Party leader To Lam reaffirmed that science, technology, innovation and digital transformation must be clearly identified as the primary drivers of the new development and growth models, and as the most fundamental factors for achieving long-term double-digit growth.

Reiterating the target that by January 15 no affected citizen should be left without shelter, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged the entire local political system to mobilize maximum resources to work with the highest sense of urgency.

Despite global uncertainty in 2025, the agriculture and environment sector fulfilled and exceeded all nine targets assigned by the Government. Overall growth reached 3.78 percent, while agro-forestry-fishery export turnover totaled USD 70.09 billion, up 12 percent year-on-year.

Completing the feasibility study for the North-South high-speed railway within 12 months, in order to break ground in December 2026, is a demanding task that requires urgent and scientific preparations, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính said on Tuesday.

The Vietnamese Government highly values Canada’s official development assistance (ODA) projects implemented in Vietnam in recent years, which, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed, have delivered tangible and practical results, making an important contribution to the implementation of Vietnam’s Socio-Economic Development Plan for the 2021–2025 period.

Health insurance cardholders from near-poor households have their payment rate raised from 95 percent to 100 percent of covered medical expenses effective on January 1.

The northern province will elect 17 deputies to the 16th National Assembly and 85 to the provincial People’s Council for the 2026-31 term.

Police say they have broken up a sophisticated fraud and online gambling network that relied on identity impersonation and fake trade transactions, with total dealings estimated at $354 million.

Stressing Việt Nam’s wish to further strengthen and deepen its Comprehensive Partnership with Canada, Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính called on both sides to step up cooperation, especially in trade and investment as the main pillar of the bilateral relations.

The 14th National Party Congress is scheduled to take place over seven days, from January 19 to 25. 

Viêt Nam marked the 80th anniversary of its first General Election on January 6, affirming the National Assembly’s role in shaping the country’s democratic institutions and making vital decisions that laid the foundation for the country’s development.

The Việt Nam Coast Guard Region No. 3 Command on January 5 held a workshop to gather feedback on the proposed format for piloting the regional finals of the “I Love My Homeland’s Seas and Islands” contest.

Recalling the 80-year tradition of Việt Nam's legislature, National Assembly Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn emphasised that the first General Election on January 6, 1946, marked a brilliant milestone heralding a new period of national development.

In his address, General Secretary To Lam described the milestone as an opportunity to honor a pivotal historical event and reflect on the evolution of Vietnam’s revolutionary democracy.

Across 80 years and 15 legislative terms, the National Assembly has steadily matured, cementing its role as the core of Việt Nam’s political and legal life and a vital constitutional body in building a socialist rule-of-law state, said Party chief Tô Lâm at the event.

The success of the first general election firmly testified to the people's right to mastery as the nation rose from a history of subjugation to claim independence and establish its own state with a full legal basis to represent all citizens at home and internationally, becoming the first democratic state in Southeast Asia, said National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

From the first general election in 1946 to the present, Việt Nam has successfully held 15 National Assembly elections.

As much of the world was still expanding the franchise after World War II, Việt Nam adopted universal suffrage nationwide in its first election, setting a broad legal framework for representation and state authority.

Vietnam’s total trade hit USD 930.05 billion in 2025, an 18.2 percent jump from a year earlier, with a trade surplus of USD 20.03 billion, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has commended Russian conglomerate AFK Sistema’s swift growth and its collaboration with leading Vietnamese groups and enterprises to enhance broad cooperation, following the direction set by Party General Secretary To Lam during his May 2025 visit to Russia.