Implementing Resolution No. 20-NQ/TW dated July 28, 2026, of the Party Central Committee on building and developing Viet Nam into a strong maritime nation with high-tech marine aquaculture, the country is facing a major opportunity to make a breakthrough from the ocean, prosper from the sea and enhance its competitiveness in the region and the world.

Politburo Resolution 27, dated August 28, 2026, on regional development and the organisation of national development space in the new period, sets out the requirement to restructure, manage, and effectively utilise regional development space in tandem with the broader national framework.

Under its new-phase urban development strategy, Hue City is steadily realising its orientation of expanding development space towards the sea. This is not merely a geographical expansion, but a strategic choice aimed at restructuring growth drivers, easing pressure on the central urban area and strengthening regional linkages.

Fresh off their trip to Africa and the Middle East, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse, together with a high-level Vietnamese delegation, laid new strategic ground for diversifying partnerships and expanding development space for Vietnamese businesses and localities. The trip included official visits to Kuwait and Algeria, and engagement in the G20 Summit and bilateral activities in South Africa, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man, together with the delegation of NA deputies of Can Tho, met with voters in the Mekong Delta city on July 1 to inform them of the outcomes of the 15th NA's 9th session and listen to their ideas and aspirations.