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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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).

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.

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.