VOV.VN - The National Stadium in Vientiane was illuminated on the evening of January 9 as the Vietnam-Laos Friendship Concert, a large-scale cultural event, celebrated the deep ties between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Vietnam claimed a 2-1 victory over Kyrgyzstan in the second match of Group A on January 9, strengthening their chance of advancing to the knockout stage of the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup which is taking place in Saudi Arabia.

International media outlets have hailed Vietnam’s 8.02% GDP growth in 2025, calling it a rare bright spot in Asia amid uncertain global trade landscape.

Vietnam has sufficient historical evidence and legal grounds to affirm its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) in accordance with international law, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang has stated.

Foreign affairs have left notable imprints in the past five years, making important contributions to Vietnam’s overall achievements in the period, said Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Dung in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency’s correspondent in Washington.

Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN and President-designate of the 11th Review Conference (RevCon 11) of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), chaired a consultation for Middle East, North Africa (MENA) member states of the treaty in Jordan, from January 7–8.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam reaffirmed Vietnam’s commitment to deepening its comprehensive strategic partnership with the United States, during his reception for outgoing US Ambassador Marc Knapper in Hanoi on January 9.

VOV.VN - Vietnam on January 9 inaugurated a new training and capacity-building centre for the country’s United Nations (UN) peacekeeping police in Hung Yen province.

VOV.VN - A special film screening programme featuring works of Vietnam’s revolutionary cinema will run from January 14 to 17 at Ngoc Khanh Cinema in Hanoi to celebrate the 14th National Party Congress.

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.