Home to a Dao Thanh Y community that has preserved its distinctive cultural heritage for around 300 years, Quang La commune in Quang Ninh province is promoting traditional crafts, customs and community-based tourism to keep its highland cultural identity alive while creating new opportunities for local development.

Under the revised rules, once a document is integrated into the national ID app, agencies handling administrative procedures, public services, or civil transactions must retrieve the information directly from the system rather than requiring people to submit it again.

From October 1, the Ministry of Public Security may mobilise leading chief engineers and chief architects in science, technology, innovation and digital transformation to support efforts to safeguard national security, maintain social order and safety, and prevent and combat crime and other violations of law.

The Draft Law on Cultural Industry Development aims to establish a unified legal framework to foster a favourable environment for businesses and creators to develop high-quality cultural products that generate economic value while preserving Vietnam’s cultural identity.

The Ministry of Public Security is taking the lead in drafting a Law on Electronic Identification and Authentication that would significantly expand Vietnam’s identification framework beyond individuals and organisations to cover virtually all entities in the physical and digital worlds.

The upcoming state visit by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of Vietnam To Lam to New Zealand is expected to provide fresh momentum for strengthening official cooperation and expanding links among businesses, organisations and communities, said Prof. Emeritus Roberto Rabel, a senior fellow at the Centre for Strategic Studies at Victoria University of Wellington.

National Assembly deputy Do Duc Hien of Ho Chi Minh City said "The draft Law on Urban Development is designed to grant Ho Chi Minh City greater autonomy in issuing legal documents to detail and implement the powers delegated to it."

National Assembly deputy Do Duc Hien of Ho Chi Minh City said "The draft Law on Urban Development is designed to grant Ho Chi Minh City greater autonomy in issuing legal documents to detail and implement the powers delegated to it."

The programme, issued under Resolution 218/NQ-CP dated August 7, seeks to translate the Party Central Committee’s Resolution 20-NQ/TW on building and developing Vietnam into a strong maritime nation, into specific tasks.

Foreign enterprises providing cross-border telecommunications and Internet services in Vietnam could face fines of up to 5 per cent of their global revenue for serious violations related to data security, according to a draft Law on Data Security proposed by the Ministry of Public Security.

The 2025 E-Commerce Law establishes a unified legal framework for e-commerce in Vietnam, with clearer rules governing foreign platforms, overseas sellers, transaction data and foreign investment in major digital marketplaces.

A draft revision of the Land Law would codify the principle that people whose land is recovered by the State must enjoy housing and living conditions equal to or better than those before relocation, while proposing greater land-recovery powers for local authorities and a special mechanism to speed up site clearance for important projects.

The Government has issued Resolution 208/NQ-CP, adopting an action programme to implement the 14th Party Central Committee's Conclusion 75-KL/TW on environmental protection and proactive climate change response in the new era.

As Vietnam approaches an aged society, policymakers are looking beyond conventional elderly care towards earlier preparation, new services and a silver economy that recognises older people as beneficiaries and contributors as well.

A 100-day action plan running until November 30, 2026, has been launched to remove digital transformation bottlenecks, accelerate delayed tasks and deliver measurable improvements in public administration and services for citizens and businesses.

Under Resolution 205/NQ-CP dated August 1, 2026, the Government assigned the Ministry of Home Affairs to coordinate with relevant ministries and agencies to fully incorporate comments from Government members into the submission, the proposal, and the draft National Assembly resolution on the establishment of the centrally-run city in accordance with regulations.

The Ministry of Science and Technology has released a draft circular, propising five criteria for strategic technology development tasks to be entitled to financial support from the state budget under the Special National Programme.