Continuing the second session of the 16th National Assembly, lawmakers on October 19 morning listened to proposals on the draft revised Law on Asset Auction, the draft revised Law on Lawyers and the draft revised Law on Adoption, along with appraisal reports on the bills, before discussing them in groups.

Digital transformation has become an essential requirement for innovating the leadership, management, and operational methods of Party committees and organisations. For the Party organisation and building sector, this requirement is particularly significant, as the field involves a vast volume of records and data—concerning Party organisations, officials, and Party members—that demand a high degree of accuracy, consistency, and security.

Digital transformation is increasingly becoming a key factor determining the competitiveness and adaptability of enterprises. Therefore, creating a favourable environment, connecting resources, and removing bottlenecks related to institutions, infrastructure, and data are crucial conditions for digital transformation to generate new momentum for businesses.

The Ministry of Science and Technology launched a commune-level digital transformation application on October 9 as part of activities marking National Digital Transformation Day 2026.

High expectations surrounding the 2026 National Innovation Day are spreading across the industry and trade sector. Rather than being merely an event-driven campaign, innovation has been identified as a key to enhancing productivity, quality and national competitiveness.

The 2026 Annual International Forum on Public Governance opened in Ha Noi on October 5 under the theme “Inclusive Governance in the New Era of Development: System Transformation, Innovation, and Future-Ready Government”.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, head of the Central Steering Committee on science and technology development, innovation, and digital transformation, chaired a thematic meeting in Ha Noi on September 28 to explore ways these fields can contribute more effectively to socio-economic growth and to review progress from the third quarter of 2026.

Over the past period, numerous public services have been brought onto digital platforms, with the rate of online dossiers reaching a high level. However, behind digital interfaces, manual processing steps and requirements for paper documents still remain. Resolving this bottleneck is a prerequisite for digital transformation to truly reduce time and costs for people and businesses, while also easing administrative pressure.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam met with Professor Sarah Anne Soule, Dean of Stanford Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, in New York on September 21 afternoon (local time).

The Vietnamese pharmaceutical market has reached a value of approximately 7 billion USD and is growing by around 12 to 15% annually. Alongside improving production capacity, digital transformation is gradually changing the way medicines are managed, produced, distributed and used, thereby reducing procedures, increasing transparency and enhancing the ability to control the market.

A conference on boosting trade activities in northern Viet Nam in 2026 took place on September 18 in Dien Bien province.

Alongside content innovation, digital transformation, and copyright protection, models that bring books closer to the community are fostering a robust reading culture, while also requiring innovation in Ho Chi Minh City’s publishing and distribution market to gradually transform publishing into a modern cultural industry.

Digital transformation is entering a phase in which its effectiveness is being demonstrated through concrete changes in governance and people's daily lives. During the 100-day campaign to remove bottlenecks — from connectivity and data sharing to simplifying administrative procedures and implementation — the requirement is to remove barriers so that the government can serve people more quickly, effectively, and transparently.

Digital transformation is creating more room for small and medium-sized enterprises and household businesses to improve operational efficiency, increase cash-flow transparency, and gain easier access to financial services.

Secretary of the Ha Noi Party Committee Tran Duc Thang and a delegation of the capital city have undertaken a series of bilateral diplomatic activities to deepen practical cooperation with Moscow, Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan and Saint Petersburg, focusing on urban infrastructure, science and technology, digital transformation and investment attraction.

On September 9, the Can Tho City Party Committee held a meeting of the city’s Steering Committee for the Development of Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation to review the results achieved in recent times and set out key directions and tasks for the period ahead.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau received Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Matsumoto Yohei in Ha Noi on September 7, calling for stronger cooperation between the two countries in science and technology, innovation and digital transformation.

As Viet Nam enters a new era of national rise, the Party has identified science, technology, innovation and digital transformation as a solid foundation and central driving force for the country’s entire development process.

Chief Justice Nguyen Van Quang has led a high-ranking delegation of the Supreme People’s Court of Viet Nam on a working visit to China’s Sichuan province to study the Chinese side's experience in judicial reform, judicial review and digital transformation in court operations.

After more than one year of implementing Politburo Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW dated December 22, 2024, on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation, quantum technology has been placed at the centre and specified in the list of strategic products and technologies. Therefore, this technology is not merely a matter of scientific research, but a strategic issue for national development.