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Party General Secretary To Lam has directed provincial-level Party Committees to strengthen leadership so that all operations of both provincial and commune-level administrations run smoothly and efficiently, with the overarching goal of better serving people and enterprises.Party General Secretary To Lam addresses the meeting. (Photo: VNA)

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for an 11–12% year-on-year increase in total social investment. Meanwhile, greater efforts are needed to fully disburse public investment by December 31. Substandard housing for people with meritorious service must be eradicated by July 27, with nationwide completion slated for August 30.PM Pham Minh Chinh at the regular June cabinet meeting on July 3. (Photo: VNA)

Today (July 1, 2025) - a major political event has officially been recorded in the development flow of the country: The three provinces of Ha Nam, Ninh Binh, and Nam Dinh are merged into new Ninh Binh province according to Resolution No. 60-NQ/TW of the Party Central Committee.Bong Lau bridge in Ninh Binh.

The first session of the Ninh Binh provincial People's Council in the 2021-2026 tenure officially opened on July 1. Participants at the session.

Ninh Binh authorities on June 30 held a ceremony to announce central and local resolutions and decisions on the mergence of administrative units at the provincial and commune levels and ending the operations of the district-level administrative units.Le Minh Hung, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee (PCC) and Chairman of the PCC's Organisation Commission hands over the Politburo’s Decisions on the establishment of the Ninh Binh Party Organisation and the appointment of members of the provincial Party Committee, its Standing Board, Secretary and Deputy Secretaries for the 2020-2025 tenure.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has demanded the urgent upgrade and development of information systems to support streamlined, efficient, and uninterrupted public service delivery during the administrative transition, aiming to establish the National Public Service Portal as the sole centralised gateway for all digital public services starting 6pm on June 27.

Six resolutions related to infrastructure, Hai Phong city, 2023 state budget settlement, and the laws on organisation of People's Court and People's Procuracy were passed at the 15th National Assembly's 9th session on June 27.The legislature passes the Resolution on the investment policy for the Quy Nhon – Pleiku Expressway Project (Photo: VNA)

The 15th National Assembly on June 25 adopted several important laws and resolutions during its ongoing 9th session.The NA adopts the Resolution on the establishment of the National Election Council. (Photo: VNA)

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh left Ha Noi in the early morning of June 24 for the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Tianjin and a working visit to China.Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh leaves Ha Noi in the early morning of June 24 for the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Tianjin and a working visit to China. (Photo: VNA)

The mergence of Nam Dinh, Ha Nam, and Ninh Binh aims to shape a modern, vibrant development space with Ninh Binh at its heart, transforming the region into a hub of smart and green industry and services by 2030, while preserving its unique identity as a national heritage centre.At the Party leader's working session with the Standing Boards of the Party Committees of Nam Dinh, Ha Nam, and Ninh Binh provinces on June 23.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 22 chaired a national teleconference to speed up substandard housing eradication, key transport projects, and public investment disbursement.PM Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the conference. (Photo: Tran Hai)

Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.Leaders of Yen Hoa ward in Hanoi inspect the IT system on the first day of piloting the two-tier local administration model. (Photo: VNA)

Following the Q&A session during the 9th sitting of the 15th National Assembly (NA), lawmakers expressed their expectations that commitments made must be transformed into concrete actions, with proper oversight and real, measurable results.An overview of the Q&A session during the 9th sitting of the 15th NA. (Photo: DUY LINH)

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has approved a master plan on implementation of recommendations accepted by Viet Nam under the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).Students at Xin Chai Primary and Secondary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities in Vi Xuyen district, Ha Giang province. (Photo: VNA)

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man has urged accelerating public investment disbursement, simplifying administrative procedures to boost production and trade, and stepping up the decentralisation and delegation of authority for better efficiency.NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man speaks at the session. (Photo: VNA)

The Party Committee, People’s Council and People’s Committee of Ninh Binh province hosted a ceremony on June 18 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21, 1925-2025).Delegates take photo at the meeting.

The 15th National Assembly opened its Q&A session on June 19, with Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang taking the centre first to address the country’s economic challenges.The 15th National Assembly opens its Q&A session on June 19. (Photo: VNA)

Running until June 21, the festival brings together more than 80 central and local media organisations, featuring nearly 130 exhibition booths that cover the full spectrum of national life, encompassing economy, politics, culture, society, defence, security, and foreign affairs.Politburo member and Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information, Education and Mass Mobilisation Nguyen Trong Nghia (third from left) visits the Vietnam News Agency's booth. (Photo: VNA)

Continuing the agenda of the ongoing 9th session, the National Assembly (NA) on June 17 is set to vote on a law amending and supplementing some articles of the Law on Enterprises and a resolution on the reduction of value-added tax (VAT).A legislator comments on a draft law at a plenery of the National Assembly's ongoing 9th session. (Photo: VNA)