The Viet Nam Women's Publishing House has recently released a Vietnamese translation of the novel “Anna Karenina” by the great Russian writer Lev Tolstoy, translated by Le Duc Man. For the first time, this literary masterpiece has been translated directly from the original Russian into Vietnamese, contributing to enriching literary exchanges between the two countries.

On November 3 in Hanoi, the Government Cipher Committee and the Military Industry and Telecommunications Group (Viettel) unveiled the VGC v1.0 chip and Viet Nam’s first secure semiconductor platform, whose design was developed domestically. The achievement marks a significant step forward in the development of core technologies, information security and national digital sovereignty.

Recently in Washington, Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Dung called on US partners to increase the sharing of information, technology and resources to support Viet Nam’s efforts to search for, recover and identify the remains of fallen soldiers under the “500 Days and Nights Campaign.”

Six films exploring life choices, teacher-student relationships, the pursuit of freedom and the strength of women will be screened at Italian Film Week 2026, taking place in Hanoi from October 27 to November 1. Admission is free, and the films will be screened with Vietnamese and English subtitles.