General election preparations: 3,320 communes, wards apply voter-list software
General election preparations: 3,320 communes, wards apply voter-list software

As of now, 3,320 out of 3,321 commune-level units nationwide have applied the software in voter list compilation, heard the national online conference on preparations for the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 term on February 26.

General election preparations: 3,320 communes, wards apply voter-list software
Party leader urges application of science and technology in criminal investigation
Party leader urges application of science and technology in criminal investigation

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam on February 26 visited and extended New Year greetings to the Security Investigation Agency under the Ministry of Public Security, urging stronger application of science and technology to support the investigation and handling of criminal cases.

Party leader urges application of science and technology in criminal investigation
No delay in action: Modern national governance under Party leadership
No delay in action: Modern national governance under Party leadership

VOV.VN - Immediately after the 14th National Party Congress, the spirit of “not wasting a single day, not delaying a single week” was widely conveyed, demonstrating a modern national governance mindset- resolute, swift and effective- under the example and direct guidance of Party General Secretary To Lam, with the aim of bringing the congress’ resolutions rapidly into life.

No delay in action: Modern national governance under Party leadership
Party chief To Lam attends voter meeting with 16th NA candidates
Party chief To Lam attends voter meeting with 16th NA candidates

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam on February 26 attended a voter meeting with candidates for the 16th National Assembly (NA) for the 2026-2031 term in Hanoi.

Party chief To Lam attends voter meeting with 16th NA candidates
Election preparations carried out proactively, methodically: NA General Secretary
Election preparations carried out proactively, methodically: NA General Secretary

Preparations for the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 tenure have been carried out proactively, methodically and in line with regulations, NA General Secretary Le Quang Manh said on February 26.

Election preparations carried out proactively, methodically: NA General Secretary
Government leader calls for ensuring housing access for middle-income earners
Government leader calls for ensuring housing access for middle-income earners

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the sixth meeting of the Central Steering Committee on housing policy and the real estate market at the Government Headquarters in Hanoi on February 26, discussing mechanisms and policies for the housing segment for middle-income earners.

Government leader calls for ensuring housing access for middle-income earners
Nationwide online conference convened for NA and local council election preparations
Nationwide online conference convened for NA and local council election preparations

VOV.VN - The National Election Council held a nationwide online conference at the National Assembly House on February 26 to begin preparations for the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term.

Nationwide online conference convened for NA and local council election preparations
PM calls for results-based governance to drive digital economy, AI development
PM calls for results-based governance to drive digital economy, AI development

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for a decisive shift from task-based administration to results-based governance, urging ministries and local authorities to measure performance by tangible outcomes and public satisfaction as Vietnam accelerates digital transformation and innovation-driven growth.

PM calls for results-based governance to drive digital economy, AI development
Culture must stand at the centre of Vietnam’s development strategy
Culture must stand at the centre of Vietnam’s development strategy

VOV.VN - In his address on a Politburo Resolution on cultural development at a national conference in Hanoi on February 25, General Secretary To Lam articulated a clear strategic repositioning of culture not as a secondary social sector, but as the human foundation of Vietnam’s long-term development model.

Culture must stand at the centre of Vietnam’s development strategy
Vietnam positions state sector as pillar of national resilience, says Party leader
Vietnam positions state sector as pillar of national resilience, says Party leader

VOV.VN - The state sector must become not merely a dominant economic actor, but a central pillar of national resilience in the country’s new development era, said General Secretary To Lam at a national conference to implement two Politburo resolutions on the state sector and cultural development in Hanoi on February 25

Vietnam positions state sector as pillar of national resilience, says Party leader
NA Chairman calls for strong reform in communications on legal publications
NA Chairman calls for strong reform in communications on legal publications

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man on February 24 attended a ceremony launching a book series of laws adopted at the 10th session of the 15th NA, urging a strong overhaul of communications on political and legal publications.

NA Chairman calls for strong reform in communications on legal publications
Hanoi conference implements resolutions on state sector and cultural development
Hanoi conference implements resolutions on state sector and cultural development

VOV.VN - The Party Central Committee’s Secretary held a nationwide conference in Hanoi on February 25 to study and implement two of the Politburo’s major resolutions, underscoring the country’s strategic direction in advancing the state sector and promoting cultural development in a new phase of integration and growth.

Hanoi conference implements resolutions on state sector and cultural development
Party chief urges VNA to be worthy of nation’s trusted information source
Party chief urges VNA to be worthy of nation’s trusted information source

Party General Secretary To Lam on February 24 urged the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) to maintain unity, promote innovation, and rise to new heights, worthy of its role as the nation’s trusted information lifeline and a pillar of social confidence in the new era.

Party chief urges VNA to be worthy of nation’s trusted information source
Training held on campaign skills for NA, People’s Council candidates
Training held on campaign skills for NA, People’s Council candidates

The Standing Board of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee convened a training conference in Hanoi on February 24 on election campaigning skills for candidates for the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026 – 2031 tenure.

Training held on campaign skills for NA, People’s Council candidates
NA Chairman calls for stronger supervision, election preparations
NA Chairman calls for stronger supervision, election preparations

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man on February 24 held working sessions with NA committees to review major tasks for 2026, stressing decisive action, stronger supervision and accelerated digital transformation in the first year of implementing the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress.

