VOV.VN - For travelers seeking a more personal journey, the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday offers an opportunity to connect deeply with local culture, from southern pilgrimages to ancient stone villages in the northern mountains.

The Office of the Vietnamese Defence Attaché in Laos on February 13 evening hosted a year-end gathering in Vientiane to welcome the Lunar New Year of the Horse 2026, offering an occasion to review a year of substantive bilateral defence cooperation.

Algeria’s merchandise exports to Vietnam remain modest due to the limited number of trade promotion programmes held in Vietnam, resulting in minimal participation by Algerian enterprises in international trade events there, including the Spring Fair, according to Hoang Duc Nhuan, Vietnam’s Trade Counsellor in Algeria.

VOV.VN - Vietnam secured overall first place at the 6th Kun Khmer World Championship, marking a breakthrough performance in their debut appearance at the global tournament.

VOV.VN - The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has included Vietnam’s historic qualification for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in its AFC Women’s Asian Cup™ “Epic Moments” campaign, a fan vote highlighting nine landmark achievements in the tournament’s history.

VOV.VN - Relations between Vietnam and Thailand are at their strongest level in history, underpinned by deepening strategic alignment, expanding economic ties and growing people-to-people connections, Thai Ambassador to Vietnam Urawadee Sriphiromya has said.

A delegation from the Lao Embassy in Russia, led by Ambassador Shiphandone Oybuabuddy, visited and extended Lunar New Year greetings to officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Moscow on February 13, as the festive atmosphere of the Year of the Horse 2026 approaches.

Representatives of the Vietnamese Government and AgriVMA, a Vietnamese enterprise engaged in rice production, have handed over 250 tonnes of rice as non-refundable aid to Cuba under an agreement between Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and Cuba’s Ministry of Agriculture.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s national shooting team claimed a silver medal at the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship 2026, which concluded in India on February 14, after finishing second in the men’s 25m centrefire pistol team event.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s U23 team will not take part in a friendly tournament in China in March 2026, contrary to earlier reports.