VOV.VN - Vietnam is seeking to elevate its foreign policy to better match its growing national stature, emphasising autonomy, confidence, self-reliance, resilience and national pride as it deepens international integration and expands its global role.

Vietnam’s pavilion has captured great attention at the 2026 FITUR International Tourism Fair in Madrid, with cultural and culinary showcases, trade promotion activities, and initiatives to strengthen tourism cooperation with European partners.

Vietnam’s swimmers delivered a series of stunning breakthroughs, capturing four individual gold medals at the ASEAN Para Games 13 on January 25.

Former member of the French National Assembly Stéphanie DO has assessed that the freshly-ended 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam not only reaffirms consistent strategic continuity, but also marks Vietnam’s transition into a new and more mature stage of development.

A delegation of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) attended the 2nd Global Buddhist Summit, which opened in New Delhi, India, on the morning of January 24.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on January 23 announced an emergency assistance package worth US$740,000 to help Vietnam protect cultural heritage and sustain education in areas heavily affected by a series of severe storms that struck the country in November 2025.

Dr. Nguyen Hong Son, President of the Union of Vietnamese Associations in Japan, has spoken highly of the documents of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, noting that they go beyond vision to demonstrate a strong and clearly defined spirit of action.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s northern and north-central regions are likely to face a series of cold-air surges from now until the Lunar New Year that falls in mid-February, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to urgently finalise a study and assessment of a proposal to establish a national gold exchange, and submit it to the Government’s Standing Committee in January.

VOV.VN - The State visit to Vietnam by Lao General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith and his spouse on January 26–27, 2026 is seen as an important milestone that will help operationalise and further deepen the strategic cohesion within the special Vietnam–Laos relationship.