VOV.VN - A special music programme titled “Friendship Melodies” was held in Ho Chi Minh City on February 10, bringing together representatives from the consulate generals, trade offices, business associations and foreign non-governmental organisations.

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Chongqing city, China, took part in the first International Spring Festival hosted by the municipal administration from February 6 to 8.

The Cuban Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on January 27 solemnly held a ceremony to inaugurate a bust of Cuban national hero José Martí in its campus, marking the 173rd anniversary of his birth (January 28, 1853 – 2026).

An event themed “Radiant Vietnam” was opened by the Vietnamese Consulate General in Osaka prefecture, Japan, on January 24 to welcome the Lunar New Year (Tet), attracting a large gathering of Vietnamese expatriates and Japanese friends.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Chongqing, China, has held a ceremony to mark the 76th founding anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Vietnam and China (January 18, 1950–2026).

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee held a ceremony on December 19 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Indonesia (December 30, 1955 – 2025).

VOV.VN - Education New Zealand (ENZ) in collaboration with the New Zealand Consulate General held a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on November 23 to present the New Zealand Universities Awards (NZUA) to 8 outstanding high-school Vietnamese students.

VOV.VN - The French Ministry of National Education, Youth and Sports has awarded the Medal of Honour for Youth, Sports and Associative Engagement (Gold) to Vietnamese Paralympic powerlifter Le Van Cong, honouring his outstanding achievements and remarkable perseverance in sports and life.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Fukuoka, Japan, in coordination with the Association of Vietnamese in Fukuoka (AVF), organised a great national unity festival and the Vietnamese community sports festival in Kyushu on November 16, on the occasion of the 95th traditional day of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF).

A ceremony was held in China's Chongqing city on October 29 to inaugurate the Vietnamese Consulate General in Chongqing, marking a new milestone in friendship and cooperation between the two countries, and between Vietnam and China's western region in particular.