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Party General Secretary To Lam chaired a conference in Ha Noi on March 10 to announce the Politburo’s decision to establish the Central Theoretical Council for the 2026–2031 tenure.

The Bac Ninh Province Fatherland Front Committee organised a voter meeting with candidates standing for election to the 16th National Assembly (NA) at Electoral Unit No. 3 on March 9.

A conference was convened at the Party Central Committee headquarters in Ha Noi on March 10 to announce Politburo’s decision on establishing the Central Theoretical Council for the 2026–2031 term.

The Ministry of National Defence held a press briefing in Ha Noi on March 10 to introduce the 10th Viet Nam–China Border Defence Friendship Exchange, which is expected to feature many new contents compared to the previous one.

General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Viet Nam People's Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence, received visiting Senior Lieutenant General Saichay Kommasith, Chief of the General Staff of the Lao People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence of Laos, in Hanoi on March 9.

The standing boards of the National Assembly (NA) Party Committee and the Government Party Committee convened a conference in Ha Noi on March 9 to discuss agenda for the 16th NA’s first session.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Quang Phuong has urged the southernmost province of Ca Mau to continue properly implementing central authorities' directives and resolutions regarding the upcoming elections while ensuring security, social order, and full voter participation.

An inspection and supervision delegation of the National Election Council, led by Politburo member and Secretary of the Party Central Committee (PCC) Tran Sy Thanh, who is also Head of the PCC’s Inspection Commission and member of the National Election Council, on March 9 held a working session with leaders of Dak Lak Province on preparations for the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 term.

A conference was held in Ha Noi on March 9 to announce a decision of the Politburo and the Secretariat to conduct inspection and supervision of the Standing Board of the Party Committee of Central Party Agencies.

An inspection delegation from the Subcommittee for Ensuring Security, Order and Social Safety under the National Election Council, led by National Assembly Vice Chairman Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong, visited Polling Station No.1 in Dat Mui Commune of Ca Mau Province to examine preparations for ensuring security during the upcoming election.

Voters in the Tho Chau Special Zone in An Giang Province enthusiastically participated in early voting for the deputies to the National Assembly and People’s Councils for the 2026–2031 term on March 8.

Viet Nam’s National Assembly plays a key role in institutionalising development orientations and strengthening the political and legal foundations for long-term growth of the country, according to Assistant Professor Joe Pateman from York University in Canada, a researcher in politics and international political economy.

The elections of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 term are approaching. On these days, in highland and border communes of Tuyen Quang Province such as Lung Cu, Lao Chai, and Dong Van, preparations for the country’s major political event are being carried out with urgency and enthusiasm.

The Prime Minister issued Decision No. 9/2026/QĐ-TTg on the establishment and operating regulations of the Central Civil Defence Fund on March 6.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for proactive, flexible and timely policy responses to rapidly evolving global developments, while chairing a meeting with the Policy Advisory Council on March 7.

A working delegation of the National Election Council led by Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong — Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly and Head of the Subcommittee for Ensuring Security, Order and Social Safety — held a working session with the An Giang Provincial Election Committee on the morning of March 7.

Following the merger of administrative units, Da Nang now has 94 communes, wards, and special zones, including two island communes. In recent days, the island communes have been bustling in preparation for the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 term.

Voters in Hai Phong City met with 33 candidates running for seats in the 16th National Assembly across seven electoral units from March 4–6.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 7 inspected the progress of the Gia Binh International Airport project in the northern province of Bac Ninh and a road connecting the airport with Ha Noi capital city.

The University of Social Sciences and Humanities under Viet Nam National University – Ha Noi held a symposium in Ha Noi on March 6 on the theme ‘Viet Nam’s politics and national governance in the context of restructuring and international integration’.