Located in Vinh Phuc province, 45km north of Hanoi, Huong Canh retains its 300-year-old ceramic and pottery craft despite the influx of modernity.

 The Jarai people in Gia Lai province have maintained many traditional handicrafts, such as weaving brocade fabric and making musical instruments, bamboo papooses, and pineapple-leaf mats.

 The Vietnam Railways (VNR) has announced it will provide free train tickets for international journalists who registered to cover the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam, which will take place in the capital city of Hanoi on February 27-28.

 A special stamp set has been issued to welcome the DPRK–USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam, which will take place in the capital city on February 27 and 28.

 Vietnam and Cambodia have issued a joint statement on the state visit to Cambodia from February 25 to 26 by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President Nguyen Phu Trong.

  The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) workshop on implementing the UNCLOS and other international instruments towards address emerging maritime issues was held in Nha Trang city in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on February 26.

 In addition to infrastructure facilities to serve operations of reporters coming to cover the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam, the International Media Centre (IMC) has provided them with free lunches and dinners.

 Vietnam’s U-22 football team ranked third at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U-22 Youth Championship after beating host Cambodia 1-0 on February 26.

 The visits to Laos and Cambodia by Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong are important external activities which have profound meaning in the relationship between Vietnam and the neighbouring countries.

 The first Singapore cultural exchange festival will take place in Hanoi on March 23-24, according to Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Catherine Wong.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan attended the opening session for both meetings of the APF’s Women’s Parliamentary Network and the APF Education, Communication and Cultural Affairs Committee in Hanoi on February 26. 

 Armored cars mobilised for security of summit

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to the comprehensive partnership with the US during talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Hanoi on February 26. 

 US President Donald Trump arrived at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi, at 20:58 hours on February 26 for his second summit with DPRK leader Kim Jong-un, and bilateral activities in Vietnam. 

 US special agents inspect security at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on Feb. 26 prior to President Donald Trump’s arrival for DPRK-USA summit.

 Vietnam’s goods are successfully entering many European and Asian markets through foreign retailers. 

 Chairman Kim Jong-un visited the embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Hanoi on the afternoon of February 26.

Da Nang City homes a lot of spectacular scenes and locations. One spot to add to the list is a rather small but amazing coffee shop.

 International news agencies on February 26 published various articles on the arrival of DPRK Chairman Kim Jong-un in Vietnam earlier the same day, beginning an official friendship visit to the country and attending the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam.

 Mobile World Investment Corporation has approved a plan to pour another VND1 trillion (US$43 million) into its grocery store chain subsidiary Bach Hoa Xanh to raise the company’s charter capital.