Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has requesting the development of Viet Nam's maritime industry into a strategic industrial foundation serving the country's goal of becoming a strong coastal nation, saying the sector must underpin the marine economy, safeguard national defence and security, and strengthen strategic autonomy.

At its second plenum, the Party Central Committee agreed in principle to transfer Viet Nam Television, the Voice of Viet Nam, the Viet Nam News Agency, the Viet Nam Academy of Social Sciences, and the Viet Nam Academy of Science and Technology from agencies under the Government to public non-business units under the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung has called for stronger contributions from overseas Vietnamese intellectuals, highlighting their high qualifications, international training and enduring attachment to their homeland as a unique advantage for national development.

Politburo member, Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Communication, Education and Mass Mobilisation Trinh Van Quyet has underscored the significance of the Politburo’s Resolution No. 80-NQ/TW, stressing that national development in the new era requires groundbreaking, strategic and synchronised policies to foster cultural development.

In his closing address to the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) on January 23 afternoon, General Secretary To Lam affirmed that the Congress marked a new historic milestone, reflecting the nation’s confidence, political resolve, and long-term vision for development in a rapidly changing world.

The Vietnamese Party and State have consistently created appropriate platforms for overseas Vietnamese (OV) to contribute their intellect and experience to major national affairs, a Vietnamese scholar in Germany has said, highlighting the growing role of the OV in the country’s development.

Party General Secretary To Lam has urged the Government’s Party Committee to direct the Party Committee of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and relevant agencies to effectively implement orientations for mobilising financial resources, prioritising macroeconomic stability and inflation control to attract maximum domestic and foreign investment for national development.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos on August 22 evening hosted a reception in Vientiane to celebrate the 80th National Day of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (September 2, 1945 – 2025).

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has highlighted the prominent diplomatic achievements of Viet Nam, the diplomatic service's contributions to the process of national development over the last eight decades, and its future development orientations.

During the 2025–2030 tenure, the Party Committee of the Viet Nam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) has set out six specific targets for fulfilling its political tasks, with a focus on fully mastering at least 30 advanced, core, and strategic technologies in such fields as new materials manufacturing, biotechnology, information technology, marine technology, and space technology.

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.

Party General Secretary To Lam has called for a strategic transformation in the mindset, methods, and approaches of the ideological and public outreach work, laying stress on the need to modernise the effort to meet the demand of the national development in the new era.