Do Thi Thu Thao, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Viet Nam Red Cross Society (VRCS)’s Central Committee, was re-elected as President of the 12th VRCS Central Committee for the 2026-2031 tenure at its first session in Ha Noi on July 28.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, recently becoming Honorary President of the Viet Nam Red Cross Society (VRCS) for the 2026-2031 tenure, has vowed to partner with the Party Central Committee’s Politburo and Secretariat, to improve the VRCS’s operating efficiency and fulfill its noble humanitarian mission with all possible support.

For the new term, the Viet Nam Red Cross Society will comprehensively reform its operations by placing people at the centre, communities as the foundation, digital transformation and innovation as the driver of development, and resource mobilisation as its primary approach to improve the quality and efficiency of humanitarian activities.

The 12th National Congress of the Viet Nam Red Cross Society (VRCS) opened its first session in Ha Noi on July 27, laying the groundwork for a new term focused on digital transformation, stronger mobilisation of social resources and more professional humanitarian operations.

President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Milos Vystrcil on November 20 visited the Central Committee of the Viet Nam Red Cross Society (VRCS) to present a symbolic aid package of 3 million CZK (142,800 USD) to support recovery efforts following the 2025 storms and floods in Hoi An (Da Nang) and Hue.

The Central Committee of the Viet Nam Red Cross Society (VRCS) has launched an emergency relief campaign to support residents suffering from prolonged heavy rain and flooding in Da Nang, Hue, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri, Quang Ngai, and Lam Dong in the central region.

The Viet Nam Red Cross Society (VRCS) Central Committee reported that as of October 16, its fundraising programme “65 Years of Viet Nam–Cuba Solidarity” had collected more than 537.7 billion VND (over 20.41 million USD) in support of the Cuban people.

The Viet Nam Red Cross Society (VNRC) has launched the first phase of emergency relief to assist residents in the northern and central provinces of Cao Bang, Thai Nguyen, Lang Son, and Nghe An, which suffered severe damage from Typhoon Matmo, the 11th to form in the East Sea this year.

After just six days since the 65-day fundraising campaign '65 Years of Viet Nam – Cuba Solidarity' was launched on August 13 by the Viet Nam Red Cross Society to support Cuba, more than 1.7 million contributors joined the efforts, raising nearly 339 billion VND (nearly 13 million USD).

The Viet Nam Red Cross Society (VRCS) Central Committee on July 24 decided to launch an emergency relief operation to support households affected by flooding following Storm Wipha in the central province of Nghe An.

As many as 100 outstanding voluntary blood donors were honoured during a ceremony in Ha Noi on June 5.

In response to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and under the consent of the Prime Minister, the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society has called for all committees, ministries, branches, organisations, agencies, units, enterprises, individuals, benefactors, people of all classes, and all officers, members and volunteers of Red Cross Societies at all levels to give donations to people in earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria.

Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of 10.6 billion USD in the January-November period, the General Statistics Office announced on November 29.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has hailed the Vietnam Red Cross Society of (VRC)’s strong performance in connecting kind hearts to multiply acts of kindness, spreading the humane values of the country’s society and regime.