Domestic

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has urged the Viet Nam Trade Union to build a modern and robust working class, befitting its role as a pioneer in the nation’s industrialisation and modernisation process.

Nearly three years after the implementation of the Resolution of the 13th Viet Nam Trade Union Congress, trade unions at all levels have effectively fulfilled their representative role and their function of caring for and protecting the legitimate and lawful rights and interests of union members and workers. These efforts have affirmed the core role of the trade union organisation in building a modern and strong working class and consolidating the great national unity bloc.

The 14th Viet Nam Trade Union Congress for the 2026–2031 term officially opened in Ha Noi on June 4, bringing together 780 outstanding delegates representing the aspirations, determination and collective wisdom of nearly 10 million trade union members nationwide.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung welcomed Angolan Minister of External Relations Téte António on his first official visit to Viet Nam at a reception for the latter in Ha Noi on June 3.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang received General Romeo Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, in Ha Noi on June 3 during the latter’s official visit to Viet Nam.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam chaired a working session in Ha Noi on June 3 with the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission to review key tasks in Party building and organisational work in line with the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress.

Inspection and supervision must be a core leadership function and a key mechanism to enhance governance capacity within the Government’s Party Organisation, serving as means of controlling power and maintaining discipline to ensure the effective implementation of Party policies in practice, Secretary of the Government Party Committee and Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has said.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on June 3 chaired a working session with the Central Public Security Party Committee and relevant agencies on a project to build an orderly, disciplined, safe, healthy, civilised, harmonious and developed society in the new era, which will be submitted to the Politburo before being reported to the Party Central Committee for consideration and issuance of a resolution.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung called on ministries, sectors and localities to intensify efforts to accelerate economic growth and maintain macroeconomic stability, with the goal of achieving double-digit growth in 2026.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam chaired a working session with the Central Public Security Party Committee and relevant agencies to give opinions on the project “Building an orderly, disciplined, safe, healthy, civilised, harmonious and developed society”. The session was held at the Party Central Committee Headquarters, on the morning of June 3.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang on June 2 received a delegation from the National Defence and Armed Forces Committee of the French National Assembly, led by its Chairman Jean-Michel Jacques, during their working visit to Viet Nam.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on June 3 chaired the Government’s regular meeting for May, reviewing the country’s socio-economic performance in May and the first five months of the year, and outlining key tasks and solutions for the coming period.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc highlighted consumer interest as a top priority as he chaired a June 2 review of the nationwide introduction of E10 biofuel.

Chairing a meeting in Ha Noi on June 2, PM Hung affirmed that the Party’s policy on developing the VIFC is clearly defined and progress has been made. To date, a substantial volume of complex and challenging work has been completed.

A seminar reviewing the value of The Revolutionary Path, written by President Ho Chi Minh under the name Nguyen Ai Quoc in 1927, was held on June 1 to mark the 115th anniversary of his departure in search of a path to national salvation.

The southern province of An Giang has achieved a number of encouraging initial results in streamlining its administrative apparatus after one year of implementing the two-tier local government model.

A Vietnamese-Russian bilingual book titled “Nguyen Ai Quoc – Ho Chi Minh and Russia” was launched in Ha Noi on June 1 alongside a photo exhibition featuring 115 images of President Ho Chi Minh's activities at the Presidential Palace.

Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu received Lu Xinning, Vice Chairwoman of the People’s Government of China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Ha Noi on May 30.

Although the transition to the two-tier local government model has revealed several shortcomings that need to be promptly addressed, it has nevertheless brought about significant positive changes in administrative reform and the delivery of public services.

National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh met with a delegation of scientists, entrepreneurs and business representatives from the Southeast Asian Research Association of Viet Nam in Ha Noi on May 29.