Born in Bac Ninh province’s Dong Khe residential area half a millennium ago, Dong Ho painting hit its roaring peak in the 1940s, when 17 family clans churned out vividly coloured, all-natural works for spiritual, festive and daily rituals, especially the Lunar New Year

From early morning, the communal house at the centre of Po Mu forest ecotourism site in Hung Son commune, Da Nang city, was filled with lively voices and the sound of gongs. Local people dress in traditional costumes to attend the forest gratitude paying festival.

Vietnam currently offers e-visas to citizens from all countries and territories, while visa exemption policies have also been expanded in recent years as part of efforts to revive tourism and attract international business following the pandemic.

Vietnam National University, Hanoi must rise even further, becoming a leading academic pillar, a major hub of innovation, and a pioneering force in Vietnam’s higher education system; while also serving as a distinguished and reputable representative of Vietnamese intellect on the international stage.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Head of ASEAN SOM of Vietnam Dang Hoang Giang and Deputy Secretary of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Grahame Morton co-chaired the 33rd ASEAN–New Zealand Dialogue in Christchurch, New Zealand, on May 14-15.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Head of ASEAN SOM of Vietnam Dang Hoang Giang and Deputy Secretary of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Grahame Morton co-chaired the 33rd ASEAN–New Zealand Dialogue in Christchurch, New Zealand, on May 14-15.

Despite mounting short-term external challenges, Vietnam’s medium-term economic outlook remains highly positive, with the country expected to continue as one of the region’s growth bright spots, according to the World Bank’s latest Vietnam Economic Update.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry on May 15 released the Vietnam Private Economic Report 2025 and the 2025 Provincial Competitiveness Index, unveiling a new-generation assessment framework at a pivotal moment in the country’s economic reform process.

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Hang has put forward a range of cooperation priorities between BRICS and partner countries at the Expanded BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting, underscoring the need to strengthen resilience through both internal capacity and international collaboration.

The Central Steering Committee for reviewing the one-year operation of the political system’s apparatus and the two-tier local administration model convened its first session in Hanoi on May 14.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man has urged the NA’s Committee for National Defence, Security and External Relations to accelerate reforms in legislative thinking, improve law-making quality, and strengthen oversight of international commitments and parliamentary diplomacy in the remaining months of 2026.

Vietnam requests all relevant parties to respect its sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly), stated Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang at the ministry's press briefing in Hanoi on May 14.

Vietnam’s position is to strictly handle each act of intellectual property infringement and to continue strengthening the enforcement of intellectual property rights, affirmed Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang.

Vietnam’s position is to strictly handle each act of intellectual property infringement and to continue strengthening the enforcement of intellectual property rights, affirmed Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has voiced his confidence that a comprehensive review of required scale and quality will be produced, delivering deep theoretical and practical value to shape national development guidelines and strategy for the new period.

​At a press briefing on May 13, chaired by Vice Chairman of the Presidential Office Can Dinh Tai, officials outlined the key content of the newly adopted laws, covering governance, taxation, legal affairs, religion, and overseas Vietnamese agencies.

Consolidating the central steering committees for institutional and legal reform and for judicial reform is necessary in order to streamline organisational structures without reducing responsibilities, while ensuring clear accountability, measurable outputs and concrete results. Following the restructuring, the body will be renamed the central steering committee for institutional improvement and law enforcement, with the Party General Secretary and President serving as its head.

Chairman Tran Thanh Man underlined that digital transformation must go beyond investing in software or platforms and instead create substantive changes in working methods, advisory quality and operational efficiency.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung recently ordered ministries and agencies to immediately cut at least 30per cent of administrative procedures, 50 per cent of processing time, 50 per cent of compliance costs and 30 per cent of business conditions, while eliminating all unnecessary procedures.

To accelerate the implementation of the Ethnic Affairs Strategy by 2030, with a vision toward 2045, the Prime Minister requested ministries, agencies and local authorities to continue thoroughly carrying out the Party and State’s policies on ethnic affairs, enhancing the effectiveness of State management and strengthening oversight of policy implementation.