NA Chairman calls for stronger supervision, election preparations
Truong Sa ready for early election for NA, People’s Councils for 2026–2031 term
Truong Sa ready for early election for NA, People’s Councils for 2026–2031 term

Authorities in the Truong Sa special zone have stepped up preparations for the early election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 term.

Truong Sa ready for early election for NA, People’s Councils for 2026–2031 term
PM Chinh urges health sector not to miss any chance to save lives
PM Chinh urges health sector not to miss any chance to save lives

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged Vietnam’s health sector not to miss even the smallest opportunity to treat patients, as he met leading medical experts, scientists and directors of central hospitals on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of Vietnamese Physicians’ Day (February 27).

PM Chinh urges health sector not to miss any chance to save lives
Social progress and equity must not be sacrificed for economic growth: PM
Social progress and equity must not be sacrificed for economic growth: PM

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said socio-economic development must not come at the expense of social progress, equity and social security at a working session with the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) in Hanoi on February 24 on the occasion of the Lunar New Year of the Horse 2026 (Tet Binh Ngo).

Social progress and equity must not be sacrificed for economic growth: PM
State leader extends Lunar New Year greetings to Presidential Office staff
State leader extends Lunar New Year greetings to Presidential Office staff

VOV.VN - President Luong Cuong met with officials and employees of the Presidential Office at the start of the Lunar New Year, extending Lunar New Year greetings and calling for stronger reform and greater responsibility in fulfilling assigned duties.

State leader extends Lunar New Year greetings to Presidential Office staff
Party chief orders immediate return to work, warns against prolonged post-Tet leisure
Party chief orders immediate return to work, warns against prolonged post-Tet leisure

VOV.VN - General Secretary To Lam chaired a meeting of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on February 24 in Hanoi to review implementation of Directive No. 55 on organizing the Lunar New Year of the Horse (Tet Binh Ngo).

Party chief orders immediate return to work, warns against prolonged post-Tet leisure
PM calls for rapid actions to implement Party directions on culture
PM calls for rapid actions to implement Party directions on culture

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for drastic efforts to promptly translate the culture-related contents of the 14th National Party Congress's Resolution and the Politburo’s Resolution No.80-NQ/TW on developing Vietnamese culture into concrete and effective actions.

PM calls for rapid actions to implement Party directions on culture
Top legislator urges State Audit Office to enhance proactivity, risk prevention
Top legislator urges State Audit Office to enhance proactivity, risk prevention

The State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) must bring into full play its professional expertise and effectively tap information from multiple sources to proactively advise the Party and State, instead of merely organising audit delegations, National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man has said.

Top legislator urges State Audit Office to enhance proactivity, risk prevention
Unit performance measures leaders’ capacity and integrity
Unit performance measures leaders’ capacity and integrity

VOV.VN - Early implementation of the 14th National Party Congress Resolution requires a strong renewal in thinking on lawmaking and law enforcement, the promotion of socialist democracy, and the personalization of accountability of those in charge.

Unit performance measures leaders’ capacity and integrity
NA Chairman calls for closer coordination ahead of 2026 elections
NA Chairman calls for closer coordination ahead of 2026 elections

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man has underscored the central role of the Vietnam Fatherland Front in preparations for the 2026 parliamentary elections, calling for closer coordination, comprehensive training and strict adherence to legal procedures to ensure a transparent and successful vote.

NA Chairman calls for closer coordination ahead of 2026 elections
PM seeks financial autonomy reform in science and technology sector
PM seeks financial autonomy reform in science and technology sector

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has instructed the Ministry of Science and Technology to draft and issue guidelines granting greater financial autonomy and accountability to research institutions, with completion targeted for March 2026.

PM seeks financial autonomy reform in science and technology sector
Party chief sets agenda for implementing 14th Congress Resolution
Party chief sets agenda for implementing 14th Congress Resolution

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam on February 23 outlined key priorities for implementing the 14th National Party Congress Resolution, calling for an immediate start to the new development phase for 2026–2030.

Party chief sets agenda for implementing 14th Congress Resolution
President pushes for stronger climate action at 2026 tree-planting launch
President pushes for stronger climate action at 2026 tree-planting launch

VOV.VN - President Luong Cuong on February 23 called for stronger climate action, accelerated green economic transition and expanded forest protection as Vietnam pushes toward its net-zero emissions target by 2050.

President pushes for stronger climate action at 2026 tree-planting launch
PM requests work resumption immediately after Tet holiday
PM requests work resumption immediately after Tet holiday

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 23 urged state employees to resume work immediately after the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, warning against delays, complacency and administrative inefficiency.

PM requests work resumption immediately after Tet holiday
16th National Assembly to convene first session on April 6
16th National Assembly to convene first session on April 6

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s 16th National Assembly is scheduled to convene its first session on April 6, shortly after the completion of the country’s 2026 election of deputies to the National Assembly, Chairman Tran Thanh Man said on February 23.

16th National Assembly to convene first session on April 6
Lunar New Year 2026 safe and festive nationwide: Government chief
Lunar New Year 2026 safe and festive nationwide: Government chief

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a government meeting in Hanoi on February 22 to review the Lunar New Year of the Horse 2026 (Tet) and set out key post-holiday tasks.

Lunar New Year 2026 safe and festive nationwide: Government chief
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