VOV.VN - As Vietnam accelerates efforts to streamline its political system through historic Constitutional amendments and administrative reforms, hostile forces have intensified their use of online platforms to spread distorted narratives, incite public doubt, and undermine national unity.

Vietnam’s sweeping administrative reform, which came into effect on July 1 with the merger of its 63 provinces and centrally-run cities into 34 units and the official transition to a two-tier local government model comprising provincial and communal levels, has drawn widespread attention in Chinese public and academic circles.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked ministries, sectors, and localities to intensify all efforts toward the goal of achieving a GDP growth rate of at least 8% in 2025, a challenging goal amid continued global and domestic economic uncertainties.

Vietnam’s socio-economic situation has shown steady improvement in the first half of 2025, with performance in most sectors in the following month better than the previous month and the next quarter better than the previous quarter, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 3.

VOV.VN - The State Securities Commission (SSC) has said the Vietnamese stock market stands a strong chance of being upgraded from the frontier to emerging market status in the September 2025 review by international rating agencies, thanks to the country’s comprehensive reforms.

VOV.VN - Venezuelan media on July 1 ran prominent coverage of Vietnam’s major shift in institutional reform, following the official launch of the two-tier local government model and the administrative boundary restructuring aimed at streamlining, improving effectiveness, and enhancing efficiency.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s new two-tier local government model, set to launch on July 1, 2025, reflects what Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh calls a bold step to streamline the administrative apparatus and stimulate national growth.

VOV.VN - Starting from July 1, 2025, the two-tier local government model comprising the provincial and communal administrative levels and eliminating the intermediate district level will be officially implemented nationwide, marking a significant milestone in Vietnam’s administrative reform and decentralisation of state management.

VOV.VN - A high-level Vietnamese delegation led by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh left Shanghai on June 26 evening, concluding a three-day working visit to China, where he also attended the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Tianjin.

Party General Secretary To Lam has called on young National Assembly deputies to spread the spirit of innovation, pushing for reform in electoral mechanism, voter engagement, and the use of modern technology to improve legislative activities.