Party chief emphasises thrift practice
Party chief emphasises thrift practice

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam has written an article highlighting the practice of thrift.

Party chief emphasises thrift practice
Prime Minister addresses business concerns to accelerate private sector growth
Prime Minister addresses business concerns to accelerate private sector growth

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 31 held a dialogue with more than 1,000 business representatives to address their concerns, aiming to remove bottlenecks and boost the development the private sector.

Prime Minister addresses business concerns to accelerate private sector growth
First phase of 15th NA 9th session features highlights of historic significance
First phase of 15th NA 9th session features highlights of historic significance

Concluding after 22 days of deliberations, the first phase of the 15th National Assembly (NA)’s ninth session has achieved notable milestones, delivering outcomes of historic importance.

First phase of 15th NA 9th session features highlights of historic significance
National Assembly continues to discuss draft laws, resolutions on May 29
National Assembly continues to discuss draft laws, resolutions on May 29

The National Assembly (NA) continues its 9th session on May 29 by discussing a draft Law on amendments and supplements to several articles of the Law on Credit Institutions, and a draft resolution on a pilot initiative for the People’s Procuracy to file civil lawsuits to protect the civil rights of vulnerable groups.

National Assembly continues to discuss draft laws, resolutions on May 29
Over 17 million citizens give opinions on Constitutional amendments via VNeID
Over 17 million citizens give opinions on Constitutional amendments via VNeID

VOV.VN - The number of Vietnamese citizens giving opinions on the proposed amendments to the 2013 Constitution via the VNeID app has increased significantly in recent days, amounting to more than 17,100,000 as of May 26, according to the Ministry of Justice.

Over 17 million citizens give opinions on Constitutional amendments via VNeID
Legislature weighs on abolishing death penalty for drug trafficking
Legislature weighs on abolishing death penalty for drug trafficking

Legislators engaged in the 9th session’s deliberations on May 27 morning over the proposed amendments to the Penal Code that would eliminate the death penalty for illegal drug transport, replacing it with a life imprisonment without sentence reductions.

Legislature weighs on abolishing death penalty for drug trafficking
Former State President Tran Duc Luong laid to rest in Quang Ngai
Former State President Tran Duc Luong laid to rest in Quang Ngai

VOV.VN - A burial service for former Politburo member and former State President Tran Duc Luong took place at 3 p.m. on May 25 at his hometown cemetery in Pho Khanh commune, Duc Pho town, Quang Ngai province.

Former State President Tran Duc Luong laid to rest in Quang Ngai
Memorial service, funeral procession for former President Tran Duc Luong
Memorial service, funeral procession for former President Tran Duc Luong

VOV.VN - A memorial service for former Politburo member and former State President Tran Duc Luong was held on the morning of May 25 at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi, with simultaneous ceremonies taking place at Thong Nhat Hall in Ho Chi Minh City and in his hometown of central Quang Ngai province.

Memorial service, funeral procession for former President Tran Duc Luong
State funeral held for former President Tran Duc Luong
State funeral held for former President Tran Duc Luong

VOV.VN - A State funeral for former Politburo member and former State President Tran Duc Luong was held at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi on the morning of May 24.

State funeral held for former President Tran Duc Luong
Government leader: Accepting losses as tuition fee to resolve stalled projects
Government leader: Accepting losses as tuition fee to resolve stalled projects

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has emphasized the importance of dealing with long-delayed projects, saying that losses must be accepted in the process as a form of “tuition fee” for drawing lessons and experience.

Government leader: Accepting losses as tuition fee to resolve stalled projects
State funeral to be held for former President Tran Duc Luong this weekend
State funeral to be held for former President Tran Duc Luong this weekend

VOV.VN - The Party Central Committee, the National Assembly, the President, the Government, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front have announced a state funeral for former President Tran Duc Luong, who passed away on May 20 at the age of 88.

State funeral to be held for former President Tran Duc Luong this weekend
NA discusses tuition waivers, support for preschool, general education students
NA discusses tuition waivers, support for preschool, general education students

The National Assembly (NA) continues its ongoing ninth session agenda on May 22 by deliberating a draft resolution proposing tuition fee exemptions and financial support for preschoolers and general education students, including those attending non-public and private educational institutions.

NA discusses tuition waivers, support for preschool, general education students
Members approved for steering committee on regional, int’l financial centres
Members approved for steering committee on regional, int’l financial centres

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just approved a list of members of the Steering Committee for Regional and International Financial Centres in Vietnam.

Members approved for steering committee on regional, int’l financial centres
PM acknowledges shift in law-making mindset to unlock development resources
PM acknowledges shift in law-making mindset to unlock development resources

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh praised the reform in institutional and legal development, noting a shift in mindset, from a focus on state management to one of facilitating and serving the people and businesses, at a monthly Government meeting on law-making for May in Hanoi on May 22.

PM acknowledges shift in law-making mindset to unlock development resources
Former Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong passes away
Former Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong passes away

VOV.VN - Former Politburo member and former President Tran Duc Luong of Vietnam passed away on May 20 at the age of 88, according to the specialised council for the protection of senior officials' health.

Former Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong passes away
Legislators support creating conditions for social housing development
Legislators support creating conditions for social housing development

Lawmakers voiced their support for the adoption of a parliamentary resolution on piloting special mechanisms and policies for developing social housing to accelerate the process and shorten the investment and construction timelines for such projects, during their group discussion as part of the 15th National Assembly (NA)’s 9th session on May 21.

