PM Pham Minh Chinh called for renewed determination, decisive actions, and focus-driven efforts to achieve the growth target of 8.3–8.5% for 2025, stressing the need for clear responsibilities, timelines, and measurable outcomes.
The two-day 12th plenary session of the 13th Party Central Committee concluded on July 19 afternoon, fulfilling the agenda set out at the start of the meeting.
The Politburo has agreed on the policy of investing in building primary-secondary boarding schools in 248 land border communes across the country, according to its freshly announced conclusion.
In response to the demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, especially as Vietnam rolls out its two-tier local government model, the northern province of Hung Yen has launched a 30-day campaign offering “Digital Literacy for All” classes across the region.
Digital transformation in trade promotion is rapidly becoming a key driver in bridging geographical gaps, enabling direct connections between businesses and consumers domestically and internationally.
The incentive is aimed at creating breakthrough policies to promptly remove legal bottlenecks and facilitate enterprises operating in science and technology development, innovation and transformation.
As part of its broader urban redevelopment strategy, HCM City is working to relocate nearly 40,000 households living on and along canals by 2030, with almost 3,000 already resettled as of mid-July 2025.
Party General Secretary To Lam presided over the 12th plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee, that opened in Hanoi on July 18, during which he demanded identifying general goals and strategic breakthroughs in the coming term, focusing rapid and sustainable development based on science and technology, innovation and digital transformation.
The two sides agreed to establish a joint task force to formalise their collaboration, with a strong focus on quantum technology, a strategic frontier of the digital age, and AI-powered solutions to help Vietnamese SMEs enhance their competitiveness and modernise their operations.
In his opening speech, the Party chief highlighted the significance of the event, saying that the convening of the conference nearly three months earlier than the schedule demonstrates the proactive, urgent, and highly responsible spirit of the entire Party in comprehensively and thoroughly preparing the contents to be presented at the 14th National Party Congress.
In the context as Vietnam is promoting institutional reform, the development of policies based on an efficiency assessment mechanism is an urgent requirement to ensure focused investments.
Vietnam is rapidly emerging as a strategic destination in the Asia-Pacific data centre investment landscape, with a yield-on-cost second only to Singapore.
Launched recently, this AI-assisted handbook on VneID has quickly proven valuable, with over 67,800 visits to date, offering useful support to citizens, businesses, and government bodies.
With the newly-adopted decisions at the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee, Vietnam now has a total of nine World Heritage sites.
The SBV stated that the deletion of over 86 million bank accounts was considered a system cleanup measure.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued an official dispatch, requesting a focus on implementing the Party Central Committee’s Resolution and conclusions of the Politburo and the Secretariat on the restructuring of the political system’s organisational apparatus and the reorganisation of administrative units.
On June 12, 2025, during its 9th session, the 15th National Assembly passed a resolution on the restructuring of Vietnam’s provincial-level administrative units. Under this new structure, Vietnam now has 34 provincial-level units—28 provinces and 6 centrally governed cities. The move is expected to open a new era of development, guided by a 100-year vision.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested a focus on implementing relevant resolutions and conclusions on the restructuring of the political system’s organisational apparatus and the reorganisation of administrative units.
The Deputy PM applauded the task force’s preparation, stressing that smart urban development is not a choice but an inevitable trend for countries aiming for sustainable growth, improving the quality of life for people, and strengthening urban governance and operation.
Hundreds of AI-powered cameras with advanced traffic management and enforcement capabilities are being deployed across Hanoi, aiming to replace traffic police on the streets by December 18.
