Concerns

On February 4, the Vietnam Red Cross Society, in coordination with the Dak Lak provincial authorities, organised the programme “Tet for Flood-Affected Communities” in Tay Hoa commune. At the event, 1,000 Tet gift packages, worth 1 million VND (38 USD) each, were presented to poor households, policy beneficiary families facing hardship, victims of Agent Orange, elderly people living alone, persons with disabilities, those with serious illnesses, and families affected by storms and floods.

On the evening of January 26, 2026, in Hanoi, the Children's Health Magazine organized the first "Nurturing Compassion" program - 2025, aiming to honor groups, individuals, and businesses with a compassionate heart and spread the message of working together to care for and protect vulnerable children.

The Children's Health Magazine - suckhoetreem.vn will organize the first "Nurturing Compassion" program in 2025 to call upon benevolent hearts to join hands in helping children in special circumstances celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Horse 2026. The program will be broadcast live on Channel 2 of Hanoi Radio and Television Station from Studio S1, Military Radio and Television Center (165 Xa Dan Street, Hanoi), from 8:10 PM to 9:30 PM (90 minutes) on January 26, 2026.

The “Digital Classroom” model follows five German-standard pillars covering digitalised school management, lecturer capacity building, interactive digital learning resources, modern teaching infrastructure, and stronger links between vocational schools and businesses. The model will be adapted to local vocational education conditions in Ho Chi Minh City.

The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam on January 22 afternoon announced the results and approved the list of 200 newly-elected members of the 14th Party Central Committee, including 180 official members and 20 alternate members.

Party General Secretary To Lam, head of the Documents Subcommittee, on behalf of the 13th Party Central Committee, on January 20 presented its report on the documents submitted to the 14th National Congress, highlighting key issues and new points in the draft documents for the congress to consider, discuss and decide upon.

The Vietnamese legislature has played an important role in safeguarding the people’s right to mastery by promoting public participation, enhancing representativeness, and protecting citizens’ rights and lawful interests within the socialist framework, said a former Indian official.

Dr. Ngo Sach Thuc affirmed that the "Nurturing Compassion" program not only gives gifts but also sows hope and opens opportunities for healthcare and education for children with disabilities. When love is spread, no one will be left behind.

Politburo member and standing member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu highlighted the significant achievements and contributions of people-to-people diplomacy throughout the country’s revolutionary process, under the Party’s sound leadership and guided by Ho Chi Minh’s thought on combining national strength with the strength of the times.

During 2026–2035, it targets annual enrolment of 2,000–2,500 new students at college and university levels, including 1,000–1,500 students with strong potential to be developed into a core workforce for ethnic minority and mountainous regions.

Vietnam’s population has already topped 100 million, but the 2025 population report reveals trends accelerating well beyond earlier forecasts. Fertility has nosedived to all-time lows: the total fertility rate slipped from 2.01 children per woman in 2022 to 1.96 in 2023, then plunged to a record 1.91 in 2024.

He stressed that following the Resolution of the 14th meeting, the Politburo has directed continued, thorough preparations for the upcoming National Party Congress, including refining the personnel plans.

On the evening of October 13, people passing Ben Thuy Bridge (Vinh City, Nghe An) were shocked to discover a motorbike and two small school bags abandoned in the middle of the bridge. A few minutes later, some witnesses saw a man holding two small children in his arms jump into the raging Lam River.

Vietnam achieved the highest number of votes in the Asia-Pacific group, and is the only Asia-Pacific country that is a member of the UNHRC for the 2023-2025 term to be re-elected for the 2026-2028 term.

On October 13, 2025, Hanoi City Police announced that they had initiated a case and prosecuted four suspects in a ring producing and trading fake Lavie brand bottled drinking water, which has been operating for many months in Phu Dong commune, Gia Lam district.