VOV.VN - The National Assembly of Vietnam will amend and supplement certain provisions of the 2013 Constitution and pass a resolution on the merger of provincial-level administrative units before June 30, 2025.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a Government monthly law-making session on March 19 to discuss six draft laws, and proposals for law-making.

The 8th annual Nordic seminar convened in Hanoi on March 18, bringing together Vietnamese and Nordic experts to share experiences in advancing leadership in public administration, effective governance, innovation, and digital transformation.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Swiss government have launched the second phase of their supply chain finance (SCF) programme in Vietnam, aiming to improve access to working capital for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

VOV.VN - The Government convened a regular monthly meeting for February in Hanoi on March 5 to review socio-economic performance in the past two months, and identify priorities to ensure the national GDP growth target of at least 8% in 2025.

VOV.VN - Over the past weekend, the Group of Asia-Pacific states at the United Nations agreed to nominate Vietnam for the position of Chair of the 35th Meeting of the States Parties to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (SPLOS).

VOV.VN - The President’s Office held a press conference on February 28 to announce the President’s decision to promulgate three laws recently passed by the 15th National Assembly during its 9th extraordinary session.

VOV.VN - From March 1, 2025, Vietnam will officially eliminate the district-level police and transition to a three-tier police structure: ministry, province, and commune, according to Government Decree 02 announced at a press briefing in Hanoi on February 28.

The Government has introduced clear income thresholds to identify low-income workers eligible for support under the National Target Programme on Sustainable Poverty Reduction for 2021-2025.

VOV.VN - Several Thai newspapers, including the Bangkok Post, The Nation, and Today, have reported on Vietnam’s National Assembly approving a Cabinet reform plan in an attempt to cut costs and enhance administrative efficiency.