Prof. Academician Chau Van Minh, President of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), was awarded the title of “Ambassador of Russian Education and Science” at a ceremony co-organised by the Russian Embassy in Vietnam and the academy, in Hanoi on February 5.

VOV.VN - A Tet-themed jazz album by Vietnamese singer Quynh Anh brings together folk melodies from across Vietnam and contemporary jazz, featuring collaborations with Grammy-winning and international artists, to mark Tet, the Lunar New Year in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Amid intensifying market competition, many Vietnamese-made products are restructuring production, improving quality and expanding distribution channels to maintain their share of the domestic market.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese police have arrested two suspects over an armed bank robbery at a Vietcombank branch in central Gia Lai province, including a man wanted for murder since 2018, according to the Ministry of Public Security.

General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith on February 5 hosted a banquet for visiting General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation.

Politburo member, Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission, and Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang met with Politburo member of the Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and Minister of National Defence of Laos Gen. Khamliang Outhakaysone in Vientiane on February 5.

Party General Secretary To Lam met with staff of the Vietnamese embassy and members of the Vietnamese community living, working, and studying in Vientiane on February 5.

Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone praised the Vietnamese Government, under Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s leadership, for its strong determination to turning the Vietnam–Laos special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion into concrete, effective results.

The “Homeland Spring” 2026 programme has been held for the Vietnamese community living, studying and working in Greece on the occasion of Vietnam’s traditional Lunar New Year.

VOV.VN - The Department of Domestic Market Management and Development under the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam has launched an exhibition-livestream initiative aimed at promoting Vietnamese goods and expanding domestic consumption.