Secretary of the Government Party Committee and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference on March 3 to announce and present the Politburo's and the Government leader's decisions on several key personnel appointments to the Government Party Committee, the Government Office, the Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

Party General Secretary To Lam chaired a meeting in Ha Noi, on September 17, with the Standing Board of the Government Party Committee to review the implementation of Resolution No. 19-NQ/TW on agriculture, farmers and rural areas, and Resolution No. 06-NQ/TW on the planning, construction, management and sustainable development of Vietnamese urban areas.