PM orders uninterrupted public services amid transition to two-tier local government
PM orders uninterrupted public services amid transition to two-tier local government

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 17 issued a dispatch directing all ministries and provincial-level authorities to ensure seamless and uninterrupted administrative services during the reorganising of local administrative units and the implementation of the two-tier local government model.

PM orders uninterrupted public services amid transition to two-tier local government
Key Government members discuss draft law on e-commerce
Key Government members discuss draft law on e-commerce

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 17 evening chaired a meeting of the Government standing board to review preparations for the June law-making session of the Government, with a particular focus on the draft Law on E-Commerce and other key legislative matters.

Key Government members discuss draft law on e-commerce
Party chief To Lam outlines key development strategies for Vietnam
Party chief To Lam outlines key development strategies for Vietnam

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam on June 17 delivered a keynote address to Party Central Committee candidates for the new term at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, outlining key breakthrough strategies for national development in the new era.

Party chief To Lam outlines key development strategies for Vietnam
Lawmakers propose bold solutions to spur socio-economic development
Lawmakers propose bold solutions to spur socio-economic development

VOV.VN - National Assembly deputies proposed practical solutions to enhance the effectiveness of national governance and promote socio-economic development at the ongoing session of the legislature in Hanoi on June 17.

Lawmakers propose bold solutions to spur socio-economic development
Vietnam holds international press conference on Constitutional amendments
Vietnam holds international press conference on Constitutional amendments

VOV.VN - An international press conference was held in Hanoi on June 17 to detail the amendment and supplementation of certain articles of the 2013 Constitution and the implementation of the two-tier local government model in Vietnam starting from July 1, 2025.

Vietnam holds international press conference on Constitutional amendments
National Assembly approves 2% reduction in VAT till year's end
National Assembly approves 2% reduction in VAT till year's end

VOV.VN - With 452 out of 453 votes in favor, the National Assembly approved a resolution to reduce the Value-Added Tax (VAT) rate by 2% till the end of the year, at its ongoing session in Hanoi on June 17.

National Assembly approves 2% reduction in VAT till year's end
Presidential order enforces landmark constitutional changes
Presidential order enforces landmark constitutional changes

VOV.VN - The Vice Chair of the National Assembly’s Committee for Legal and Judicial Affairs has affirmed that the Resolution amending and supplementing several articles of the Constitution was carefully and thoroughly prepared in line with current realities and the country’s development, defence, and nation-building needs.

Presidential order enforces landmark constitutional changes
Party chief urges Hanoi to unleash potential, lead national development
Party chief urges Hanoi to unleash potential, lead national development

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam has underscored the need for Hanoi, given its special position as the capital with a thousand-year history and the political-administrative center of the country, to thoroughly review and assess its socio-economic development, and vigorously unlock its potential and advantages.

Party chief urges Hanoi to unleash potential, lead national development
NA adopts resolution on constitutional revision, passes amended local government
NA adopts resolution on constitutional revision, passes amended local government

VOV.VN - With all 470 deputies present voting in favor, the National Assembly on June 16 adopted a resolution on amendments and supplements to certain articles of the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (2013 Constitution).

NA adopts resolution on constitutional revision, passes amended local government
New commune-level political system must be operational by June 30: PM
New commune-level political system must be operational by June 30: PM

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered that the grassroots political system, including Party organisations, administrations, the Fatherland Front Committees and socio-political organisations at the communal level, must be fully and synchronously operational nationwide by June 30.

New commune-level political system must be operational by June 30: PM
Press brings voters’ voice to legislature: Top legislator
Press brings voters’ voice to legislature: Top legislator

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man has praised the vital role of journalism in national development, commending generations of journalists for their steadfast contributions to the cause of national construction and defence over the past century.

Press brings voters’ voice to legislature: Top legislator
Law on Digital Technology Industry, amended Law on Chemicals adopted
Law on Digital Technology Industry, amended Law on Chemicals adopted

The 15th National Assembly passed the Law on Digital Technology Industry and the revised Law on Chemicals during its ongoing ninth session on June 14.

Law on Digital Technology Industry, amended Law on Chemicals adopted
National Assembly adopts laws on state capital management, technical standards
National Assembly adopts laws on state capital management, technical standards

The 15th National Assembly (NA) passed the Law on Management and Investment of State Capital in Enterprises and the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Standards and Technical Regulations at its ongoing ninth session on June 14.

National Assembly adopts laws on state capital management, technical standards
PM urges unified approach to two-tier local government reform
PM urges unified approach to two-tier local government reform

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for unity and consistency in the implementation of the two-tier local government system at a national training conference in Hanoi on June 14.

PM urges unified approach to two-tier local government reform
Corporate Income Tax Law sails through National Assembly
Corporate Income Tax Law sails through National Assembly

VOV.VN - The National Assembly passed the amended Corporate Income Tax Law in Hanoi on June 14 with 94.56% of votes in favour.

Corporate Income Tax Law sails through National Assembly
National Assembly passes amended Law on Special Consumption Tax
National Assembly passes amended Law on Special Consumption Tax

VOV.VN - With a majority of votes in favour, the National Assembly passed the amended Law on Special Consumption Tax during its morning session in Hanoi on June 14.

