Domestic

The Can Tho municipal Party Committee convened a conference on July 25 to announce the Politburo’s decision naming Do Thanh Binh as its Secretary for the 2025-2030 tenure and assigning him to the Party Committee of Military Region 9.

The Presidential Office held a press conference in Ha Noi on July 25 to announce the State President's order promulgating three ordinances recently adopted by the National Assembly Standing Committee at its fourth session.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung urged the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien to hit its development goals and harness the enduring spirit of the historic Dien Bien Phu victory to deliver "new miracles” during a local working session with the standing board of the provincial Party Committee on July 25.

On the morning of July 25, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and his delegation offered flowers and incense in commemoration of heroic martyrs in Dien Bien Phu during a working visit to Dien Bien Province. The move is among activities to mark 79th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day (July 27, 1947–2026)

The Government has issued a decree guiding the implementation of the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961, abolishing the requirement of legalisation for foreign public documents (Apostille Convention).

The Standing Boards of the National Assembly (NA)'s and Government’s Party Committees convened a meeting in Ha Noi on July 24 to finalise preparations for the 16th NA’s first extraordinary session.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam urged the Party and the entire political system to quickly turn major policies adopted at the third plenum of the 14th Party Central Committee into real actions and tangible results, emphasising that every decision must result in implementation.

The 14th Party Central Committee continued its third meeting on July 24 - the fifth working day of this plenum - by discussing various issues at the hall.

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.

At the conference, Hoang Trung Dung, Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission, announced five decisions on personnel assignments.

A special artistic programme commemorating the 79th anniversary of Wounded and Fallen Soldiers' Day (July 27, 1947–2026) was held in Ha Noi on the evening of July 22, paying tribute to those who sacrificed for Viet Nam's independence and freedom.

The PM urged all-level authorities, sectors, localities, and the public to fully implement relevant Party resolutions and directives as well as preferential policies for revolution contributors, push ahead with the 500-day campaign, expand gratitude movements, accelerate housing support for children of Agent Orange/dioxin victims and strengthen patriotic education.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung attended and delivered a keynote address at the 2026 National Conference Honouring People with Meritorious Services to the Revolution, held in Ha Noi on July 23, where a movement was also launched to step up care for people with meritorious services ahead of the 79th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs' Day (July 27, 1947–2026).

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has issued Official Dispatch No. 50/CD-TTg, dated July 20, on accelerating the construction of inter-level boarding schools providing primary and lower secondary education in land border communes while ensuring their quality.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has expressed boundless gratitude to Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, heroes of the people's armed forces, labour heroes, war invalids, sick soldiers, relatives of martyrs, veterans, and all those who rendered services to the nation, saying their sacrifices and contributions laid the foundation for the country’s development and future.

In his opening address at the third meeting of the 14th Party Central Committee, Party General Secretary and State President To Lam delivered a message that goes beyond economic development, stressing that Viet Nam must not "become materially richer while growing poorer in culture, morality and humanity, not allow growth to widen inequality or leave vulnerable people behind."

Dong Thap Province convened a solemn ceremony on July 21 to bestow and posthumously confer the State honorary title "Heroic Vietnamese Mother" for 2026.

Viet Nam looks forward to working closely with fellow ASEAN members to raise the bloc's voice and contribution to international human rights efforts.

The 14th Party Central Committee’s third plenum opened in Ha Noi on July 20.

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.