VOV.VN - Vietnam has basically completed the goal of eradicating temporary and dilapidated houses nationwide, finishing 5 years and 4 months earlier than planned under a Party Resolution, according to a report presented at a national review conference in Hanoi on August 26.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Uruguay (PCU) and Minister of Labour and Social Security Juan Castillo has praised Vietnam’s growing role in the international arena, calling it clear proof of the effectiveness and sustainability of the Southeast Asian country’s development model.

VOV.VN - In the new era, culture must always take the lead, guiding and shaping national identity, strengthening social trust, and building the country’s soft power to become a pillar for national prosperous and happy development, stressed Party General Secretary To Lam.

The Politburo on August 22 announced a reprimand against the Ministry of Health’s Party Affairs Committee for the 2025-2026 term (by February 2025), and the expulsion of several officials from Thanh Hoa province, Ho Chi Minh City and former Kien Giang province from the Party.

VOV.VN - President Luong Cuong pushed for stronger Vietnam – Japan friendship exchanges during his meeting with Yasutaka Nakasone, member of Japan’s House of Representatives and Head of the Youth Division of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), in Hanoi on August 22.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 19 for Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck who is paying a state visit to Vietnam.

A delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Organisation Commission held talks with their Lao counterparts in Vientiane on August 19.

VOV.VN - A ceremony was held in Hanoi on August 19 in Hanoi to hand over the Bac Bo Phu (Government Guest House) building after renovation and upgrading under a project to modernize the Presidential Office headquarters, marking the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (1945-2025).

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam expressed his profound gratitude for former leaders’ great contributions to Vietnam’s development and expected that they would continue to bring into play their wisdom and experience, accompanying the Party, State, and people in building a prosperous and happy nation in the new era.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam, President Luong Cuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, along with other Party and State leaders, attended a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Public Security at the National Convention Center in Hanoi on August 17.