Continuing the 5th session of the National Assembly Standing Committee on the afternoon of August 18, under the chairmanship of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, the committee provided feedback on the draft amended Penal Code; offered opinions on the orientation and policies for the draft amended Law on Organisation of Criminal Investigation Agencies; and discussed the proposal to split the Ninh Thuan nuclear power project into independent projects.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and State President To Lam attended the opening ceremony of the first class of a knowledge update and training programme for members of the 14th Party Central Committee in Ha Noi on August 17, stressing that the programme's value should be measured not by the amount of information conveyed, but by new perspectives, better decisions and improved outcomes.
The Government Office has issued Notice No. 428/TB-VPCP conveying the conclusions of Prime Minister Le Minh Hung from the working session with the State Bank of Viet Nam and the system of credit institutions.
Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra has ordered the completion of a comprehensive database covering fallen soldiers, their graves, cemeteries and records by the end of this year.
The Viet Nam–Spain Friendship Association will step up people-to-people diplomacy to strengthen friendship and cooperation between the two countries, as highlighted at its fourth National Congress for the 2026–2031 term in Ha Noi on August 11.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese exchanged three joint statements and witnessed the signing of seven cooperation documents between the two countries in Canberra on August 11.
Lawmakers heard a Government proposal and verification report on the draft Law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on Architecture during the 16th National Assembly’s first extraordinary session in Ha Noi on August 5.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man reaffirmed on August 3 that the institutional framework must not become a bottleneck to Viet Nam’s rapid and sustainable development, underscoring the country’s continued efforts to reform its legal and institutional systems through a renewed legislative mindset and the accelerated application of technology and digital transformation.
Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has stressed the need for a fundamental shift from “simple labour” to “creative labour”, alongside improving the quality of the national workforce, saying this is the biggest goal and the most important measure of the Politburo's Resolution No. 57 in the new development phase.
Chairman of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Policies and Strategies Nguyen Thanh Nghi has presented the key contents of Resolution No. 19-NQ/TW on renewing the national development model, highlighting institutional breakthroughs and modernised national governance as the foundation for creating new development capacity and achieving rapid and sustainable growth.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam on July 28 received President of the Cambodian National Assembly Samdech Khuon Sudary, who is paying an official visit to Viet Nam.
The Party Central Committee on July 23 discussed a proposal to transfer responsibility for giving advice on mass mobilisation work from the Party Central Committee's Commission for Information, Education and Mass Mobilisation to the Party Committee of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front and central mass organisations, as well as a proposal to rename the Commission for Information, Education and Mass Mobilisation as the Commission for Information and Education.
The third meeting of the 14th Party Central Committee opened in Ha Noi on July 20, under the chair of Party General Secretary and State President To Lam.
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on July 15 offered incense and laid flowers in tribute to fallen soldiers at the Lang Son martyrs' cemetery during a working visit to the northern province of the same name.
Law dissemination and education must become a driving force in fostering a culture of respect for the rule of law rather than being carried out in a routine or perfunctory manner, National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed on July 14.
Emphasising spirit of benevolence and humanity in treatment of offenders
