Nhan Dan Online

The business community will play a leading role in driving double-digit economic growth in 2026 and the following years, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told a conference in Ha Noi on March 27.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received a delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IFM) led by Martin Sommer, head of the IMF’s Article IV consultation mission team to Viet Nam, in Ha Noi on March 27.

The Gia Lai Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism hosted a ceremony at Quy Nhon Port on March 27 to welcome the luxury cruise ship Noble Caledonia–Island Sky, the second international cruise to call at the port in 2026.

The National Election Council, based on the Constitution, relevant laws, and related legal documents, on March 27 issued Resolution No. 238/NQ-HĐBCQG, confirming that all 500 individuals elected as deputies to the 16th National Assembly meet the legal requirements to serve as deputies.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on March 27 held a working session with Mariam J. Sherman, the World Bank's Division Director for Viet Nam, Cambodia and Laos, discussing measures to step up cooperation initiatives in water resources, agriculture and environmental management.

Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City on March 27 hosted delegations from Russia’s Perm Krai and Tyumen Oblast, expressing their desire to expand cooperation with these high-potential localities, thereby contributing to strengthening the Viet Nam – Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has called on Japan’s Okayama prefecture to strengthen cooperation with Vietnamese localities, particularly in investment, high technology and other potential fields.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has urged ministries, sectors, and coastal localities to tighten management and take decisive measures to address shortcomings in combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, following the latest recommendations by the European Commission (EC).

A grand ceremony was held on March 27 evening in Bac Ninh province to receive UNESCO’s certificate inscribing the craft of making Dong Ho folk woodblock printings on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, and officially announce the Yen Tu–Vinh Nghiem–Con Son–Kiep Bac Complex of Monuments and Landscapes as a World Cultural Heritage site.

Lang Son is a mountainous border province endowed with the rich and diverse folk culture of ethnic minority communities such as the Tay, Nung, Dao, and H’Mong. In recent years, the province’s cultural sector has implemented various measures to improve the preservation of the folk culture, thereby promoting indigenous values for socio-economic development.

A Vietnamese Cultural Day held on March 25 in Tomsk, Western Siberia, Russia, drew nearly 600 participants, including university lecturers, international students, and local residents.

The newly formed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) secured a landslide victory in Nepal’s recent parliamentary election, injecting fresh vitality into the South Asian nation’s politics after profound upheaval. New leaders now face both high expectations and pressures as a comprehensive test of their governance, substantive reforms, and social stability.