Schools promote cultural heritage through traditional arts for students
Defense Ministry breaks ground on 9 Rong houses to preserve culture
Hozo City Tet Fest 2025 officially opens in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam Record set for country-shaped floral map
Second Sa Dec Flower and Ornamental Plant Festival opens
Da Lat Cherry Blossom Festival to run for a month
Exhibition on national Party congresses opens in Hanoi
Vietnam’s cultural heritage presents enduring vitality
Ho Chi Minh City residents enjoy warm and joyful Christmas longform
First global coffee heritage festival opens in Vietnam’s coffee capital
Exhibition highlights vitality of Vietnamese cultural heritage
Ministry directs selection of 10 outstanding events of 2025
HCMC faces with talent shortage, missing funds behind red carpet glitz
Gong performance enlivens downtown Da Lat longform
Yen Tu, Kiep Bac complex in Quang Ninh receives UNESCO certificate
American beauty Yolina Lindquist crowned Miss Cosmo 2025
Play marking King Tran Nhan Tong’s entry into Nirvana presented in Hanoi
From “Mua Do” to Venice winners: Highs and lows of Vietnam’s box office
Creative ecosystem elevates Vietnam on global innovation map
Exhibition showcases 40 years of Vietnam’s economic and social progress
Japanese Film Festival 2025 held in major cities
AI music overload sparks concern
Lacquer art exhibition celebrates 14th National Party Congress
Dong Thap makes efforts to preserve, promote ancient houses longform
Vietnam film institute celebrates 2025 with key cultural and global achievements
National
PM chairs meeting of Government steering committee for macroeconomic management
PM Pham Minh Chinh stressed that in 2026, with the goal of achieving double-digit growth, priority must continue to be given to maintaining macroeconomic stability, controlling inflation, promoting growth ensuring major economic balances.
PM urges advancing comprehensive diplomatic strategy to new level
Long Thanh urban planning to connect with Ho Chi Minh City
Phu Quy – Phan Thiet ferries suspend services during New Year 2026 holiday
Prime Minister calls formeasures to safeguard security in Mekong Delta
International
Vietnam, China continue promoting people-to-people exchanges
The Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam–China Friendship Association held its first congress for the 2025–2030 term on the morning of December 28.
HCMC Vietnam–Cambodia Friendship Association holds its first congress
Vietnam welcomes signing of Cambodia-Thailand joint statement on ceasefire
Thailand, Cambodia agree on terms of initial ceasefire
Official calls for stronger Vietnam – RoK economic, locality-to-locality links
Business
HCMC Tax Department supports thousands transitioning to self-declaration system
Millions of business households rush to transition from presumptive to self-declaration tax methods before the 2026 deadline amidst anxiety over inventory and expense regulations.
Tet ornamental plants begin arriving in HCMC
SP-SSA International Terminal achieves record growth
Major chains expand E10 sales points despite economic hurdles
Vietnam’s seafood exports gain momentum in Singapore
Education
International label proliferates in HCMC schools despite quality concerns
Ho Chi Minh City has seen a surge in schools branding themselves as international, yet many fall short of global standards, raising questions about oversight and transparency.
Ministry of Education and Training announces key achievements in 2025
Schools promote cultural heritage through traditional arts for students
Schools’ heads in HCMC allowed to flexibly arrange Lunar New Year holiday
Ho Chi Minh City students enjoy one-day New Year holiday
Sports
Ho Chi Minh City advances sustainable sports development
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports yesterday held a conference reviewing notable achievements in 2025 and outlining 2026 priorities.
