VOV.VN - Vietnam U23 opened their AFC U23 Asian Cup 2026 campaign with a composed 2-0 victory over Jordan U23, underlining the squad’s tactical discipline and match control.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed Decision No. 16/QD-TTg approving a plan to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and Israel (VIFTA), aiming to ensure the agreement is carried out fully and effectively.

Professor and Academician Boviengkham Vongdara, President of the Lao–Vietnam Friendship Association, highlighted the growing importance of deepening the special relationship between Laos and Vietnam in the new context in an interview recently granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s resident correspondents in Laos.

VOV.VN - The organizing board of Miss Sea Vietnam Global 2026 plans to allocate a total of VND 1.3 billion for five major awards and 10 subsidiary prizes, with the winner set to receive cash and in-kind awards valued at VND500 million.

VOV.VN - The The fourth Da Nang Asian Film Festival (DANAFF IV), themed “Bridging Asia to the world,” is scheduled to take place from June 28 to July 4, 2026, under a plan agreed by the Da Nang People’s Committee and the Vietnam Film Development Promotion Association (VFDA).

A key highlight of Vietnam’s economic performance in 2025 was the strong acceleration of gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth across many localities, with Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Ninh Binh, Phu Tho and Bac Ninh emerging as national leaders, recording growth rates of between 10.27% and 11.89%.

VOV.VN - China and Vietnam recorded substantive cooperation across a wide range of fields in 2025, with the outcomes of bilateral cooperation and development widely seen as achievements both sides should continue to promote

VOV.VN - The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) held a special art programme themed “Wholehearted Trust and Love for the Party” at Ho Guom Opera House in Hanoi on January 5 in the lead up to the 14th National Party Congress.

Vietnam’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose an average of 3.31% in 2025, meeting the target set by the National Assembly, Director of the Finance Ministry’s National Statistics Office (NSO) Nguyen Thi Huong told a press conference in Hanoi on January 5.

Vietnam pumped nearly VND6.4 quadrillion (US$246 billion) in additional registered capital into the economy in 2025, a 77.8% leap from 2024, according to a socio-economic report released on January 5 by the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Finance.