Legislators support creating conditions for social housing development
NA Chairman signs resolution shortening 15th legislature’s tenure
NA Chairman signs resolution shortening 15th legislature’s tenure

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man has signed Resolution No. 199 on shortening the tenure of the 15th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2021–2026 term, and on the election date for deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils for the 2026–2031 term.

NA Chairman signs resolution shortening 15th legislature’s tenure
NA to set election date, agree to shorten 15th legislature’s term
NA to set election date, agree to shorten 15th legislature’s term

VOV.VN - The National Assembly (NA) will vote on two resolutions on 21 May morning regarding the early conclusion of the 15th legislature and the 2021–2026 term of People’s Councils at all levels, along with the date for the next general elections of deputies to the 16th NA and the 2026–2031 term of People’s Councils.

NA to set election date, agree to shorten 15th legislature’s term
Prime Minister requests addressing bottlenecks in public investment disbursement
Prime Minister requests addressing bottlenecks in public investment disbursement

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, while chairing a Government meeting on public investment in Hanoi on May 20, asked ministries, sectors, and localities to identify bottlenecks and take responsibility for underperformance, in an attempt to accelerate public investment disbursement.

Prime Minister requests addressing bottlenecks in public investment disbursement
Gov’t proposes removing death penalty for several crimes in Penal Code amendments
Gov’t proposes removing death penalty for several crimes in Penal Code amendments

VOV.VN - Minister of Public Security Luong Tam Quang, on behalf of the Government, presented a draft law on amendments to the Penal Code at the ongoing National Assembly session in Hanoi on May 20, proposing the removal of the death penalty for several crimes.

Gov’t proposes removing death penalty for several crimes in Penal Code amendments
President Ho Chi Minh’s memorial plague unveiled in Czech city
President Ho Chi Minh’s memorial plague unveiled in Czech city

VOV.VN - A memorial plague dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh of Vietnam was inaugurated in Chrastava city, the Czech Republic, on May 19, marking the 135th birth anniversary of the Vietnamese president (1890 – 2025) and the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries (1950 – 2025).

President Ho Chi Minh’s memorial plague unveiled in Czech city
Senior leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on his 135th birthday
Senior leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on his 135th birthday

VOV.VN - A delegation representing the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, the State President, the National Assembly, the Government, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee laid wreaths at President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum on May 19 morning to mark the 135th anniversary of his birth (May 19, 1890 – 2025).

Senior leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on his 135th birthday
President Ho Chi Minh’s legacy inspires national development journey: Party chief
President Ho Chi Minh’s legacy inspires national development journey: Party chief

President Ho Chi Minh remains deeply embedded in the hearts of each Vietnamese and a constant source of strength on the nation’s development path, Party General Secretary To Lam has written.

President Ho Chi Minh’s legacy inspires national development journey: Party chief
PM calls for drastic actions to realise Resolution 68
PM calls for drastic actions to realise Resolution 68

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for drastic actions from all ministries, sectors and localities to swiftly translate No. 68-NQ/TW on developing the private economic sector into reality.

PM calls for drastic actions to realise Resolution 68
Special art programme honours President Ho Chi Minh’s 135th birthday
Special art programme honours President Ho Chi Minh’s 135th birthday

VOV.VN - A special art programme at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi has gathered top Vietnamese leaders to mark President Ho Chi Minh’s 135th birthday, evoking national pride and reverence for the beloved leader across the country.

Special art programme honours President Ho Chi Minh’s 135th birthday
Party chief believes recently-issued resolutions will help Vietnam ‘take off’ in new era
Party chief believes recently-issued resolutions will help Vietnam ‘take off’ in new era

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam has said that the effective implementation of the four Resolutions recently issued by the Politburo will help Vietnam “take off” because they directly target the country’s strategic breakthroughs and address longstanding bottlenecks in national development.

Party chief believes recently-issued resolutions will help Vietnam ‘take off’ in new era
Hanoi conference concretises Party resolutions on legal reform, private sector
Hanoi conference concretises Party resolutions on legal reform, private sector

VOV.VN - A national conference was held in Hanoi on May 18 to thoroughly disseminate and implement two Party resolutions on legal reform and private sector to meet the requirements of national development in the new era.

Hanoi conference concretises Party resolutions on legal reform, private sector
PM requests substantive results in sci-tech development, innovation
PM requests substantive results in sci-tech development, innovation

VOV.VN - Vietnam should create breakthroughs and achieve substantive results in the fields of science - technology development, innovation, and digital transformation, making them key drivers for rapid and sustainable national development in the new context, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

PM requests substantive results in sci-tech development, innovation
Legislature approves special mechanisms for private sector development
Legislature approves special mechanisms for private sector development

VOV.VN - With a majority of votes in favour, the National Assembly adopted a Resolution on several special mechanisms and policies aimed at promoting the development of the private sector in Vietnam, at its ongoing sitting in Hanoi on May 17.

Legislature approves special mechanisms for private sector development
Two ministers to be grilled about issues of voter concern at NA sitting
Two ministers to be grilled about issues of voter concern at NA sitting

VOV.VN - The National Assembly will choose two ministers of the incumbent government for a Q&A session during the current sitting of the legislature in Hanoi, according to Secretary General of the National Assembly Le Quang Tung.

Two ministers to be grilled about issues of voter concern at NA sitting
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