The LH-FOF team from Vietnam's Lac Hong University won three awards the 2026 Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Robot Contest (ABU Robocon): third place overall, the best design award and a sponsor’s award.
Rather than a conventional exhibition, the event recreated the rhythm of a Vietnamese day through familiar dishes, including pandan sticky rice, bun rieu (crab noodle soup), banh cuon (steamed rolled pancakes) and sweet black bean dessert cooked with palm sugar.
The contest aims to preserve, practise, and promote the Vietnamese language within the Vietnamese community in Japan, with a particular focus on the younger generation born or raised in the host country. Furthermore, it serves to implement the Politburo’s Resolution No 23-NQ/TW, dated August 2, 2026 on the affairs related to overseas Vietnamese in the new era.
The delegates explored documents, images and stories about President Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary activities in China, and showed particular interest in places associated with his activities, including Guangzhou, Guilin, Kunming, Liuzhou, Longzhou and Chongqing.
Born and raised in Hoa Binh ward, Phu Tho province, Bui Thi Linh has seen Muong cultural traditions gradually fade from everyday life. Driven by these concerns, she embarked on her own journey to preserve and promote her ethnic heritage.
The celebration provides an opportunity for Vietnamese representative agencies and people in Laos to recall the nation’s proud traditions and express profound gratitude to late President Ho Chi Minh, revolutionary predecessors, fallen soldiers and all those who devoted and sacrificed themselves for national independence, freedom, peace and reunification.
Vietnam moved closer to defending their ASEAN Cup title after beating Thailand 2-0 in the first leg of the final in Bangkok on August 22, putting them in a strong position ahead of the return leg in Hanoi.
Vietnam aims to develop an open ecosystem in which startups can actively connect with international partners, learn from global experience, access overseas markets, capital and expert networks.
All four members of Vietnam’s team at the 38th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) 2026, held from August 9 to 16, won awards, including one gold medal, two silver medals and one honourable mention. The result placed Vietnam among the top eight countries and territories in the medal tally.
Resolution No. 23 marks a new development in mindset, as its identification of overseas Vietnamese not only as an inseparable part of the Vietnamese national community but also as one of the country’s important strategic resources has more clearly affirmed their role in the cause of national construction and development.
Hanoi artisan Dang Van Hau is breathing new life into the traditional art of “To He”, preserving the centuries-old toy figurine shaping craft while pushing its creative boundaries with intricate works inspired by Vietnam’s rich cultural heritage.
Nguyen Huu Tuan, a 12th-grade student at the High School for Gifted Students under the University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, won gold.
In terms of recognition and status, the resolution affirms that OV are an integral part of the nation and a strategic resource for national development.
In its initial phase, the office will focus on providing psychological support for children and families facing difficulties, while gradually expanding its network of experts and support services.
The 2023–2030 project to honour the Vietnamese language overseas kicked off at a timely moment, meeting the OVs' expectations for wider language spread. More than four years since its 2022 launch, the project has produced concrete results, with a growing number of effective initiatives and novel approaches.
After more than 20 years of implementing Resolution 36, the Party and State’s policies have been translated into numerous effective policies and actions, helping strengthen the group’ attachment to their homeland and creating favourable conditions for increasing numbers of them to return to Vietnam to visit relatives, invest, do business, work and engage in exchanges.
The result affirmed Vietnam’s competitiveness among the world’s leading countries in AI while demonstrating Vietnamese students’ aptitude, analytical thinking and ability to embrace new technologies.
Hosting the APIE Camp marked an important milestone for Vietnam, reflecting regional recognition of the country's capabilities in Internet development and its growing role within the Asia-Pacific Internet community, said a local official.