VOV.VN - The 41st session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee is set to take place over 1.5 days, beginning January 6, where it will review and offer opinions on key legislative issues.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has underscored that the construction and development of regional and international financial centers in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang will create a premise and a solid foundation for Vietnam to enter a new era, an era of the nation’s rise.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of National Defense held a ceremony on January 2 to present the State President’s decision and the Defense Minister’s decision to assign eight more officers to United Nations peacekeeping missions in the Central African Republic and South Sudan.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 2 emphasized the need to select the best option for streamlining and reorganizing the administrative apparatus to report to the competent authority.

VOV.VN - In 2024, the National Assembly of Vietnam passed several landmark resolutions, addressing strategic socio-economic development issues and meeting the country’s real-life requirements. Following are some major resolutions.

On the occasion of the New Year 2025, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has written an article stressing the importance of innovation, creativity, acceleration, and breakthroughs to lead Vietnam steadily into a new era – the era of rising up for strong, civilised and prosperous development of the Vietnamese nation.

On the occasion of New Year 2025, State President Luong Cuong granted an interview to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).

VOV.VN - Tougher rules will be put in place to combat corruption, wastefulness and related offences, said Party General Secretary To Lam while chairing the 27th meeting of the Central Steering Committee for Prevention and Control of Corruption, Wastefulness and Negative Phenomena in Hanoi.

Ten laws will come into effect from January 1, 2025, including the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety; the Law on Roads; the Capital Law; the Law on Public Investment; and the revised Law on Organisation of People's Courts.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested reviewing and improving mechanisms and policies to accelerate and create breakthroughs in shaping ecological farming, modern rural areas, and civilized farmers, during a dialogue with farmers nationwide on December 31.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is embarking on a new era of national advancement after 40 years of implementing the Renovation process, aiming to realize the aspiration for a prosperous and happy nation that also integrates deeply into the world and actively contributes to global peace, cooperation and development, says Party General Secretary To Lam.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 31 held a dialogue with farmers nationwide, listening to recommendations of farmers, cooperatives, experts, scientists, and businesses to effectively implement the Party’s guidelines and the State’s policies on agriculture and rural development.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man has underscored the pressing need to complete the restructuring and streamlining of the NA committees and NA Standing Committee agencies, departments and units under the NA Office.

The Politburo and Secretariat held a conference on December 30 to announce the organisational reforms in 13 Party agencies and central socio-political organisations.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) To Lam has affirmed that science, technology, and innovation are the only ways to help Vietnam catch up, progress together, make breakthroughs, and surpass itself and the world.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested linking organizational downsizing with improving the quality of civil servants, public employees, and officials, to ensure government agencies operate effectively, efficiently, and with capable personnel.

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.