National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairmen Le Minh Hoan and Vu Hong Thanh separately visited the northern provinces of Lai Chau and Son La on January 13 to inspect preparations for the elections of the 16th NA and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 term.

The National Assembly (NA) Office held a conference on January 13 to seek opinions from voters in the workplace about 122 persons nominated by the NA Standing Committee as full-time deputies of central agencies at the 16th NA.

Over the past eight decades, Viet Nam’s National Assembly (NA) has played a central role in safeguarding political stability, ensuring institutional continuity, staying attuned to public aspirations, and turning the country’s development goals into concrete outcomes, according to Rup Narayan Das, a former official of India’s Lok Sabha (lower house).

Over the past 80 years, Viet Nam's National Assembly has made remarkable strides, playing an immensely important role in the cause of national construction and development and truly embodying the nation's democratic regime under the leadership of the Communist Party of Viet Nam.

Over its 15 tenures in the past 80 years, the National Assembly (NA) has significantly contributed to the Party and the nation’s glorious revolutionary cause, deserving as status as the highest representative body of the people, the supreme organ of State power, and a forum where the nation’s intelligence, will, and aspirations are crystallised, NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man has said.

A national ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the country’s first general election took place in Ha Noi on January 6, featuring a keynote speech by Party General Secretary To Lam.

Party and State leaders, along with representatives of different generations of National Assembly deputies, paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum in Ha Noi on the morning of January 6 on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the first general election of Viet Nam (January 6, 1946 – 2026).

Politburo Member Do Van Chien, Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, together with Vice Chairmen of the National Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh and Nguyen Duc Hai, attended the full rehearsal for the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of Viet Nam’s first General Election Day (January 6, 1946 – January 6, 2026) in Ha Noi, on January 4.

The Presidential Office held a press conference on December 31 to announce the State President’s order promulgating 14 laws and one ordinance adopted by the 15th-tenure National Assembly and its Standing Committee.

Taking place in the context of the entire political system and local government apparatus continuing to be consolidated and reorganised in accordance with the spirit of the Party Central Committee’s resolutions, the election of representatives to the 16th National Assembly and representatives to the People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term is considered an important event for the country.

Politburo member and Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Do Van Chien, Head of the Organising Committee for the 80th anniversary of Viet Nam’s first general election to the NA, chaired a meeting in Ha Noi on December 30 to finalise preparations for the commemoration, scheduled to take place on January 6, 2026.

Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh on December 26 received a delegation of the Kimhakmin E-roun Institute for Economic Research led by Prof. Kim Hak-min, head of the Ethics Investigation Advisory Committee of the Republic of Korea (RoK) National Assembly.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee reviewed the legislature’s report on people's aspiration work for October and November during the 52nd session in Ha Noi on December 24.

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.

Highlighting key positive aspects of the preparation process so far, the top legislator pointed to the strong, coordinated engagement of agencies from the central to local levels, swift yet methodical progress, particularly in finalising documents, developing organisational plans and drafting resolutions on electoral units.

The NA Standing Committee adopted a resolution on the first adjustment to the structure, composition, and number of candidates nominated for the 16th NA, and approved a plan to supervise and inspect the election.

The closing ceremony for the interactive online multiple-choice contest marking the 80th anniversary of the first General Election to elect the National Assembly of Viet Nam was held by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee, in Ha Noi, on December 12.

The National Assembly (NA) passed the Law on Recovery and Bankruptcy, the law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on Value-Added Tax, and another law introducing changes to various articles in 15 different laws related to agriculture and the environment.

The National Assembly (NA) on December 11 approved the amended Law on Investment with 425 deputies voting in favour, equivalent to 89.85% of lawmakers present.

The newly-approved Law on Specialised Courts at International Financial Centre is considered a crucial foundation for the centre’s effective operation and an important measure to bolster investor confidence.