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In the face of the upheavals of modern life and the powerful impact of globalisation, correctly identifying the position and role of traditional artistic values, and finding effective ways to promote them, presents many challenges. Researcher Nguyen Hung Vi, who is deeply committed to national culture, granted an interview to Nhan Dan Newspaper to share his thoughts on this issue.

Nguyen Duc Hieu is widely regarded as one of Viet Nam’s most promising young male ballet dancers. He took first prize at the grand final of the 2026 Asia Pacific International Arts Festival, held in Chengdu, China, in March.

The popularisation of lacquer art is finding new approaches, making it more interactive and appealing to younger generations. Nhan Dan reporter Thuy Phuong spoke with Meritorious Artisan painter Nguyen Tan Phat, who has been steadily bringing lacquer closer to the public through free experiential workshops at Ha Vi Communal Temple and Duong Lam Ancient Village in Ha Noi.

The official visits to Laos and Cambodia by Politburo member and Permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu on April 9-10 were a great success, demonstrating the strong political determination of the leaders of Viet Nam, Laos, and Cambodia to elevate their traditional friendly neighbourliness to a new height, thereby making positive contributions to regional and global peace, stability, prosperity, and development.

The elections of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 tenure were truly democratic, lawful, safe, cost-effective, and comprehensively successful, laying a firm foundation for the forthcoming National Assembly term – one defined by action, innovation, and development.

The upcoming election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 term will play a significant role in further consolidating Viet Nam’s political system, advancing reform and creating new momentum for national development amid a rapidly changing global landscape.

Election preparations nationwide have been carried out concertedly, methodically, on schedule and in line with legal regulations under central authorities' unified leadership and close coordination among agencies.

2025 marked a landmark year for Viet Nam’s agricultural sector, with agro-forestry-fishery export turnover hitting a record 70.09 billion USD, far surpassing the Government’s target of 65 billion USD. Nguyen Minh Tien, Director of the Viet Nam Trade Promotion Centre for Agriculture, spoke to Nhan Dan Newspaper about this achievement and the road ahead.

Russian specialist in Vietnamese studies, Daria Mishukova, observes that the word “Tet” is simple and easy to pronounce, yet it carries profound meaning in the hearts of every Vietnamese person.

As the whole country turns its attention to the 14th National Party Congress, awaiting bold decisions and policy directions to steer socio-economic development in a new era, former Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc speaks with Nhan Dan about Viet Nam’s journey from a centrally planned economy to a socialist-oriented market economy.

Researcher Thong Mengdavid from the Institute for International Studies and Public Policy at the Royal University of Phnom Penh has stated that the relationship between the Communist Party of Viet Nam and the Cambodian People’s Party is not only a legacy of the past but also an invaluable strategic asset for the future.

The upcoming official visit to Viet Nam by President of the European Council (EC) António Costa holds great significance for the Viet Nam – European Union relations, particularly as it follows the successful 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV), according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium and Head of Viet Nam’s Mission to the EU Nguyen Van Thao.

Amid profound global changes, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a breakthrough driver of development. Alongside major opportunities, AI also poses unprecedented challenges relating to security, ethics, social trust, and development governance.

The business community, one of the key growth drivers of the Vietnamese economy, continues to face multiple challenges stemming from global volatility, trade barriers and internal reforms.

Viet Nam has recorded outstanding achievements across all fields, from socio-economic development to culture, over the past five years since the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, demonstrating the soundness and relevance of the Doi moi (Renewal) policy, according to Mourad Lamoudi, member in charge of external relations of the Central Committee of the National Liberation Front (FLN) - the ruling party in Algeria.

 Ahead of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV), Assaf Talgam, a historian and a journalist of Zo HaDerekh, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of Israel, shared his assessments of the CPV’s leadership role, the significance of the upcoming congress, and the opportunities and challenges facing Viet Nam amid increasingly complex regional and global developments.

The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) will set out a turning-point development vision for the period to 2030 and further to 2045, against the backdrop of a fragmented global economy, intensifying strategic competition among major powers, and profound restructuring of global supply chains, according to Professor and Doctor of Literature Park Yeon Gwan of the Vietnamese studies faculty at the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS).

Viet Nam–Kuwait relations are at a pivotal juncture of profound transformation, emerging as a model of exemplary cooperation between Southeast Asia and the Gulf region, while also serving as a steadfast bridge of friendship between Asia and the Middle East. At the new height of the Strategic Partnership, the two nations enjoy favourable conditions to bolster each other’s development.

Syvanh Homxaiyaded, Acting Editor-in-Chief of Laos' Pasaxon Newspaper, the official organ of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, has stressed that Viet Nam's first general election in 1946 was an event of profound historical significance, a precious lesson in people's power, offering many valuable reference for the construction and development of the Lao National Assembly.

On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Viet Nam’s first General Election to elect the National Assembly (January 6, 1946 - 2026), Cambodian veteran journalist Khieu Kola granted an interview to Nhan Dan Newspaper’s correspondent in Cambodia about the significance of the event, as well as the outstanding achievements of the Vietnamese National Assembly over the past 80 years.