The agenda featured four main sessions covering regional policy and governance frameworks, national experiences in digital transformation across various sectors, a business dialogue on best practices, and the adoption of a joint set of recommendations.

NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man praised the increasingly close cooperation between the Supreme People’s Procuracy of Vietnam and the Attorney General’s Chambers of Malaysia in sharing professional experience, upholding justice and protecting citizens’ rights.

Authorities detected and handled 67,937 violations in the first half of the year, up 36.66 per cent year-on-year. Budget revenue from enforcement reached nearly VND 9.65 trillion (nearly USD 367 million), an increase of 49.36 per cent, while investigation was launched into 1,676 criminal cases involving 2,789 suspects.

Nguyen Kim Son, Deputy Head of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Commission for Policies and Strategies, briefed the French side on Vietnam's development process, its socialist-oriented market economy, and the Commission’s role in advising the Party leadership on major socio-economic policies, institutional reform and national development strategies.

Experts say the launch of the trading platform is only the first step. The long-term success of the market will depend on a transparent system backed by robust measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) standards to ensure every transaction reflects genuine emissions reductions.

Ca Mau has 5,156 registered fishing vessels with a combined capacity of more than 801,000 kW. All vessels required to carry voyage monitoring system (VMS) equipment have completed installation and maintained stable connections with the national monitoring network.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam received in Hanoi on July 6 the newly accredited ambassadors of Portugal, Iran, Mongolia, the US and Myanmar, as they presented their credentials, officially beginning their diplomatic missions in Vietnam.

NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man noted that the main challenge now lay not in policymaking but in implementation. Coordination among some agencies remains uneven while digital transformation and data application have yet to fully meet new requirements.

Technical operations should become a "steel wall" and an "intellectual pillar" of the People's Public Security Force, helping safeguard Vietnam's breakthroughs in science and technology, innovation and national digital transformation, said Party General Secretary and President To Lam.

According to the WB, this performance was driven primarily by a robust recovery in exports, which expanded by more than 15 per cent during 2024–2025, and by the country’s ability to sustain strong GDP growth of 7 per cent and 8 per cent in two consecutive years.

The launch of the search and recovery operation for martyrs’ remains at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City on July 6 is part of the nationwide 500-day campaign launched in April in Quang Tri province ahead of the 80th anniversary of Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947–2027), underscoring Vietnam’s determination to better care for people with meritorious service and fulfil the long-standing aspirations of martyrs’ families nationwide.

Vietnam's socio-economic performance remained strong in the first six months of 2026, with positive results recorded across most sectors. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 8.18 per cent year-on-year, up from the 7.63 per cent growth recorded in the same period of 2025.

With strong leadership from the Party and the State, together with the determination of ministries, sectors, and localities, Vietnam will achieve important initial milestones in strategic technology development within this year

In recent years, many women in Khun Ha commune, the northwestern mountainous province of Lai Chau have secured a stable source of income through hand embroidery. Besides making use of their free time outside the farming season, the work has also helped change women's mindset towards contributing to household economic development.

PM Le Minh Hung stressed that successfully implementing these focal tasks will not only determine Vietnam's growth performance in 2026 but also lay the cornerstone for strong economic restructuring and a new development model in the years ahead.

Implementation capacity, rather than institutional frameworks, has now become the greatest obstacle to development, said Party General Secretary and President To Lam.

In the letters and messages, the Vietnamese Party and State leaders congratulated the US on its tremendous achievements that have made it a leading world power over the past quarter millennium.

During the conference, officials are set to discuss the socio-economic situation in June and the second quarter of 2026; the allocation and disbursement of public investment capital; the implementation of the national target programmes; and the implementation of state budget-related tasks in the first six months.

The country received around 1.7 million international visitors in June alone, an increase of 14.7 per cent from the same month last year, despite the month traditionally being part of the low travel season.

The PM stressed that ministers must take direct responsibility for the implementation of assigned tasks and ensure the quality and progress of database development.