PM Chinh urges nationwide push for innovation and digital transformation
PM Chinh urges nationwide push for innovation and digital transformation

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who also chairs the Central Emulation and Commendation Council, has called on all Vietnamese people to pursue lifelong learning, embrace innovation, and improve digital competencies to accelerate the country’s sustainable development.

PM Chinh urges nationwide push for innovation and digital transformation
NA Standing Committee discusses continued VAT reduction
NA Standing Committee discusses continued VAT reduction

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee discussed a draft resolution regarding the continued reduction of value-added tax (VAT) for the latter half of 2025 and entire 2026 at its 44th session on April 23.

NA Standing Committee discusses continued VAT reduction
Party Committees of NA, Government look into agenda of coming parliamentary session
Party Committees of NA, Government look into agenda of coming parliamentary session

Secretary of the Government's Party Committee and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Secretary of the National Assembly (NA)'s Party Committee and NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man co-chaired a conference between the standing boards of the two Party committees on April 22 to discuss the coming 9th session of the 15th NA.

Party Committees of NA, Government look into agenda of coming parliamentary session
PM orders proactive export restructuring and swift tax negotiations with US
PM orders proactive export restructuring and swift tax negotiations with US

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for thorough preparation for tax negotiations with the US, emphasizing the need for a swift, flexible approach that protects the country’s interests, while also seeing this as a strategic opportunity to restructure Vietnam’s export dynamics.

PM orders proactive export restructuring and swift tax negotiations with US
State President highlights building people’s strong armed forces in new era
State President highlights building people’s strong armed forces in new era

State President Luong Cuong has underscored lessons on building the people's strong armed forces in the new era in an article written on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification.

State President highlights building people’s strong armed forces in new era
PM reaffirms support for businesses ahead of NA’s 9th session
PM reaffirms support for businesses ahead of NA’s 9th session

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has assured voters representing young entrepreneurs, women’s business associations, and outstanding enterprises in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho that the Vietnamese Party and State remain steadfast in supporting and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of businesses.

PM reaffirms support for businesses ahead of NA’s 9th session
Party leader To Lam meets military generals of historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign
Party leader To Lam meets military generals of historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam on April 21 met with representatives of military generals, Heroes of the People's Armed Forces, intelligence agents, commandos, guerrilla fighters, former youth volunteers, and logistics workers who participated in the historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign, marking 50 years of national reunification.

Party leader To Lam meets military generals of historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign
Party leader To Lam urges annual health check-ups for all citizens
Party leader To Lam urges annual health check-ups for all citizens

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam has emphasised that improving people’s lives is one of the key tasks in Vietnam’s development strategy, and in the coming years the country will strive to provide annual health check-ups for all citizens.

Party leader To Lam urges annual health check-ups for all citizens
Party chief attends art programme marking 50 years of national reunification
Party chief attends art programme marking 50 years of national reunification

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam attended a special art programme, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - 2025), held at the Independence Palace in Ho Chi Minh City on April 20 evening.

Party chief attends art programme marking 50 years of national reunification
PM expects young generation to spearhead innovation and sci-tech advancement
PM expects young generation to spearhead innovation and sci-tech advancement

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged students and young people to turn startup dreams into engines of technological and digital growth, propelling national development forward in the new era.

PM expects young generation to spearhead innovation and sci-tech advancement
PM encourages forces ahead of 50th reunification anniversary parade
PM encourages forces ahead of 50th reunification anniversary parade

The parade will feature 25 military and militia formations and 17 police formations, with more than 13,000 personnel from all services and branches of the Vietnam People’s Army, People’s Public Security, and militia forces.

PM encourages forces ahead of 50th reunification anniversary parade
PM inaugurates major national projects marking Reunification Day anniversary
PM inaugurates major national projects marking Reunification Day anniversary

VOV.VN - On April 19, at Terminal T3 of Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presided over a ceremony to inaugurate and break ground on national key projects and major works in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 – April 30, 2025).

PM inaugurates major national projects marking Reunification Day anniversary
PM Chinh: Laws must be enforced  without delay to keep pace with reality
PM Chinh: Laws must be enforced without delay to keep pace with reality

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the second thematic session on lawmaking on April 18 in Hanoi to discuss and provide feedback on several draft laws scheduled for submission to the National Assembly’s upcoming 9th session.

PM Chinh: Laws must be enforced  without delay to keep pace with reality
Party leader To Lam raises food safety issues during meeting with Hanoi voters
Party leader To Lam raises food safety issues during meeting with Hanoi voters

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam asked Hanoi not to compromise on food safety during his meeting with local voters on April 17 ahead of the coming ninth session of the National Assembly.

Party leader To Lam raises food safety issues during meeting with Hanoi voters
Party chief: No room for opportunists or complacent officials in personnel affairs
Party chief: No room for opportunists or complacent officials in personnel affairs

VOV.VN - Personnel for Party leadership at all levels and for the 14th National Party Congress must demonstrate integrity, competence, dedication, and strategic vision. There will be no room for opportunists, self-serving individuals, or those resistant to innovation, says Party General Secretary To Lam.

