VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has called on the government to urgently remove bottlenecks and roll out a special action programme for the second half of the year, with clear tasks, clear responsibilities, clear timelines, clear outcomes and clear supervision mechanisms, to help achieve economic growth of at least 10%.

VOV.VN - Cabinet leaders and local authorities reaffirmed their commitment to achieving double-digit growth in 2026 at a conference on July 4, as economic indicators pointed to strong growth in the first half of the year.

Military and civilian officials from Vietnam and the US met in the central province of Quang Tri on July 3 as part of the 2026 Pacific Partnership – Pacific Friendship programme, reaffirming their commitment to expanding humanitarian cooperation and strengthening bilateral ties.

Officials of Vietnam and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) have agreed to step up cooperation between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, and Canberra following talks between Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam and ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr on July 2.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man has signed Resolution No. 07/2026/UBTVQH16 revising the 2026 legislative agenda.

The Quang Tri provincial People's Committee and the US Embassy in Vietnam on July 3 held the closing ceremony for the Pacific Partnership – Pacific Friendship 2026 (PP-PF26) programme, wrapping up a series of large-scale humanitarian, healthcare and disaster response preparedness activities between Vietnam and the US.

Vietnam and Ghana have agreed to strengthen cooperation across a range of promising sectors such as national defence, security, education - training, information technology, telecommunications, infrastructure development and logistics at the first political consultation between the two countries' foreign ministries.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang has commended Vietnamese military personnel participating in earthquake relief operations in Venezuela, praising their professionalism, dedication and humanitarian spirit while carrying out international rescue missions.

VOV.VN - Chargé d’Affaires of Vietnam in Timor-Leste Pham Binh Dam had a working session with Timor-Leste’s Justice Minister Sergio de Jesus Fernandes da Costa Hornai in Dili on July 2 to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in legal and judicial affairs, digital transformation and investment facilitation.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defence on July 3 announced the deployment of three military officers to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, including the first Vietnamese officer to be appointed to a senior position at a United Nations peacekeeping mission.

Brazilian Ambassador to Vietnam Marco Farani was awarded Vietnam’s Friendship Order on July 2 in recognition of his significant contributions to advancing bilateral relations.

Vietnam has shared its experience and reaffirmed its commitment to United Nations (UN) peacekeeping at the 22nd ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) Experts' Working Group (EWG) on Peacekeeping Operations, with a strong focus on advancing the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda.

The third Vietnam – Laos Border Defence Friendship Exchange is scheduled to be held in Vietnam’s Nghe An province and Laos’ Bolikhamsai province on July 9–10, the Ministry of National Defence told a press briefing in Hanoi on July 2.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has called for stronger international cooperation to combat terrorism and violent extremism, warning that terrorist and extremist groups are increasingly exploiting cyberspace, emerging technologies, and social, ethnic and religious divisions to expand their activities.

VOV.VN - A senior Party official has called for a comprehensive overhaul of the information, education and mass mobilisation work, urging greater use of digital technologies, artificial intelligence and strategic policy communication to ensure Party policies are translated more effectively into practice.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) will enhance cooperation in strategic industries, green growth and infrastructure development as Vietnam seeks to attract more private capital and advanced technologies.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on July 2 called for the comprehensive modernisation of Vietnam’s military, saying the armed forces must strengthen strategic readiness, embrace technological transformation and be fully prepared for evolving forms of warfare and emerging security challenges.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on July 2 urged the Public Security Force to strengthen its strategic forecasting capabilities and improve early risk assessment, saying it must anticipate security challenges from the outset and avoid being caught off guard in any situation.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on July 2 called for Ho Chi Minh City to transform into a strategic mega-city with regional and international competitiveness, saying the city must continue serving as Vietnam’s leading growth engine while living up to the responsibility of bearing President Ho Chi Minh’s name.

VOV.VN - New US Ambassador to Vietnam Jennifer Wicks has arrived in Hanoi to begin her diplomatic mission, the US Embassy announced on July 2, marking the start of her tenure as the first woman to serve as US ambassador to Vietnam.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man highlighted the importance of building a regular, elite and modern external security force while addressing a ceremony in Hanoi on July 1 marking the 80th anniversary of the force’s traditional day (July 12, 1946 – 2026).

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Anh Tuan paid a working trip to Abuja, capital of Nigeria, from June 29-30 to deepen Vietnam’s ties with West African nations.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam attended a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on July 2, marking the 50th anniversary of the former Saigon–Gia Dinh officially being renamed after President Ho Chi Minh.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is to hold a grand ceremony on July 2 marking the 50th anniversary of Saigon–Gia Dinh officially being renamed after President Ho Chi Minh (July 2, 1976–2026).

VOV.VN - General Secretary and State President To Lam has stressed that tasks under Resolution 57 will only be considered complete when they deliver products already in operation, verifiable data and practical results, rather than being reported solely through documents, meetings or plans.

Vietnam's 2025 Law on Cybersecurity, which took effect on July 1, establishes a comprehensive and unified legal framework for cybersecurity, supporting national development and digital transformation while reaffirming that safeguarding cyberspace must go hand in hand with protecting people and the lawful rights.

VOV.VN - Amid growing strategic cooperation between India and Japan, Vietnam is considered to have favorable conditions to become an important partner in cooperation mechanisms involving India, Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), particularly in supply chains, digital transformation, green transition and maritime security.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam, who is also Chairman of the ASEAN Committee in Canberra (ACC), and Australian Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke co-chaired a working session between the ACC and the Australian Department of Home Affairs on June 29.

VOV.VN - The newly restructured state apparatus must improve service quality for people and businesses through stronger institutions, greater decentralization and delegation of authority, tighter power supervision, and a more capable civil service.

As Ho Chi Minh City marks the 50th anniversary of officially named after President Ho Chi Minh (July 2, 1976–2026), Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Van Duoc has highlighted the southern metropolis’s remarkable achievements over the past five decades.