VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam offered flowers and incense in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh in the late president’s native village of Kim Lien in Nam Dan district of Nghe An province on December 29.

VOV.VN - The Prime Minister outlined several key directions for the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) to achieve its core objectives in 2025 amidst the ongoing complexities and challenges in the global and regional contexts, at a year-end review meeting of the MPI in Hanoi on December 28.

VOV.VN - Party and State leaders of Vietnam paid their last respect to General Nguyen Quyet, former Party Central Committee member, former Vice Chairman of the State Council and former Deputy Minister of National Defense during his funeral held in Hanoi on December 27.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 26 urged the 80th national public security conference to outline major strategies, solutions, and policies to ensure security and order, while building a regular, elite, and modern force.

VOV.VN - State President Luong Cuong attended and delivered a speech at the national military-political conference in 2024 held on December 26 in Hanoi.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man on December 25 co-chaired a hybrid conference on the implementation of the laws and resolutions passed by the 15th legislature at its eighth session.

VOV.VN - A national conference was held in Hanoi on December 25 commemorating 65 years of connecting overseas Vietnamese with the homeland and 20 years of implementing the Politburo Resolution 36 on the work concerning overseas Vietnamese.

VOV.VN - In 2024, Vietnam witnessed numerous significant events happening across the country, marking advancements in all aspects of life. Following are the top 10 notable events selected by the Voice of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has agreed to hold a dialogue with farmers to address pressing issues in agriculture and rural development, and farmers’ livelihoods.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh on December 22 conveyed Christmas and New Year 2025 greetings at the Hanoi Archdiocese, the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (North), and the Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics.

VOV.VN - 16 contracts valued at approximately US$286.3 million were signed primarily by the General Department of Defense Industry and Military Industry and Telecoms Group Viettel of Vietnam at the 2024 Vietnam International Defense Exhibition, according to expo organisers.

VOV.VN - A delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) led by Do Van Chien, head of the VFF Central Committee, on December 22 visited and extended greetings to Catholic dignitaries, priests and followers of the Vietnam Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Ho Chi Minh City on the 2025 Christmas.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 22 attended the inauguration of the resettlement area in Nu village of northern Lao Cai province, an area severely devastated by flashfloods and landslides in September 2024.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has directed Da Nang city to position itself as a ‘pioneer’ in economic development in the central region, aiming for breakthrough growth with a target of double-digit GDP growth in the coming years.

Economic diplomacy has truly become a key component in all external affairs, especially high-level diplomacy, contributing effectively to implemeting strategic breakthroughs, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said.

The Presidential Office on December 20 announced the President’s order to make public nine new laws that were passed by the 15th National Assembly at its eighth session.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam reaffirmed Vietnam’s commitment to its “Four Nos” defense policy and peaceful settlement of disputes at a grand ceremony in Hanoi on December 20 marking 80 years of the Vietnam People’s Army and 35 years of All-People National Defense Day.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, head of the Government Steering Committee for summarising the implementation of Resolution 18-NQ/TW of the 12th Party Central Committee, which seeks to streamline the political system for greater efficiency, chaired the fifth meeting of the committee.

VOV.VN - Senior Vietnamese Party and State leaders paid a floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi on December 20 in celebration of the Vietnam People’s Army’s 80th founding anniversary and the 35th All-People National Defense Day (December 22).

VOV.VN - A grand ceremony was solemnly held at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi on December 20 to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (December 22, 1944 – 2024) and the 35th Anniversary of All-People National Defense Day (December 22, 1989 – 2024).

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam has directed the integration of anti-waste measures into inspection and supervision activities, emphasizing that this is a key task in management and governance.

Party General Secretary To Lam on December 19 asked the Party Central Committee's Office to strictly uphold regulations and procedures, ensuring the protection of state secrets, and preventing corruption, wastefulness, and other negative phenomena in every agency and unit.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man on December 19 stressed the need to step up dissemination to create consensus and unity in the process of rearranging and streamlining public employee positions.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam has written an article titled “The Vietnam People’s Army - The Pride of the Nation” highlighting the army’s historical significance and glorious tradition as well as its remarkable military achievements, alongside strategic visions for the army on its 80 anniversary this year.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and many other Party and State officials attended the opening ceremony of the Vietnam International Defense Expo 2024 at Gia Lam airfield on the outskirts of Hanoi on December 19 morning.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for improvement of institutions to attract resources and talent for the development of culture, sports, and tourism, and handle those who obstruct the work while addressing the sector’s hybrid conference on December 18.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam has asked the Vietnam Youth Federation to renew youth work in the new context to maximize the role of young people in the era of national advancement.

Party General Secretary To Lam attended the plenary session of the ninth National Congress of the Vietnam Youth Federation in the 2024-2029 tenure in Hanoi on December 18.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 17 requested the development of regimes and policies to ensure the legal and legitimate rights and interests of officials, civil servants, public employees, and labourers in the restructuring of the organisational apparatus, with no one left behind.

Ensuring security and order must contribute to expanding space for development and strongly promoting investment, production, and business activities; create the most favourable conditions for all lawful activities, thus boosting the national growth and improving people's lives.