The Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence held a gala in Ha Noi on August 23 to present awards for the 2025–2026 “I Love My Homeland’s Seas and Islands” Contest. General Phan Van Giang, Politburo Member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, attended the event.

A team of three Vietnamese engineers have won Gold Award at The Global AI Challenge for Building E&M Facilities 2025, held in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China).

The International Kitesurfing Festival 2022 took place on December 23 in Ninh Hai district of the south central coastal province of Ninh Thuan .