National Assembly passes amended Law on Special Consumption Tax
National Assembly debates Constitutional amendments
National Assembly debates Constitutional amendments

VOV.VN - Deputies to the current session of the National Assembly are scheduled to discuss a draft resolution on amendments and supplements to some articles of the 2013 Constitution on June 13 afternoon.

National Assembly debates Constitutional amendments
Toward a 100-year vision: Vietnam reshapes its governance for better future
Toward a 100-year vision: Vietnam reshapes its governance for better future

VOV.VN - Vietnam is gradually realising its 100-year vision with the goal of becoming a developed, high-income country, and one of the first steps in this journey is the reform of the state administrative apparatus, in the expectation that the new system will operate more efficiently and better serve the people.

Toward a 100-year vision: Vietnam reshapes its governance for better future
NA greenlights merger of provinces and cities, cutting total to 34
NA greenlights merger of provinces and cities, cutting total to 34

VOV.VN - The National Assembly on June 12 approved a resolution on the reorganization of provincial-level administrative units, reducing the total number of provinces and centrally-run cities across Vietnam to 34.

NA greenlights merger of provinces and cities, cutting total to 34
New two-tier local government model to begin operations on July 1
New two-tier local government model to begin operations on July 1

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s new two-tier local government system is expected to start operating from July 1, 2025 after the National Assembly approves the amended Law on Organisation of Local Government, slated for June 16.

New two-tier local government model to begin operations on July 1
National Assembly to approve provincial mergers this week
National Assembly to approve provincial mergers this week

VOV.VN - The National Assembly is scheduled to pass a resolution on the reorganisation of provincial-level administrative units on June 12, according to the revised work programme of the current ninth session of the legislature.

National Assembly to approve provincial mergers this week
State President calls for elevating traditional handicrafts on global stage
State President calls for elevating traditional handicrafts on global stage

State President Luong Cuong has urged authorities at all levels, sectors, localities, craft villages, and artisans to pay special attention to preserving and promoting national culture, ensuring traditional handicraft products reach out further with growing prestige and brand recognition in both domestic and international markets.

State President calls for elevating traditional handicrafts on global stage
NA deputies review laws on economical and efficient use of digital technology
NA deputies review laws on economical and efficient use of digital technology

Full-time lawmakers gave feedback on the revision, explanation, and finalisation of the draft Law on amendments and supplements to a number of articles of the Law on Economical and Efficient Use of Energy at the National Assembly Standing Committee’s 46th session on June 9.

NA deputies review laws on economical and efficient use of digital technology
Gov’t submits provincial restructuring plan to National Assembly
Gov’t submits provincial restructuring plan to National Assembly

VOV.VN - The Government on June 5 presented a proposal on the reorganisation of provincial-level administrative units to the National Assembly Standing Committee.

Gov’t submits provincial restructuring plan to National Assembly
Party leader requests promptly removing institutional obstacles to development
Party leader requests promptly removing institutional obstacles to development

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam emphasised the urgent need to review and remove institutional ‘bottlenecks’ hindering the country’s breakthrough development, at the first meeting of the Central Steering Committee for Institutional and Legal Reforms in Hanoi on June 5.

Party leader requests promptly removing institutional obstacles to development
National public service portal to be turned into single all-in-one online platform
National public service portal to be turned into single all-in-one online platform

The National Public Service Portal will be upgraded into an unified digital “one-stop-shop” platform for all online public services, aiming to streamline administrative procedures for citizens and businesses, said Nguyen Duy Hoang, Director General of the Administrative Procedure Control Agency under the Government Office.

National public service portal to be turned into single all-in-one online platform
Cabinet meeting focuses on May results, plans priorities for months ahead
Cabinet meeting focuses on May results, plans priorities for months ahead

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a regular government meeting for May in Hanoi on June 4 to review the socio-economic performance in May and the first five months of 2025; assess the allocation and disbursement of public investment capital; evaluate the implementation of national target programs; and set key tasks for June and the coming period.

Cabinet meeting focuses on May results, plans priorities for months ahead
National Assembly Standing Committee debates bills in new session
National Assembly Standing Committee debates bills in new session

VOV.VN - The National Assembly Standing Committee opened its 46th session in Hanoi on June 3, focusing on legislation debates to prepare for the second phase of the ongoing National Assembly sitting.

National Assembly Standing Committee debates bills in new session
State leader urges sharp foresight to safeguard national security
State leader urges sharp foresight to safeguard national security

VOV.VN - President Luong Cuong underlined the need for accurate forecasts and timely policy advice to ensure Vietnam stays prepared and avoids passivity at the sixth session of the National Defence and Security Council for the 2021–2026 term, held in Hanoi on June 2.

State leader urges sharp foresight to safeguard national security
Provincial unit merger plan up for NA committee’s discussion
Provincial unit merger plan up for NA committee’s discussion

VOV.VN - The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee will give opinions on a range of key issues during its 46th session, including a proposal on the reorganization of provincial-level administrative units in 2025.

Provincial unit merger plan up for NA committee’s discussion
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