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Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on August 4 received ASEAN ambassadors and chargés d'affaires in Ha Noi on the occasion of the 59th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC), and the 31st anniversary of Viet Nam's accession to the regional bloc.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on August 4 called on the diplomatic sector and Vietnamese representative missions abroad to further raise the effectiveness of parliamentary and economic diplomacy, expand international relations and proactively mobilise external resources for national development.

Lawmakers on August 4 broadly supported the issuance of an NA resolution establishing special mechanisms and policies to address legal violations related to the state sector, the private sector, and the application of science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation.

Politburo member and Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang received Santibindit Chan Ean, Secretary of State at the Cambodian Ministry of Interior, in Ha Noi on August 4, on the occasion of the latter’s working visit to Viet Nam.

As part of the first extraordinary session of the 16th National Assembly, on the afternoon of August 4, lawmakers held group discussions on the draft revised Petroleum Law and the draft law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on State Compensation Liability.

The National Assembly Standing Committee looked into the proposals for upgrading Quang Ninh and Bac Ninh provinces to centrally-run cities and establishing 12 new wards in Bac Ninh, at a session on August 4.

The 16th National Assembly continued its first extraordinary session in Ha Noi on August 4, with group debates on the draft Law on the Prevention and Control of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and a bill amending and supplementing several articles of nine military and national defence laws.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has called on the foreign affairs sector to strengthen its role in supporting national development by adopting more innovative thinking and drastic action for tangible results.

The organisation of the first extraordinary session of the 16th National Assembly reflects the very high political determination of the National Assembly and the Government to urgently institutionalise the Party’s guidelines, remove institutional bottlenecks, unlock development resources and promptly address pressing issues arising from reality.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man has demanded a “revolution” in how citizens access legal information, calling for a radical shift from a management mindset of simply supplying documents to a service model that equips people to protect themselves using the law.

The Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress sets out the requirement to promote the strength of the Vietnamese people, the great national unity bloc, and the “people’s heart-and-mind posture”, turning resources of the people into a driver of development.

Continuing the programme of the first extraordinary session of the 16th National Assembly, on the morning of August 4, the National Assembly held group discussions on the draft Law on Preventing and Combating the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction; the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of nine laws on military and national defence affairs; and the draft amended Law on Legal Dissemination and Education.

On the morning of August 4, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung attended the plenary session on diplomacy serving national development in the new period, held within the framework of the 33rd Diplomatic Conference under the theme “Breakthrough thinking – Decisive action – Substantive results”.

Continuing the first extraordinary session, the 16th National Assembly (NA) on August 4 looked into submissions and verification reports on the draft Law on Prevention and Control of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and the draft law amending and supplementing a number of articles of nine laws on military and national defence affairs.

Deputies to the 16th National Assembly (NA) reviewed proposals and verification reports on two draft laws at their first extraordinary session on August 4, namely the draft Law on the Prevention of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and a draft law amending and supplementing provisions of nine laws on military and national defence.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on August 3 instructed ministries, sectors and localities to issue or update action plans to follow the Party Central Committee’s third plenum resolutions and conclusions no later than August 10.

Viet Nam will continue tax cuts, tax payment extensions and fee reductions to support people and businesses amid inflationary pressures while helping maintain macroeconomic stability, Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi said at the Government's regular July press conference on August 3.

Viet Nam has cut the number of villages and residential groups nationwide by 46.33%, eliminating 41,511 units to bring the total down to 48,078 from 89,589, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha told the Government’s regular July press briefing in Ha Noi on August 3.

The 16th National Assembly (NA) on August 3 approved the appointment of Nguyen Tien Hai as Minister of Home Affairs for the 2026–2031 term during the opening day of its first extraordinary session.

Viet Nam’s push to slash conditional business sectors and lines must deliver substance, not just headline numbers, said Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man.