Vietnam Post reported on 1 October 2026 that Vietnam's delegation won multiple awards at the PERLIS 2026 Five-Nation Stamp Exhibition in Malaysia. The exhibition ran from 25 to 27 September and brought together collectors from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, with Bangladesh participating as a guest country.

Vietnam entered nine collections occupying 45 frames. Nguyen Dai Hung Loc received two large vermeil awards for exhibits on Ho Chi Minh's path to national liberation and postal rates and commercial usage in French Indochina. Bui Bang Giang's picture-postcard exhibit, “Vietnam – The Colours of Time,” also received large vermeil and a special prize.

Nguyen Hoai Thanh earned vermeil for an exhibit on images of Vietnamese women on Democratic Republic of Vietnam stamps from 1946 to 1975. Three further Vietnamese collections received large silver awards, while two received silver. Vietnam also supplied two international jurors and two apprentice jurors for the competition.

The Malaysia-hosted exhibition contained 325 frames from 98 competitive exhibits and attracted more than 60 international delegates. The closing and award ceremony was attended by members of the Perlis royal family, Malaysia's communications minister and the president of the international philatelic federation. Singapore is scheduled to host the five-nation exhibition in 2027, followed by Thailand in 2028.