Ho Chi Minh Thought guides development path: Top leader

Within the framework of the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia Universities Summit 2026, held from April 21 to 24, 2026 in Hong Kong (China), Phenikaa University was honoured with the “Leadership and Management Team of the Year” award at the THE Awards Asia 2026.

Total registered foreign direct investment (FDI) into Vietnam reached 15.2 billion USD in the first quarter of 2026, marking a strong 42.9% year-on-year increase.

Since the beginning of 2026, surveillance data show 31,927 cases and four deaths nationwide due to dengue fever. Cases were recorded early in the year, mainly in southern provinces and cities. The number of infections may continue to rise in the coming months, especially during the rainy season.

Party General Secretary To Lam has issued Conclusion 18 on the outcomes of the second meeting of the 14th Party Central Committee, outlining key directions for the 2026–2030 socio-economic development plan towards double-digit growth. The Central Committee called for building and developing an advanced Vietnamese culture imbued with national identity, aligned with national, cultural and family value systems, as well as Vietnamese human standards.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) disbursed in Vietnam during the first two months of 2026 is estimated at 3.21 billion USD, up 8.8% year-on-year and the highest level recorded for the period in the past five years, according to the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance.

Nine Vietnamese companies have been included in TIME magazine’s list of the 500 Best Companies in Asia–Pacific for 2026, highlighting the country’s growing corporate presence across multiple industries.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, Chairman of the National Election Council, has signed Resolution No. 85/NQ-HĐBCQG on the number of constituencies, the list of constituencies, and the number of National Assembly deputies to be elected in each constituency across cities and provinces. The resolution states that the total number of constituencies for the 16th National Assembly nationwide is 182.

On January 29, 2026, Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong and European Council President António Costa announced the upgrade of Vietnam–EU ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, bringing Vietnam’s total number of such partners to 15.

Throughout its leadership of the revolution, the Communist Party of Vietnam has upheld many noble traditions, reflecting its core values and ideals.

Resolution 262, adopted by the National Assembly on December 11, 2025, approves the investment policy for the National Target Programme on Health Care, Population and Development for the 2026–2035 period. One of the programme’s overarching goals is to ensure that, during 2026–2035, all citizens in Vietnam are provided with primary healthcare, with disease prevention carried out early, remotely and at the grassroots level, thereby reducing the burden of illness.