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Amid the joyful and festive atmosphere of the early days of the new Spring, on February 23, State President Luong Cuong attended the launch ceremony of the “tree planting festival in eternal gratitude to President Ho Chi Minh” for the Year of the Horse 2026 in Cam Duong Ward, Lao Cai Province. The event was jointly organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and Lao Cai Province.

The Office of the Party Central Committee held a gathering to extend Tet greetings to its officials, civil servants and employees on the morning of February 23 in the presence of Party General Secretary To Lam and Permanent Member of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu.

On February 21 (the 5th day of the lunar month), under favorable spring weather, the Hoan Kiem Lake area was vibrant with the colors of spring, attracting large numbers of residents and visitors who came to sightsee and take photos to preserve the first moments of the new year.

Party General Secretary To Lam met with US President Donald Trump at the White House, Washington D.C. on February 20 morning (local time) as part of his trip to the US to attend the inaugural meeting of the Gaza Board of Peace.

As the clock struck midnight, fireworks were set off at 33 locations across the capital city to welcome the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Horse.

On the evening of February 16, General Secretary To Lam visited and extended his Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to the Party organisation, government and people of Ha Noi.

As Tet draws near each year, Vietnamese enterprises in Cambodia hold spring get-togethers with shared activities such as wrapping banh chung and cooking the flavours of home, bringing Vietnamese culture to the community and closer to Cambodian friends.

On February 10, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the Cam Thach Primary School project, and visited and presented gifts to policy beneficiary families, poor households, and workers facing difficulties in Thanh Hoa Province on the occasion of Spring 2026.

On February 10, Party General Secretary To Lam, together with a delegation from the Party Central Committee, visited Hung Yen and Bac Ninh provinces to offer incense in remembrance of late revolutionaries and Party leaders.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chairs a ceremony on February 9 to launch two key emulation movements on innovation, science and technology development, digital transformation and green tratransition; and strong development of private enterprises while improving efficiency of state-owned enterprises.

On the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2026, the Management Board of Hoan Kiem Lake and Ha Noi Old Quarter, in coordination with organisations and individuals, organised a programme titled “Vietnamese Tet – Tet in Old Quarter”, aiming to recreate, preserve and spread the cultural values of the traditional Tet within the unique heritage spaces of Hoan Kiem Lake and Ha Noi Old Quarter.

On the eve of the Lunar New Year 2026, State President Luong Cuong and his spouse, Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet, attended the special “Homeland Spring 2026” art programme,under the theme “Viet Nam’s Aspiration: Peace and Prosperity”, in Ha Noi on the evening of February 8.

The Politburo and the Secretariat convened a national conference on February 7 to disseminate and implement the Resolution of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam. The conference was held in a hybrid format, combining in-person participation with online links to venues nationwide. Party General Secretary To Lam, together with incumbent and former leaders of the Party and the State, attended the event.

As the winter winds retreat from the vast forests and the deep blue skies of the Central Highlands, spring returns. Da Lat stirs with vernal vitality, as buds of cherry blossoms, having “slumbered with dew” through winter, awaken into a tender, heart-stirring beauty.

President Luong Cuong on February 3 received Rodriguez Parrilla, Politburo member, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Special Envoy of the Communist Party and the State of Cuba, who is on working trip to Viet Nam.

Marking the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (February 3, 1930 – 2026), the Party Organisation of the Party Central Committee’s Office solemnly held a ceremony on February 3 to present the 45-year Party membership badge to To Lam, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam.

A delegation comprising incumbent and former leaders of the Party and the State, together with representatives of central ministries and agencies and Ha Noi city, paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on the morning of February 3, on the occasion of the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (February 3, 1930 –2026).

Nhan Dan Newspaper, in coordination with Viet Nam Railways Corporation, held the launch ceremony of the “Happiness Train” — a mobile cultural space operating along the north–south railway line, at Ha Noi Railway Station on February 2.

The “Light Concert - Welcome the New Year 2026” took place at August Revolution Square in front of the Ha Noi Opera House (No. 1 Trang Tien Street, Cua Nam Ward, Ha Noi City) on the evening of January 31, attracting a large number of residents of the capital.

The fourth meeting of the National Steering Committee implementing the Politburo’s Resolution 68 on private economic development was held in Ha Noi on January 31 under the chair of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Head of the National Steering Committee.