The 13^th Party Central Committee convened its 12^th plenum in Hanoi on July 18, with Party General Secretary To Lam delivering the opening speech and Politburo member and President Luong Cuong, on behalf of the Politburo, chairing the meeting.

Trần Đức Thắng steps in as acting minister after Đỗ Đức Duy is suspended for breaching Party rules and causing reputational damage, pending formal removal by the National Assembly.

This model will cater to various training levels to prepare public personnel for the new era.

The country must take a proactive and substantive approach to deeper and more comprehensive international integration, politically, economically and in alignment with global civilisation, Party General Secretary Tô Lâm said on Friday.

The National Committee will assist the Prime Minister in directing and coordinating between ministries, agencies, localities, five subcommittees and the APEC 2027 Secretariat throughout the preparation and organisation of events related to APEC 2027.

This plenum will focus discussions on three major groups of issues - preparations for the 14^th National Party Congress; the development of a political and legal foundation for continued reform in the coming years; and personnel work.

This plenum will focus discussions on three major groups of issues - preparations for the 14^th National Party Congress; the development of a political and legal foundation for continued reform in the coming years; and personnel work.

The plenum focuses on three major agenda items: preparations for the 14th National Party Congress; establishing political and legal foundations to advance reform and national development; and personnel work.

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The two sides agreed on priority areas for future cooperation, including increased delegation exchanges, information sharing, and trade promotion, with a view to raising two-way trade above the current US$50 million.

The returned items include military helmets, canteens, notebooks, certificates of merit, identity documents, and various ID cards dating back to the wartime period.

These efforts aim to maintain and improve public satisfaction with the quality of services provided by state agencies.

Việt Nam consistently holds that all disputes in the East Sea must be settled by peaceful means, based on respect for diplomatic and legal processes, without the use or threat of force and in accordance with international law, especially the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

The Foreign Ministry spokeperson was responding to a reporter's question regarding July 12, 2025, which marked the 9th anniversary of the ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the East Sea arbitration case between the Philippines and China under Annex VII of UNCLOS.

The Vietnamese official urged both sides to push forward land border demarcation and marker planting, and jointly manage the shared border. He also called for stronger connectivity in the areas of transport, customs activities, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges.

National Assembly Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn urged the the State Audit Office of Việt Nam (SAV) and the State Audit Organisation of Laos (SAO) to advance their 2025-2028 medium-term cooperation plan and the 2021-2030 strategy, asking for more exchanges of delegations and expertise, particularly in digital transformation and staff training.

Progress demands strong determination, great effort, and decisive action, PM Phạm Minh Chính said, pressing for clearly defined roles, tasks, responsibilities, timelines, and authority to drive effective outcomes.

The congress elected a 27-member Party Committee for the new term and a delegation of six official and two alternate delegates to attend the first congress of the Government's Party Organisation.

The two sides agreed to enhance information sharing and policy consultation at all levels – from technical experts to government leaders – to promptly address issues arising during the course of cooperation, and to seek flexible solutions to balance and raise bilateral trade.