Ho Chi Minh City has readied necessary infrastructure, personnel, and investors for the operation of its International Financial Centre (IFC), slated to be inaugurated on December 19, Dr. Truong Minh Huy Vu, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies (HIDS), has said.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung has underscored that delivering on the Resolution of the first Congress of the Government Party Committee for the 2025–2030 term hinges on disciplined, coordinated and effective implementation, anchored by strengthened leadership and guidance throughout the entire system.

A conference reviewing 10 years of implementing the Directive of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on strengthening the Party's leadership in dealing with the consequences of toxic chemicals used by the US during the war in Vietnam was held in Hanoi on December 10 by the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin (VAVA).

The 15th National Assembly (NA) on December 10 adopted several laws including the Cybersecurity Law, the amended Law on Protection of State Secrets, the law amending and supplementing certain provisions of 10 laws related to security and order.