Party chief: No room for opportunists or complacent officials in personnel affairs
Party chief attends national conference on 11th Party Central Committee’s resolution implementation
Party chief attends national conference on 11th Party Central Committee’s resolution implementation

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam delivered a keynote speech at the national conference on the implementation of the 11th plenum’s resolution of the 13th Party Central Committee which opened in Hanoi on April 16.

Party chief attends national conference on 11th Party Central Committee’s resolution implementation
State-owned enterprises urged to lead digital transformation, drive growth
State-owned enterprises urged to lead digital transformation, drive growth

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized the vanguard role of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) in leading digital transformation and driving growth, while chairing a conference with leaders of 68 SOEs operating in key industries in Hanoi on April 15.

State-owned enterprises urged to lead digital transformation, drive growth
Two-tier local government structure in Vietnam gets the go-ahead
Two-tier local government structure in Vietnam gets the go-ahead

VOV.VN - Standing Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh signed a decision on April 14, approving a proposal to reorganise administrative units at all levels and build a two-tier local government structure.

Two-tier local government structure in Vietnam gets the go-ahead
PM urges swift, efficient reorganisation of local administrative units
PM urges swift, efficient reorganisation of local administrative units

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for a continued review of tasks and solutions related to the reorganisation and merger of provincial-and communal-level administrative units, stressing the need to avoid overlapping responsibilities while ensuring that no duties are neglected, paving the way for a more efficient two-tier political system at the local level.

PM urges swift, efficient reorganisation of local administrative units
NA Standing Committee’s 44th session opens
NA Standing Committee’s 44th session opens

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee convened its 44th session in Hanoi on April 14.

NA Standing Committee’s 44th session opens
Vietnam to replace death penalty with life imprisonment without parole
Vietnam to replace death penalty with life imprisonment without parole

VOV.VN - Vietnam is considering a significant proposal in the draft amendment to the 2025 Penal Code by replacing the death penalty with life imprisonment without parole, and the proposal was discussed at a thematic session on law-making of the government in Hanoi on April 13.

Vietnam to replace death penalty with life imprisonment without parole
Constitutional amendments to be debated at NA Standing Committee session
Constitutional amendments to be debated at NA Standing Committee session

VOV.VN - The Standing Committee of the National Assembly is scheduled to convene its 44th session in Hanoi from April 14 to 28, focusing on law-making, including Constitutional amendments, according to the Office of the National Assembly.

Constitutional amendments to be debated at NA Standing Committee session
PM requests hastening legal reform and decentralisation
PM requests hastening legal reform and decentralisation

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasised the need to reform legal frameworks and enhance decentralisation and delegation of authority at a thematic session on law-making in Hanoi on April 13. .

PM requests hastening legal reform and decentralisation
Elite Party officials approve historic decisions to move Vietnam forward
Elite Party officials approve historic decisions to move Vietnam forward

VOV.VN - The Party Central Committee adopted a resolution at the closing ceremony of its three-day 11th plenum in Hanoi on April 12, outlining historic decisions to drive Vietnam forward into a new development phase.

Elite Party officials approve historic decisions to move Vietnam forward
Gov’t hastens documents on provincial mergers for legislature submission
Gov’t hastens documents on provincial mergers for legislature submission

VOV.VN - The Government has requested that relevant ministries, agencies, and localities complete documents on the two-tier local government model to be submitted to the Party Central Committee and the National Assembly.

Gov’t hastens documents on provincial mergers for legislature submission
Party Central Committee to consider plan for early election
Party Central Committee to consider plan for early election

VOV.VN - The Politburo has submitted to the Party Central Committee a plan on the orientation for the elections of the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 tenure, proposing to hold the elections earlier than originally scheduled.

Party Central Committee to consider plan for early election
Streamlining state apparatus, roadmap to 14th Congress high on 11th plenum agenda
Streamlining state apparatus, roadmap to 14th Congress high on 11th plenum agenda

VOV.VN - The 13th Party Central Committee opened its 11th plenum in Hanoi on April 10 to discuss sweeping plans for streamlining the political system and preparing for the 14th National Party Congress, with Party General Secretary To Lam chairing the event and delivering an important opening speech.

Streamlining state apparatus, roadmap to 14th Congress high on 11th plenum agenda
13th Party Central Committee convenes eleventh plenum in Hanoi
13th Party Central Committee convenes eleventh plenum in Hanoi

VOV.VN - The eleventh plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee opened in Hanoi on April 10 under the chair of Party General Secretary To Lam.

13th Party Central Committee convenes eleventh plenum in Hanoi
Historic moment for breakthrough decisions at 11th Party Central Committee plenum
Historic moment for breakthrough decisions at 11th Party Central Committee plenum

VOV.VN - As the country stands at a historic crossroads, the 11th Party Central Committee plenum will discuss breakthrough policies, echoing General Secretary To Lam’s call for bold, transformative decisions.

Historic moment for breakthrough decisions at 11th Party Central Committee plenum
Party leader To Lam advocates for free medical treatment for all
Party leader To Lam advocates for free medical treatment for all

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam, during a meeting in Hanoi on April 8 underscored the importance of developing the healthcare sector and improving public health, toward the ultimate goal of providing free medical treatment for all citizens.

Party leader To Lam advocates for free medical treatment for all
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