Speech by Party chief at closing ceremony of Party Central Committee’s 12th plenum
Speech by Party chief at closing ceremony of Party Central Committee’s 12th plenum

Party General Secretary To Lam delivered a speech at the closing ceremony of the 12th plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee in Hanoi on July 19.

Speech by Party chief at closing ceremony of Party Central Committee’s 12th plenum
Key issues high on the agenda at Party Central Committee plenum
Key issues high on the agenda at Party Central Committee plenum

VOV.VN - The Party Central Committee is scheduled to discuss three key groups of issues when its 12th plenum opened in Hanoi on July 18 with Party General Secretary To Lam in the chair.

Key issues high on the agenda at Party Central Committee plenum
Politburo imposes disciplinary measures on violating Party members
Politburo imposes disciplinary measures on violating Party members

VOV.VN - The Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam on July 17 reviewed and imposed disciplinary measures on several Party members, following proposals from the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission.

Politburo imposes disciplinary measures on violating Party members
PM Chinh urges nationwide push to reach 8.3-8.5% economic growth in 2025
PM Chinh urges nationwide push to reach 8.3-8.5% economic growth in 2025

VOV.VN - Achieving GDP growth of 8.3-8.5% in 2025 will require stronger, more coordinated efforts across all sectors, laying the groundwork for double-digit expansion in the following years as part of the country’s centennial development goals.

PM Chinh urges nationwide push to reach 8.3-8.5% economic growth in 2025
Comprehensive support policies needed for war invalids, national contributors
Comprehensive support policies needed for war invalids, national contributors

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam has said revolutionary contributors are a valuable national treasure who deserve comprehensive care both materially and spiritually, and should continue to serve as a source of inspiration for future generations through their resilience and enduring values.

Comprehensive support policies needed for war invalids, national contributors
Every diplomat must be a pioneer in promoting Vietnam’s foreign policy: PM
Every diplomat must be a pioneer in promoting Vietnam’s foreign policy: PM

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has underscored the vital role of diplomacy as a strategic front for national defence and development, saying that every diplomat must act as a pioneer in implementing Vietnam’s foreign policy.

Every diplomat must be a pioneer in promoting Vietnam’s foreign policy: PM
State President confers ranks of General and Senior Lieutenant General
State President confers ranks of General and Senior Lieutenant General

VOV.VN - State President Luong Cuong, Chairman of the National Defence and Security Council presided over a ceremony to present decisions on promotions to the ranks of General and Senior Lieutenant General for senior officers of the Vietnam People’s Army and the People’s Public Security Forces on the morning of July 14 at Hanoi-based Presidential Palace.

State President confers ranks of General and Senior Lieutenant General
PM inspects implementation of two-tier local government model in Can Tho
PM inspects implementation of two-tier local government model in Can Tho

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 13 chaired a conference to review the implementation of the two-tier local government model in Can Tho city and other localities in the Mekong Delta region.

PM inspects implementation of two-tier local government model in Can Tho
Prime Minister recommends amendments to land regulations
Prime Minister recommends amendments to land regulations

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has recommended several adjustments to Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW to better reflect the country’s current development needs, its two-tier local government model, and recently adopted Party and State policies.

Prime Minister recommends amendments to land regulations
NA, Government lead efforts to steer key reforms as 15th term nears conclusion
NA, Government lead efforts to steer key reforms as 15th term nears conclusion

VOV.VN - NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man has underlined the need for early and thorough preparation as the National Assembly approaches the final months of its 15th term, while highlighting the Assembly and Government’s collaborative leadership in institutional reform and lawmaking.

NA, Government lead efforts to steer key reforms as 15th term nears conclusion
National Election Council holds first meeting to prepare for 2026 elections
National Election Council holds first meeting to prepare for 2026 elections

VOV.VN - The National Election Council held its first meeting in Hanoi on July 9 to discuss preparations for the election of deputies to the National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 term, slated for March 15, 2026.

National Election Council holds first meeting to prepare for 2026 elections
Key lawmakers to discuss preperations for year-end session of National Assembly
Key lawmakers to discuss preperations for year-end session of National Assembly

VOV.VN - The Standing Committee of the National Assembly is scheduled to hold its 47th session in Hanoi on July 10 to examine preparations for the year-end sitting of the legislature.

Key lawmakers to discuss preperations for year-end session of National Assembly
Deputy PM calls for timely completion of infrastructure projects for APEC 2027
Deputy PM calls for timely completion of infrastructure projects for APEC 2027

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung has urged the acceleration of efforts to ensure the timely completion of infrastructure projects serving the 2027 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week.

Deputy PM calls for timely completion of infrastructure projects for APEC 2027
People commemorate late Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong on first death anniversary
People commemorate late Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong on first death anniversary

VOV.VN - Vietnamese people from across the country on July 8 paid tribute to late Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong at his hometown in Lai Da village and at his final resting place in Mai Dich Cemetery in Hanoi on his first death anniversary.

People commemorate late Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong on first death anniversary
Top leader calls for expedited trial of serious corruption cases of public concern
Top leader calls for expedited trial of serious corruption cases of public concern

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam on July 7 urged relevant agencies to accelerate the investigation, prosecution, and trial of serious, complex corruption and misconduct cases that have drawn public attention, ensuring thorough and lawful resolution.

