The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos held a press briefing in Vientiane on January 16 to provide Lao media agencies with official and timely information about the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the implementation of the 13th Party Congress’s Resolution, and key development orientations.

VOV.VN - President Luong Cuong on January 16 presented appointment decisions to Vietnamese ambassadors to foreign countries at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The first international short documentary film festival dedicated exclusively to Vietnamese culture, titled Viet Culture in Motion, has been launched by ART SPACE, a France-based association for cultural development promotion.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang on January 15 hosted a reception for Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Bezdetko, during which they discussed a number of bilateral cooperation issues.

The Vietnamese aviation market has just seen the arrival of a new airline, Crystal Bay Airlines.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese airlines have rolled out a series of measures to meet surging travel demand during the coming Lunar New Year holiday (Tet), including adding flights, opening new routes and expanding fleets, particularly from Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese community in Laos is closely following preparations for the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, viewing the event as a key political milestone and expressing strong confidence in the country’s reform path and future development.

A ceremony to see off the Vietnamese sport delegation to compete at the 13th ASEAN Para Games in Thailand from January 15-27, was held at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on January 15.

A cooperation agreement on airline ticket payments via UNITEL services was signed on January 13 in Vientiane, Laos between Star Fintech, a member of Star Telecom (Unitel) – a Viettel joint venture in Laos, and Lao Airlines, the national carrier of Laos.

VOV.VN - The “Tết Việt – Tết Phố” (Vietnamese Tet in the Old Quarter) programme will return with an expanded scale and a wide range of cultural activities around Hoan Kiem Lake and Hanoi’s Old Quarter, serving residents and visitors during the Lunar New Year of Spring Binh Ngo (Year of the Horse) 2026.