Domestic

Le Hoai Trung, member of the Politburo and Minister of Foreign Affairs, together with a working delegation, visited Hon Khoai Island on the morning of July 6, as part of a working visit to Ca Mau Province.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man on July 6 called on the legislature's agencies to renew their thinking to improve the quality of policy advice, take more decisive action to enhance effectiveness, and maintain discipline to strengthen trust to better serve the people.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on July 6 requested the Ministry of Public Security's technical services force to become a highly disciplined, loyal and people-oriented corps of top science and technology experts capable of meeting increasingly complex security challenges.

Politburo member, Secretary of the National Assembly (NA) Party Committee and NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man chaired a meeting of the Standing Board of the NA Party Committee on July 6 to give opinions on the establishment of a specialised research unit under the NA Party Committee and the Department of Digital Transformation under the NA Office.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on July 6 reaffirmed Viet Nam’s unwavering commitment to locating, recovering and identifying the remains of fallen soldiers, stressing that the mission will continue until all martyrs’ remains are recovered.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has called for the early completion of modern media infrastructure and comprehensive support facilities to ensure domestic and international journalists can effectively cover APEC 2027, during an inspection of preparations in Phu Quoc Special Zone, An Giang province.

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's 83rd taskforce arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on July 5 for a five-day goodwill visit aimed at strengthening defence cooperation and mutual understanding between the naval forces of Viet Nam and China.

In late June, the 13th National Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union convened with nearly 800 official delegates in attendance. The resounding success of the congress marked a new chapter brimming with aspirations for Vietnamese youth, while also establishing imperatives for youth union work and youth and children’s movements in the 2026–2031 period.

Salary policy has been always most directly affecting the quality of human resources in the public sector. As the administrative system is being streamlined to become leaner and more efficient, the Government's decision to raise the statutory base salary to 2.53 million VND per month from July 1 is expected to provide fresh motivation for public officials, civil servants, employees and members of the armed forces, while laying the groundwork for more far-reaching reforms in the years ahead.

Local authorities nationwide have pledged to step up public investment, remove development bottlenecks and unlock new growth drivers in the second half of 2026, reaffirming their determination to help the country achieve double-digit economic growth this year.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on July 4 reaffirmed the Government's determination to achieve double-digit economic growth in 2026 and throughout the 2026–2030 period while maintaining macroeconomic stability, keeping inflation under control and safeguarding the economy's major balances.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on July 4 urged the Government and local authorities to immediately remove obstacles to policy implementation, describing execution as the "bottleneck of all bottlenecks" at present, to accelerate economic growth and lay a solid foundation for the country's next development phase.

The Government held its regular meeting for June and a teleconference with authorities of 34 provinces and cities nationwide on July 4 to look into the socio-economic situation in the first six months of 2026 and work out measures for the latter half to achieve this year’s targets, particularly the goal of double-digit economic growth.

The Party Central Committee's Commission for Policies and Strategies held a conference in Ha Noi on July 3 to review its performance during the first six months of 2026 and set out key tasks for the remainder of the year.

The General Department of Politics of the Viet Nam People's Army held a conference in Ha Noi on July 3 to review Party and political work during the first six months of 2026. General Nguyen Trong Nghia, Politburo Member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Member of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission, and Director of the General Department of Politics of the Viet Nam People's Army, chaired the conference.

Hoang Hai Minh, Member of the Standing Committee of the Hue City Party Committee and Standing Vice Chairman of the Hue City People's Committee, hosted a delegation from the City of Cergy, France, on July 2, headed by Malika Yebdri, First Deputy Mayor in charge of Culture, Cultural Heritage, and International Cooperation, during the delegation's working visit to Hue.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on July 3 called on ministries and agencies to accelerate the development of national and sectoral databases, strategic technologies, and research and testing infrastructure.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has ordered developing a national digital architecture framework that will ensure seamless interoperability across Viet Nam's political system, paving the way for data-driven governance and more efficient public services.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man has signed Resolution No. 07/2026/UBTVQH16 revising the 2026 legislative agenda.

Half a century after Saigon-Gia Dinh was honoured to name after President Ho Chi Minh, the City has acquired a new appearance and stature, continuing to affirm its role as the country's economic locomotive, centre of innovation, and key growth pole.