VOV.VN - The second edition of Photo Hanoi’25 – Biennale opened on November 1 at the Old Quarter Cultural Center in Hanoi, bringing together artists, curators, and experts from 22 countries for exhibitions, workshops, and talks that explore memory, identity, nature, urban life, and the world.

VOV.VN - KinoFest, the Goethe-Institut’s annual film festival in Southeast Asia dedicated to contemporary German cinema, kicked off in Hanoi on October 30, launching a series of screenings across Vietnam with ticket prices of only VND20,000 each.

VOV.VN - The Lowy Institute, an independent, nonpartisan international policy think-tank based in Sydney, Australia, has released its latest Southeast Asian Influence Index, with Vietnam ranking fifth among 11 regional countries, scoring 29.7 points overall.

As the Party Central Committee has released the full draft documents of the 14th National Party Congress for public feedback, scholars have shown strong interest, offering practical proposals that focus on key issues such as sustainable development, human development, and institutional improvement.

VOV.VN - President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and Chairman of the Central Theory Council Professor Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang on October 23 received Tatiana Pugh Moreno, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela in charge of Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania, and Director of Venezuela’s Institute for Advanced Studies in Diplomacy, who is on a visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Van Duoc recently paid a working visit to the United States to promote international cooperation for its International Financial Centre project, aiming to become a leading financial hub in the region.

The French Research Institute on East Asia (IFRAE) and the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilisations (INALCO) co-hosted a workshop titled “What system of innovation in Vietnam?” in Paris on October 16.

Removing institutional bottlenecks must be treated as the top-priority breakthrough task in promoting science and technology, innovation, and national digital transformation in the spirit of the Politburo’s Resolution 57, Party General Secretary To Lam stated at a meeting on October 15.

VOV.VN - In the era of national rise, entrepreneurs play an indispensable role. To further empower their spirit of self-reliance and determination, the State must build an institutional framework that nurtures their aspirations.

Legal and institutional reform has made a crucial contribution to Vietnam’s socio-economic development as well as the Government’s outstanding achievements during the current tenure, according to Party Central Committee member and Minister of Justice Nguyen Hai Ninh.