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Legislators, at their August 23 sitting during the 16th National Assembly (NA)’s first extraordinary session, passed three laws related to national defence, security and State compensation, strengthening the legal framework for preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, building a streamlined and modern military, and protecting the rights of those seeking State compensation.

The 16th National Assembly (NA), during its first extraordinary session on August 23, passed three laws, including the revised Law on Dissemination and Education of Law, which shifts the approach from one-way information delivery to a more proactive, interactive and technology-driven model centred on people and businesses.

A resolution on the establishment of the Young National Assembly (NA) Deputies’ Group for 16th tenure NA was unveiled at a ceremony in Ha Noi on August 22, attended by NA Standing Vice Chairman Do Van Chien.

On behalf of the Politburo, Party General Secretary and President To Lam has signed and promulgated regulations on the functions, duties, powers, working procedures, and working relationships of the Central Steering Committee for Foreign Affairs and International Integration (Regulation No. 214-QD/TW, dated August 18, 2026).

The national final of the “I Love My Homeland’s Seas and Islands” competition for the 2025–2026 school year convened in Ha Noi on August 22.

Resolution 19-NQ/TW (dated July 28, 2026) on innovating Viet Nam's development model, as passed by the third Plenum of the 14th Party Central Committee, marks a strategic shift in Viet Nam's development thinking, from growth goals to innovating the national development model, creating a foundation for realising the aspiration to become a developed, high-income country by 2045, while steadily moving towards socialism.

The General Staff of the Viet Nam People's Army held the opening ceremony of the ASEAN Armies’ Open Volleyball Tournament 2026 at Dong Anh Gymnasium in Ha Noi on August 21.

A resolution of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on the establishment of the Viet Nam Friendship Parliamentarians' Organisation for the 16th-tenure NA was announced at a ceremony in Ha Noi on August 21, attended by NA President Tran Thanh Man.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung ordered continued proactive disaster response and faster flood recovery in an urgent official dispatch on August 21.

The Government has proposed a 30% reduction in personal and corporate income taxes for small-scale business households, individuals and enterprises in 2026 and 2027, as part of measures to ease business difficulties and support economic growth.

The 16th National Assembly (NA) on August 21 voted to approve the addition of three items to the agenda of its first extraordinary session.

The programme contributed to educating younger generations about their responsibility to preserve and build on the achievements of the revolution, while fostering a spirit of enthusiasm and patriotic emulation and encouraging officials, Party members and people from all walks of life to harness the strength of great national unity to join hands in building and firmly safeguarding the nation.

The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics must become a place where new issues are detected early, difficult problems are studied thoroughly, practical experience is elevated into theory, and theory is translated into action so that every cadre graduating from the academy is firmer in political mettle, clearer in theoretical thinking, more responsible and more effective in serving the Party, the country and the people, said top leader To Lam.

General Secretary and President To Lam said the review of the Resolution No. 28-NQ/TW implementation is an important political task in the building of the Party and the political system. It should examine how the Party exercises its leadership and ruling role and how the entire political system translates the Party’s guidelines and policies into action and concrete results.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on August 20 chaired a working session with the Party Central Committee (PCC)’s Organisation Commission on a project reviewing five years of implementing Resolution No. 28-NQ/TW of the 13th Party Central Committee on continuing to reform the Party’s leadership and ruling methods over the political system in the new period.

The amendments to the Penal Code focus on four major areas - revising and supplementing provisions on offences and penalties; revising provisions on grounds for exclusion, postponement and exemption from criminal liability and the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution; and ensuring consistency, feasibility and sound legislative drafting.

Viet Nam always treasures Mexico’s role and position in Latin America, and considers the Mexican Labour Party (PT) a traditional and trusted partner of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV), said General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and President To Lam.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has called for amendments to Viet Nam's laws on land, housing and real estate business to create a more coordinated and transparent policy framework, reduce input costs and lay a foundation for a new stage of development.

Politburo member and President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics Assoc. Prof. Dr. Doan Minh Huan hosted a reception in Ha Noi on August 19 for Senator Alberto Anaya Gutiérrez, General Secretary of the Mexican Labour Party (PT).

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam has demanded a shift from passive preservation to actively shaping national memory, with each generation responsible not only for inheriting the past but also creating and safeguarding values that may become heritage for centuries.