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The Spring Fair 2026 is taking place from February 2 to 13 at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre in Dong Anh commune, Hanoi. Running for 12 peak Tet shopping days and welcoming tens of thousands of visitors daily, the large-scale event has drawn strong interest from residents and tourists alike.

The first Spring Fair at the Vietnam Exhibition Center in Hanoi features more than 3,000 booths from 2,500 enterprises. The event showcases a wide range of agricultural goods, consumer products and fashion items to meet people’s Tet shopping needs. The fair runs from February 2 to 13, 2026.

Party General Secretary To Lam attended a ceremony in Hanoi on February 3 evening to honour outstanding grassroots Party cell secretaries and present the 10th National Press Awards on Party building, known as the Golden Sickle and Hammer Awards. The event, co-hosted by the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission, the Communist Review, the Nhan dan (People) newspaper, Vietnam Television, and the Vietnam Journalists’ Association, coincided with the 96th anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3). Photo: VNA

In recent years, the development of Party members in schools has received strong attention from localities and the education sector of Thanh Hoa province, and has been implemented in a systematic manner. By integrating education on revolutionary ideals and the Party’s traditions into teaching activities and Youth Union movements, schools proactively identify and nurture outstanding students with proper motivation. This approach not only creates a reserve force for the Party but also helps students develop early and sound awareness of ideals, civic responsibility and a spirit of dedication to society while still at school. Photo: Khieu Tu – VNA

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on February 3 officially launched a website on the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026 – 2031 term, https://baucuquochoi.vn, on the occasion of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s 96th founding anniversary (February 3, 1930 – 2026). The launch ceremony, held at the VNA headquarters, was attended by NA Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh, along with leaders of central ministries, agencies and organisations. Photo: Minh Duc – VNA

A delegation of outstanding grassroots Party cell secretaries nationwide reported achievements and paid tribute at President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi on February 3, 2026. Photo: Phuong Hoa – VNA

A notable highlight of this year’s event is the strong participation of young people in craft demonstrations and in sharing stories of heritage preservation.

The Spring Fair 2026 is under way in Hanoi, featuring more than 3,000 booths showcasing local specialities, culture and tourism, and the traditional beauty of Vietnam’s ethnic communities across eight themed zones.

In the spring of 1930, the Vietnamese revolution entered a new chapter withthe founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam, opening a bright future for thenation.

Party General Secretary To Lam on February 3 attended a ceremony to launch the construction of the Communist Party of Vietnam Museum in Hanoi. The ceremony, part of activities celebrating the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930–2026) and the success of the 14th National Party Congress, also drew incumbent and former Politburo members, Secretariat members, and leaders of central agencies and Hanoi, along with ambassadors, diplomatic representatives and international organisations in Vietnam. Photo: Thong Nhat – VNA

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA), in coordination with the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, organized in Hanoi on February 2, 2026 the voluntary blood donation programme “Spring of News Agency – Sharing drops of blood, spreading love,” in celebration of the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 – February 3, 2026) and the Year of the Horse Spring 2026. Photo: Le Dong – VNA

On the morning of February 2, 2026, the opening ceremony ofthe first Spring Fair 2026, themed “Connecting Prosperity – Welcoming aGlorious Spring,” was held at the Vietnam Exhibition Center (VEC) in Dong Anhdistrict, Hanoi. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the event. Photo: VNA

On February 3, 1930, the Communist Party of Vietnam was founded, putting an end to the crisis over the path to national salvation and ushering the Vietnamese revolution into a new phase. With its role as organiser and leader, the Communist Party of Vietnam has proven to be the decisive factor behind all victories of the Vietnamese revolution, leading the country into a new era of development.

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

Since the 1960s, people from Thai Binh province have moved to reclaim land in Binh Thuan commune (formed from the former Phong Lai and Chieng Pha communes) in Son La province, introducing tea cultivation to develop the local economy. Currently, the commune has nearly 1,000 hectares of tea, mainly Kim Tuyen and Shan Tuyet varieties, grown in concentrated areas in the hamlets of Kien Xuong, Noong Lao, Quynh Chau, Quynh Tien Hung and Muong Chien. Tea cultivation has created stable jobs for many local workers, contributing to poverty reduction and socio-economic development. Vast green tea hills stretching and winding across the slopes form a peaceful, romantic and picturesque landscape. Photo: Quang Quyet – VNA

Ha Tien Ward has a land border stretching more than 14 km, adjacent to three communes of Kampong Trach district, Kampot province (Kingdom of Cambodia). On the opposite side of the border, many casinos are operating, attracting a large number of cross-border visitors and posing potential risks related to security, crime and social evils. Based on local realities, the Ha Tien Ward Police have advised the Party committee and local authorities to establish the “Mobile Civil Defence Team for Communication and Prevention of Crime and Social Evils along the Border Line,” contributing to maintaining security and order along the border and gradually building a strong people-based security posture at the grassroots level. Photo: Cong Mao – VNA

A ceremony was held at Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) on January 29 evening to receive the title of Hanoi as a member of UNESCO's Global Learning Cities Network. This marks an important milestone for the capital city to facilitate life-long learning and developing a learning society. VNA Photo: Phan Phương

In line with directives from the Party Central Secretariat, the Government, the Prime Minister and the National Steering Committee on combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, An Giang provincial People’s Committee has directed local functional forces to strengthen inspection and control of fishing activities, step up communication to raise fishermen’s awareness of fisheries regulations and prohibited fishing areas, while facilitating vessel registration and the issuance of fishing licences in accordance with regulations. Photo: Tran Viet – VNA

An exhibition themed “Nguyen Thi Binh – Intellect, Fortitude and Character of Vietnamese Women in the Ho Chi Minh Era” in underway in Ho Chi Minh City. The exhibition presents documents, photographs and artefacts highlighting former Vice President Nguyen Thi Binh, from her early revolutionary engagement and role at the Paris Peace Conference to her contributions to peace and education after 1975.

In the far western border region of the country, where mountainous terrain and socio-economic conditions remain challenging, the Si Pa Phin Inter-level Boarding School for Primary and Lower Secondary Education in Si Pa Phin Commune, Dien Bien Province, is rushing to complete final items ahead of its inauguration. Beyond being a new facility, the school embodies strong hopes for human development and for strengthening the people’s solidarity posture along the national border. Photo by courtesy/VNA