At the first session of the 16th National Assembly, Party General Secretary To Lam was elected President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam for the 2026–2031 term with unanimous approval. This marked an important milestone in the process of institutional consolidation, enhancing leadership effectiveness, and improving the operational efficiency of Viet Nam’s political system to meet the country’s development requirements in the new phase.

On the afternoon of 20 June, delegations from the National Assembly’s Committee for Culture and Education, Ca Mau Province, Division 325 (Army Corps 12), and the Youth Affairs Department under the Mobile Police Command visited and extended congratulations to Nhan Dan Newspaper on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Viet Nam Revolutionary Press Day. President Luong Cuong also sent a congratulatory flower arrangement.

President Luong Cuong, Chairman of the Council of National Defence and Security and Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, presided over a ceremony to present decisions on promotion to the rank of Senior Lieutenant General for three Deputy Ministers of Public Security.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam and his spouse will pay a State visit to the People's Republic of China from August 18 to 20.

Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) Phung Si Tan has been promoted from the rank of Lieutenant General to Senior Lieutenant General.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has hailed the Vietnam Red Cross Society of (VRC)’s strong performance in connecting kind hearts to multiply acts of kindness, spreading the humane values of the country’s society and regime.