The Government leader emphasised the need to restructure the fishing fleet and workforce to ensure lawful operations, strengthen fisheries cooperation with neighbouring countries, expand aquaculture, reduce offshore exploitation, and improve the material and spiritual well-being for fishing communities.

General Secretary Lâm instructed the personnel sub-committee to continue finalising preparations on personnel matters for submission to the 15th plenum. The Party Central Committee's Organisation Commission was assigned to review regulations on the congress’s working procedures, election rules, and personnel-related documents.

Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vũ Chiến Thắng was leading a Vietnamese delegation on a working visit to Germany.

A delegation of the Việt Nam Peace Committee, led by former legislator and Party official Uông Chu Lưu, is on a working visit to Vientiane.

National Assembly Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn expressed his confidence that relevant agencies would work with the highest sense of responsibility to ensure the proportion of female deputies in the next term remains above 30 per cent.

Security cooperation is an important pillar of the Việt Nam–Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, said Secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council Sergei Shoigu as he spoke to Vietnamese public security minister Lương Tam Quang.

December 19 marks the anniversary of Việt Nam's All-People Defence Festival.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested ministries, sectors, localities, and relevant parties to continue working tirelessly to complete and open for technical traffic 3,188 km of expressways and 1,700 km of coastal roads, and ensure the commencement of technical flight operations at Long Thanh International Airport in the southern province of Dong Nai by December 19.

President Luong Cuong has expressed his confidence that officers and soldiers of Military Region 7 will continue to uphold the region’s proud tradition of “absolute loyalty, proactivity and creativity, self-reliance and resilience, unity and determination to win”, and strive to fulfil all assigned tasks with excellence.

Military Region 7 holds a strategic and pivotal position, covering HCM City and the neighbouring provinces of Đồng Nai, Tây Ninh, Lâm Đồng, said State President Lương Cường.

A September appraisal report by the NA Committee on Legal and Judicial Affairs acknowledged the Government’s effective measures against crime and legal violations.

Beyond State resources, all social resources should be mobilised, he said, noting that any obstacles must be reported immediately to the Government and PM for review and resolution.

While overall crime and legal violations dropped by 21 percent year-on-year, several types of offences kept rising, while early detection and forecasting, especially for hi-tech crimes, remained weak, according to a September appraisal report by the NA Committee on Legal and Judicial Affairs.

On November 30, 2025, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh issued Official Telegram 234/CD-TTg launching the “Quang Trung Campaign.” As of December 8, construction had begun on 971 of 1,635 homes in the central localities, with 479 completed, while 34,627 homes have been repaired.

The President of the Lao Journalists’ Association urged Vietnamese assistance in upskilling Lao reporters and media workers and expressed keen interest in adopting sci-tech advances.

Party General Secretary To Lam and Russian Presidential Academy Rector Alexey Komissarov have agreed to expand collaboration between the Russian Presidential Academy, the HCMA, and other Vietnamese institutions to continue the tradition of effective cooperation, further consolidating and deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Russia.

Rector of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) Alexey Komissarov has affirmed readiness to transfer technology and help Vietnam build a unified, data-driven framework for evaluating the professional and personal competencies of officials and civil servants.

Canada has strong experience in compiling and analyzing genomic data, while Vietnam has a large population with diverse genetic structures. This complementarity can help Vietnam narrow its technological gap and enhance its capacity to treat rare diseases — an area many countries are prioritizing for development.

The Military Region 9 armed forces must concentrate on building and strengthening a strong all-people national defense posture to establish solid defensive zones, towards proactively thwarting all hostile plots, and maintaining peace and stability in the region and the country's sovereignty, said Party General Secretary To Lam.

Tay Ninh must build sustainable growth engines through sci-tech, innovation and digital transformation to match its role as a pillar of the southern key economic region and raise living standards, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said.