Top leader calls for expedited trial of serious corruption cases of public concern
Enhanced leadership needed to ensure operations of two-tier local administrations
Enhanced leadership needed to ensure operations of two-tier local administrations

Party General Secretary To Lam has directed provincial-level Party Committees to strengthen leadership so that all operations of both provincial and commune-level administrations run smoothly and efficiently, with the overarching goal of better serving people and enterprises.

Enhanced leadership needed to ensure operations of two-tier local administrations
Political stability lays groundwork for Vietnam’s comprehensive reform
Political stability lays groundwork for Vietnam’s comprehensive reform

VOV.VN - Vietnam has continued to maintain strong political stability, creating favorable conditions for deep and wide-ranging reforms across a variety of fields amid global turbulence.

Political stability lays groundwork for Vietnam’s comprehensive reform
Continued institutional reforms needed after administrative restructuring
Continued institutional reforms needed after administrative restructuring

The National Assembly (NA), especially its advisory bodies, is responsible for further improving the institutional framework and ensuring that Party regulations and State laws are aligned with the new organisational model following the streamlining of the political apparatus and the restructuring of administrative units, stated NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

Continued institutional reforms needed after administrative restructuring
Hostile forces’ baseless claims about apparatus reform come under fire
Hostile forces’ baseless claims about apparatus reform come under fire

VOV.VN - As Vietnam accelerates efforts to streamline its political system through historic Constitutional amendments and administrative reforms, hostile forces have intensified their use of online platforms to spread distorted narratives, incite public doubt, and undermine national unity.

Hostile forces’ baseless claims about apparatus reform come under fire
PM urges comprehensive measures to achieve 8% or higher GDP growth in 2025
PM urges comprehensive measures to achieve 8% or higher GDP growth in 2025

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked ministries, sectors, and localities to intensify all efforts toward the goal of achieving a GDP growth rate of at least 8% in 2025, a challenging goal amid continued global and domestic economic uncertainties.

PM urges comprehensive measures to achieve 8% or higher GDP growth in 2025
PM chairs first Government-locality meeting after administrative reform
PM chairs first Government-locality meeting after administrative reform

Vietnam’s socio-economic situation has shown steady improvement in the first half of 2025, with performance in most sectors in the following month better than the previous month and the next quarter better than the previous quarter, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 3.

PM chairs first Government-locality meeting after administrative reform
President’s Office announces promulgation of newly passed laws and ordinances
President’s Office announces promulgation of newly passed laws and ordinances

VOV.VN - The President’s Office on July 3 held a press conference to announce the President’s order on the promulgation of laws and ordinances recently passed by the National Assembly and its Standing Committee.

President’s Office announces promulgation of newly passed laws and ordinances
New decree addresses international deals affected by administrative restructuring
New decree addresses international deals affected by administrative restructuring

The Government has issued Decree No. 177/2025/ND-CP, amending and supplementing various decrees related to international agreements, aiming to address several key issues arising from the operations of the two-tier local administration model and the restructuring of government organisational structures in the field of international cooperation.

New decree addresses international deals affected by administrative restructuring
PM stresses army's key role in strengthening people-based national defence
PM stresses army's key role in strengthening people-based national defence

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended and delivered remarks at the national military-political conference held by the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence on July 2.

PM stresses army's key role in strengthening people-based national defence
Digital transformation a lifeline in new two-tier governance, says Party chief
Digital transformation a lifeline in new two-tier governance, says Party chief

VOV.VN - Digital transformation is a vital link between provinces and communes in the new two-tier local government model. It must serve as a data brain to aggregate and analyze information, enabling early warnings and ensuring full and timely access to information, says Party General Secretary To Lam.

Digital transformation a lifeline in new two-tier governance, says Party chief
Ceremony honours legacy of late Party leader Nguyen Van Linh
Ceremony honours legacy of late Party leader Nguyen Van Linh

VOV.VN - A ceremony was solemnly held in northern Hung Yen province on July 1 to mark the 110th birth anniversary of Party General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh, a staunch communist, a talented leader, and the visionary who initiated and led the Đổi Mới (Renovation) process in Vietnam.

Ceremony honours legacy of late Party leader Nguyen Van Linh
New Can Tho city positioned as regional economic engine: NA Chairman
New Can Tho city positioned as regional economic engine: NA Chairman

A ceremony was held in the presence of National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man on June 30 to announce the resolutions and decisions on the administrative unit reorganisation and personnel appointments in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

New Can Tho city positioned as regional economic engine: NA Chairman
Launching of two-tier administration model marks Hai Phong’s new journey: PM
Launching of two-tier administration model marks Hai Phong’s new journey: PM

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 30 attended a ceremony to launch the two-tier administration model of new Hai Phong city, which is formed by merging Hai Phong city and Hai Duong province - a move that he described as a significant millstone marking the start of a new but challenging development journey.

Launching of two-tier administration model marks Hai Phong’s new journey: PM
Two-tier local government model a bold and necessary step forward
Two-tier local government model a bold and necessary step forward

VOV.VN - The implementation of a two-tier local government model marks a bold and necessary move to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and performance of the state apparatus at all levels, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Thanh Binh.

Two-tier local government model a bold and necessary step forward
Administrative leaders of all 34 cities and provinces in Vietnam from July 1
Administrative leaders of all 34 cities and provinces in Vietnam from July 1

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 24 signed decisions appointing 23 chairpersons for newly merged cities and provinces, as well as 11 chairpersons for localities unaffected by administrative mergers, with the appointments due to take effect from July 1.

Administrative leaders of all 34 cities and provinces in Vietnam from July 1
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