Resolution and Life

Addressing the fourth meeting of the 14th National Party Congress’ sub-committee for personnel affairs in Hanoi on March 25, Party General Secretary To Lam, who is also head of the sub-committee, described the upcoming congress as a special milestone in the nation’s development path, which opens up a new era for the country, the era of the nation’s rise to strong development and prosperity.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasised the need to align socio-economic development with the task of ensuring national defence and security while presiding over a conference on ensuring security and order to support socioeconomic development in the northwestern region and surrounding areas on March 24.

The traditional attire of Mong ethnic women is an essential part of their cultural identity. To preserve this heritage, many Mong women in the highlands of Yen Bai have established cooperatives and craft groups to promote their ethnic culture while also creating jobs and increasing household income.

Vietnam has climbed to the 46th position in the 2025 World Happiness Report, up eight places from the 2023 rankings.

Many experts believe that to effectively implement this policy, a suitable roadmap and concerted solutions are necessary to ensure the rationality of the organisational structure, avoid overburdening local administrations, and guarantee the maximum legitimate rights and interests of the people.

Beyond reforms, establishing effective mechanisms for dialogue and policy feedback is critical, enabling the private sector to shape economic decisions with practical, actionable input.

The private sector has not only helped expand production, trade, and services but also made an important contribution to improving labour productivity, promoting innovation, and increasing national competitiveness. The strong rise of many Vietnamese private enterprises has not only enabled them to dominate the domestic market but also gained a foothold in international markets.

Emphasising that socio-economic issues are broad, complicated, highly specialised, and rapidly changing, requiring regular updates and supplements, he suggested further research into new issues and the continued implementation of the policy to streamline the political system, together with a deeper evaluation of the results of the policy, as well as the re-organisation and restructuring of administrative units at all levels.

Under the chair of Secretary of the NA Party Committee and NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man, participants also gave their opinions on amendments and supplements to to the Law on Election of Deputies of the NA and the People's Councils, as well as the progress of amendments and supplements to certain provisions of the Constitution 2013.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the 500 kV Lao Cai – Vinh Yen transmission line project in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on March 16.

Party General Secretary To Lam, who is also head of the sub-committee, called for continued review and revisions to the draft Political Report, saying that it must guide the nation's development in the years ahead.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh provided further details on the Government’s proposal, which involves transferring about one-third of the responsibilities currently handled by district-lev administrations to provincial authorities, while decentralising the remaining two-thirds to the commune-level administrations.

In a document issued on March 11, the Hanoi People’s Committee stressed the need to mobilise all economic sectors, businesses and citizens to engage in socio-economic development, contributing to national growth. All institutional frameworks, mechanisms, and policies must be aligned with the objective.

Sharing Vietnam’s achievements, Thanh noted that women account for nearly one-third of Vietnam’s National Assembly members; 40% of Vietnam’s STEM workforce is female; 26.5% of businesses in the country are owned by women; women account for 68.5% of the country’s labour force, surpassing the global average of 48.7% and 14.4% of Vietnam’s peacekeepers are women, higher than the UN average of 10.2%.

Vietnam and Singapore on March 12 issued a joint statement on the establishment of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

In his March 9 official dispatch, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged ministries, agencies, and localities to focus on thoroughly reviewing, reducing, and simplifying regulations and administrative procedures related to investment, production, business activities, and citizens' daily lives.

Vietnam’s Party and State highly prioritise the rights of the disabled as seen in the implementation of a system of support policies to ensure favourable conditions for the group to equally exercise their rights.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a national teleconference on March 6, to seek measures to speed up the development of social housing.

Chairing a meeting of the Government’s Party Committee in Hanoi on March 5, PM Chinh, who is also its Secretary, stressed the importance of preserving each region's unique geographical, socio-economic, cultural, and historical characteristics, while ensuring that merged units can complement and support one another.

The Party General Secretary To Lam has stressed the need for bold action in adopting and deploying science, technology, and innovation to improve governance and services for businesses and citizens.