Coordination in the information work with foreign partners is particularly important, especially as Viet Nam is preparing for its most significant political event next year – the 14th National Party Congress, Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi stressed at a working session with the director general and other leaders of the Russian international media group Rossiya Segodnya on December 25.

An exhibition showcasing the history of national congresses of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) officially opened in Ha Noi on December 26.

Viet Nam’s ongoing efforts to streamline its political apparatus and the dynamism of its economy are creating a solid prerequisite for the country to enter the era of the nation's rise, Cuban Ambassador to Viet Nam Rogelio Polanco Fuentes has said.

In accordance with the full-term working programme, the 15th plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee was held in Ha Noi from December 22 to 23, 2025. Party General Secretary To Lam presided over the meeting and delivered important speeches at both the opening and closing sessions.

The Party Committee of the National Assembly (NA) on December 21 held a conference to announce the Politburo’s personnel decision assigning Nguyen Hong Dien to join the NA's Party Committee and its Standing Board, and hold the post of the committee's Deputy Secretary for the 2020–2025 term.

From 9:00 am on December 19, ceremonies to break ground, inaugurate, and conduct technical openings to traffic for projects and works marking the 14th National Party Congress were held simultaneously at 79 venues, both in-person and online.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has instructed relevant agencies to thoroughly review procedures for ground-breaking and inauguration ceremonies for projects celebrating the 14th National Party Congress, in line with regulations, while ensuring full preparation of sites, technical logistics, facilities, and security and safety measures.

Party General Secretary To Lam has requested all sub-committees in charge of preparations for the 14th National Party Congress to complete all assigned tasks on schedule, ensuring the successful organisation of the important political event.

General Secretary To Lam chaired a working session with standing members of the subcommittees for the upcoming 14th National Party Congress on the morning of December 9.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has demanded ministries, heads of sectors, and leaders of localities to promote decisive and effective actions to ensure the tasks and targets for 2025 and the 2021–2025 period are achieved with the best possible results, creating momentum for successfully implementing the resolution of the coming 14th National Party Congress.

The Central Public Security Party Committee convened a conference in Ha Noi on December 4, with Party General Secretary To Lam, who is a member of the committee's standing board, attending and delivering a guidance speech.

The Viet Nam People's Army must ensure steadfast political mettle, steadfast discipline, steadfast technology, steadfast military art, and steadfast troop welfare, stressed Party chief To Lam.

Party General Secretary To Lam emphasised the need to ensure there are no “gaps” or “blind spots” in Party inspection and supervision while addressing a national conference held by the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on November 24 to review inspection, supervision and disciplinary work in 2025 and the 13th tenure.

Viet Nam is reaching out to its overseas communities ahead of the 14th National Party Congress scheduled for early 2026, upholding their role as an inseparable part of the nation.

Vietnamese intellectuals abroad, particularly those with experience in both Vietnam and Japan, can provide valuable policy advice in science and technology.

From October 15 to November 15, an extensive political campaign to collect feedback on the draft documents for submission to the 14th National Party Congress spread across the entire country and among overseas Vietnamese communities. Millions of earnest opinions were received, reflecting the consensus, trust and collective wisdom of the entire Party, people and army towards the 14th National Party Congress.

Tran Cam Tu, Politburo member, Permanent Member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat and head of the sub-committee for the organisation of the 14th National Party Congress, has requested high standards of communications and ceremonial decorations be met for the upcoming congress.

Politburo member and Permanent Member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat Tran Cam Tu chaired a meeting of the organising subcommittee for the 14th National Party Congress on November 18 to review preparations for the coming event.

40 years since the country’s Doi Moi, Viet Nam has gained an increasingly high position in the international arena. Commenting on the draft documents of the 14th National Congress of the Party, many opinions said that the valuable lessons of diplomacy over the past 40 years will continue to illuminate the country’s development path.

The draft documents for 14th National Party Congress clearly reflects the strategic vision for national development, harmoniously combining nation-building and defence, the power of the entire nation with the strength of the era, economic development, and the consolidation of defence and security, alongside expanding foreign relations to ensure a peaceful environment for sustainable development.