Domestic

The Ministry of Industry and Trade plans to submit a revised Law on Electricity to the National Assembly at its October session, aiming to remove investment barriers and facilitate mobilisation of resources for power generation and grid development, said Deputy Minister Truong Thanh Hoai.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on October 3 called on ministries, sectors and localities to more effectively tap available growth potential, remove bottlenecks and maximise growth drivers in the final months of 2026, with the aim of achieving the year’s socio-economic development targets and creating momentum for 2027.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam attended and delivered a keynote speech at the second National Congress of the Viet Nam Association of Former People's Public Security Officers for the 2026-2031 tenure in Ha Noi on October 3.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has asked ministries, sectors and localities to ensure highest determination and set out clear roadmaps and tasks to achieve fourth-quarter and full-year 2026 targets.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam has stressed that people’s health and physical fitness are part of national strength, with physical education and sports playing a vital role in building that foundation.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee took up a draft revised Law on Housing and a draft amended Law on Real Estate Business in Ha Noi on October 2 morning as part of its ongoing seventh session.

The Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held the Viet Nam Maritime Forum 2026, themed “International Cooperation and Integration in Building Viet Nam into a Strong Maritime Nation,” in Ha Noi on October 2.

The Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony in Ha Noi on October 1 to hand over the President and the Minister of National Defence's decisions on the deployment of four officers of the Viet Nam People’s Army to UN peacekeeping operations.

The successful organisation of APEC Year 2027, particularly the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, will leave Viet Nam’s mark on APEC and international friends, and create opportunities to mobilise international resources for the country’s socio-economic development, as well as that of localities and the business community.

Party committees at all levels should strengthen political and ideological education and strictly implement Politburo Directive No. 07-CT/TW on stepping up the study and practice of Ho Chi Minh’s thought, moral example, methodology and lifestyle in the new development period, along with regulations on setting an example and prohibited acts for Party members, said key leader Tran Cam Tu.

Ideological work must bring about tangible changes, stay close to reality and the people, proactively identify and promote the resolution of problems, provide timely information, and maintain honesty in dialogue, said top leader To Lam.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee convened its seventh session in Ha Noi on October 1, discussing five draft laws, a draft normative legal resolution and two important issues to be submitted to the NA. It will also consider Government reports on socio-economic development, the State budget, central budget allocation and citizens' petitions.

General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of National Defence met voters from 37 communes and wards in northern Thai Nguyen Province on October 1 ahead of the second session of the 16th National Assembly.

The volume of reports or projects is not a comprehensive measure of advisory quality, he stressed, noting what's more important is that whether research helps identify issues early, correctly understand their causes, select appropriate policies and resolve difficulties in reality.

During the session, the NA Standing Committee will give opinions on a number of draft laws, namely the revised Land Law, the revised Housing Law, the revised Law on Real Estate Business, the Law on Legal Normative Documents, and the consolidated Law on the State Budget.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam has called on the Central Public Security Party Committee and the Ministry of Public Security to shift strongly from “responding to security threats” to “effective forecasting, prevention and shaping.”

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee discussed the draft revised Bidding Law and a draft law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Investment Law at its sixth session's second phase on September 30.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee concluded its sixth session on the morning of September 30 after six days of work.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission, chaired the third conference of the commission for the 2025–2030 tenure in Ha Noi on September 30 to review military and defence tasks in the third quarter and set priorities for the last one.

The Central Military Commission for the 2025-2030 term convened its third conference, in Ha Noi, on September 30. General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission, attended and delivered guidance at the conference.