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Deputy PM Pham Thi Thanh Tra said the complexity of the work meant relevant agencies need to change their mindset and adopt new methods to achieve better results.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man has described Viet Nam’s largest-ever review of its legal system, launched under Conclusion No. 09 of the Politburo and directives from Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, as a crucial push for institutional reforms, warning that the weak implementation could waste resources and undermine efforts to remove long-standing barriers to development.

As May arrives, every road and street corner in Dien Bien Phu seems to burst with new vitality as flamboyant trees ignite the former battlefield with their brilliant red blossoms. Dien Bien Phu also becomes busier with streams of vehicles lining National Highway 279 and National Highway 12.

The Ha Noi government held a conference on May 7 to launch implementation of the revised Capital Law, which establishes special mechanisms for the capital in the new era.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man has signed Resolution No. 1/2026/UBTVQH16 on adjustments to the legislative programme in 2026.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man on May 5 called on the legislature to continue renewing legislative thinking, improving the quality of law-making, and enhancing its supreme oversight as well as thematic supervision by its Standing Committee to help achieve the two-digit growth target.

Pham Thi Thanh Tra, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Prime Minister, together with members of the 16th National Assembly delegation, met with voters in Lao Cai Province on May 5 to report on the outcomes of the first session of the 16th National Assembly (NA).

Politburo Member and Permanent Member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu who is also the 16th National Assembly Deputy for Da Nang City attended a voter meeting following the first session of the 16th National Assembly on May 5.

The expanded Standing Committee Conference of the Central Military Commission has reviewed and provided opinions on the restructuring of military enterprises for the 2026–2030 period; considered and proposed the conferment of the titles “Hero of the People’s Armed Forces” and “Hero of Labour in the Renewal Period”; and discussed a number of other important issues.

When discussing philosophy — the most distinctive field of theory — Karl Marx wrote: “Philosophers do not grow like mushrooms out of the earth; they are products of their time, of their people, whose most subtle, valuable and invisible essence is concentrated in philosophical ideas.

Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Thanh Tinh outlined progress in cutting and simplifying administrative procedures and business conditions in line with the Party Central Committee’s Conclusion No. 18-KL/TW, at the Government’s regular press briefing for April held on the evening of May 4.

The 11th National Congress of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front for the 2026–2031 term is expected to approve a revised charter and adopt a resolution outlining seven key action programmes, including strengthening public engagement, safeguarding citizens’ rights, promoting socio-economic development, advancing digital transformation, and enhancing international cooperation.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung called for strengthened discipline in the drafting and issuance of legal documents, tighter accountability of heads of agencies, and the use of progress in issuing detailed regulations as a criterion for evaluating task performance.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam told voters from ten central Ha Noi wards on May 4 that while Ha Noi faces significant challenges, it also has unprecedented opportunities for breakthrough development befitting its role as the capital, as he and members of the city’s delegation to the 16th National Assembly met with constituents to hear their views and brief them on the legislature’s first session.

Opening the session, the Prime Minister noted that this is the first regular Government meeting of the 16th tenure, underscoring the need for an accurate and comprehensive assessment of socio-economic developments in early 2026, particularly in April, alongside the formulation of timely policy responses for May and beyond.

Speaking at a meeting with voters in Ho Chi Minh City’s Hoc Mon commune, the top legislator highlighted that the NA and its Standing Committee will intensify supervision of land-related issues, particularly long-stalled projects and unresolved planning that have affected citizens’ rights and local development.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung affirmed that the Long Thanh International Airport project is of an exceptionally large scale, serving as a key national project and strategic transport infrastructure with profound importance for the country’s socio-economic development.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and National Assembly deputies on May 4 met with voters from wards in Constituency No. 1, Ha Noi, following the first session of the 16th National Assembly.

In Document No. 3905/VPCP-CDS, addressed to the ministries of Public Security, Industry and Trade, Agriculture and Environment, Construction, and Justice, the Government Office said that on April 29, the Government issued eight resolutions focused on cutting, decentralising and simplifying administrative procedures and business requirements across sectors managed by 14 ministries and agencies.

Writing in the memorial book, Chairman Tran Thanh Man said he was deeply moved to visit the site, which witnessed the Nam Ky Uprising on November 23, 1940 and preserved important milestones in the long struggle of the army and people of the 18 hamlets of betel gardens.