Politics - Society

The plenary sitting on November 11 morning of the 15th National Assembly (NA)’s ongoing 10th session is set to hear the presentations and verification reports on several draft laws.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of inter-level primary and junior secondary boarding schools in land border communes, on November 9 at the main venue of the Yen Khuong Inter-level Primary and Junior Secondary Boarding School in Yen Khuong Commune, Thanh Hoa Province.

The provincial People's Committee has issued a Plan for preservation and development of rural occupations and craft villages in Ninh Binh province in 2026.

Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council of Ninh Binh province Le Quoc Chinh on November 7 received and worked with a delegation from the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly (Japan) led by its Chairman Nakagawa Kyoki.

The 14th plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee from November 5 6 completed its agenda with high consensus and good outcomes, serving as an important preparation for the 14th Party Congress and reaffirming the Party’s commitment to ongoing renewal and strengthening of the political system, providing a solid foundation for national development in the new period.

Vietnam was re-elected by member states as Vice President of the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference, taking place from October 30 to November 13 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

The 14th plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee (PCC) elected Tran Sy Thanh, member of the PCC, Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, Chairman of the municipal People's Committee, as Chairman of the 13th PCC’s Inspection Commission, on the first day of working.

The Vietnamese President's decision to present the Friendship Order to Anatoli Dmitrievich Artamonov reflects Vietnam’s respect for and recognition of his contributions to the cooperation between Kaluga Oblast and Vietnam.

A delegation from the Government, led by Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Tran Van Son, had a working session with Ninh Binh's leaders on November 4, focusing on production, business; import-export; infrastructure building, social housing, public capital disbursement; national target programmes; administrative simplification and two-level local administration in the province.

Party General Secretary To Lam presented an appointment decision for the Secretary of the Party Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) and Central Mass Organisations at a conference held in Hanoi on November 4.

Viet Nam and China agreed to further strengthen exchanges and contacts at all levels, especially high level, consolidate political trust, enhance substantive cooperation, and promote people-to-people exchanges, thereby fostering the stable, healthy and sustainable development of bilateral relations.

To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee, and his spouse, together with a high-level Vietnamese delegation, successfully concluded an official visit to the UK from October 28 to 30, at the invitation of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong held talks with Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Gyeongju city on October 30 afternoon as he is in the Republic of Korea (RoK) to attend the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week 2025.

According to a freshly signed resolution outlining guidelines for determining the projected structure and allocation of candidates for the all-level People’s Councils for the 2026-2031 term, women should make up at least 35% of official candidate lists at each level, with a target of around 30% elected.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam has expressed his hope that cooperation between Vietnam and the UK in various fields, especially parliamentary collaboration, will be further strengthened and elevated to a level commensurate with the scope of their relationship, their potential, and the expectations of their people.

On the afternoon of October 29, 2025, State President Luong Cuong and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Busan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), beginning their programme to attend the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders’ Week and conduct bilateral activities in the country.

The Government has set 15 key targets in the proposed socio-economic development plan for 2026.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long on October 28 paid a field trip to inspect the progress of the second establishment projects of Bach Mai Hospital and Viet Duc Hospital in Liem Tuyen ward, Ninh Binh province.

Nearly 300 delegates representing government agencies, international organisations and leading enterprises convened in Ninh Binh province on October 27 for a ministerial roundtable on artificial intelligence (AI) governance.