Vogue France magazine has recently named Viet Nam as one of Asia’s most attractive destinations for 2026, thanks to its perfect blend of natural landscapes, distinctive culture, and vibrant life.

Thousands of domestic and international tourists flocked to tourist attractions across Viet Nam during the New Year holiday from January 1 to 4, fueling hopes for breakthroughs in the country’s travel industry in 2026.

Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Woo Won Shik and his spouse Shin Kyunghye visited Ninh Binh province on November 22, as part of their three-day official visit to Viet Nam.

This year’s festival featured a variety of traditional Vietnamese and Japanese rituals and artistic activities, including sutra chanting at the Tam The Hall of Tam Chuc pagoda, Xam folk singing, flower-offering and Buddha recitation ceremonies (Pure Land Buddhism), sutra writing (Japanese Buddhist tradition), a lantern night, morning meditation sessions, and a Buddha offering ceremony at Ba Sao Pagoda.

The 20th theory seminar between the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) and the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held in the northern province of Ninh Binh on November 12 under the theme “The path and practice of socialism in the 21st century.”

There remains huge potential for Viet Nam’s Ninh Binh province and Polish localities to boost cooperation in socio-economic development, technology, and telecommunications, said Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Affairs Krzysztof Gawkowski.

The Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex, Tam Coc - Bich Dong, and Bai Dinh Pagoda in the northern province of Ninh Binh are basking in glory after snagging top honours in TripAdvisor’s 2025 Travellers’ Choice Awards, the provincial Tourism Department reported on October 15.

The Ninh Binh Provincial Party Committee was established in July 2025 on the basis of the arrangement and merger of the three provincial party committees of Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, and former Ninh Binh.

The Ministry of Public Security, in coordination with the People’s Committee of northern Ninh Binh province, held a ground-breaking ceremony in Quy Nhat commune on October 2 to build houses for families severely affected by Typhoon Bualoi and its aftermath.

The first Party Congress of the northern province of Ninh Binh, the 2025–2030 tenure, took place on October 1, with Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and Chairman of its Organisation Commission Le Minh Hung in attendance.

In the wake of Typhoon Bualoi, the 10th to hit the East Sea/South China Sea this year, and accompanying tornadoes that have caused heavy human and material losses across several northern and north-central localities, including Ninh Binh province, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 30 evening visited the province’s coastal communes – the hardest-hit areas – to inspect and direct recovery efforts.

On the afternoon of September 24, the leaders of Ninh Binh Province held a working session with representatives of 27 Japanese enterprises investing in the Dong Van Industrial Park.

Ninh Binh Province held its first Patriotic Emulation Congress for the 2025–2030 period, on September 21.

Amidst the highly complex developments of Tropical Storm Wipha, the third entering the East Sea this year, residents in Ninh Binh, Bac Ninh, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, and Thanh Hoa have proactively implemented measures to respond to the storm in order to minimise damage.

The Ministry of Construction has urged Ninh Binh authorities to prepare a feasibility study on the potential development of an international airport in the province, the ministry said in a report submitted to the Government regarding a proposal from private construction company Xuan Truong.

The Ha Noi Capital Region, as the political, economic, and cultural centre of the country, is facing a historic opportunity to make a breakthrough. Alongside new mechanisms, policies, and synchronised infrastructure, the policy of merging administrative units not only expands development space but also creates strong momentum for socio-economic growth.

Tam Coc in the northern province of Ninh Binh is known as the birthplace of ancient agriculture, a place where the quintessence of wet rice civilisation confluences.

Ninh Binh Province held a ceremony in Hoa Lu City on June 13 to announce the Prime Minister’s decision on recognising the province as having successfully fulfilled the its new-style rural development in 2024.

The final round of the 2025 Viet Nam Robocon Creativity Competition officially opened at the Ninh Binh Provincial Sports Stadium on the evening of June 8, drawing thousands of spectators. This year’s contest has the theme “Basketball Warriors”.

The Department of Culture and Sports of Ninh Binh province, in collaboration with the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Institute of Sino-Nom Studies, on June 4 organised an international scientific conference themed "Han-Nom Inscriptions on Non Nuoc Mountain – Potential Documentary Heritage."