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Party Central Committee adopts new mindset for national security, social development in new era

For the first time, the 14th National Party Congress placed maintaining a peaceful and stable environment at the forefront of the country's development objectives. It also set the goal of building a society that is orderly, civilised, secure, safe, socially protected and development-oriented, with the long-term ambition of significantly reducing crime and ultimately creating a society free of crime, accidents, social evils and corruption.

Top leader urges unified action to implement Party Central Committee's strategic decisions

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam urged the entire Party and political system to firmly grasp the guiding principles, new elements and interconnections among the Party Central Committee's decisions and strategic shifts, stressing that correct understanding is the foundation for unified action.

OP-ED: Indicators of success in streamlining State apparatus

More than a year after Vietnam embarked on its sweeping administrative restructuring, the country's governance system has undergone significant changes. The administrative apparatus at all levels has been streamlined, intermediate layers reduced, and the functions, responsibilities and authority of state agencies gradually clarified. Greater decentralisation has also strengthened the role of grassroots authorities.

“Era of nation's rise”: An aspiration grounded in evidence, practice

Vietnam’s development track record shows that the “era of the nation's rise” is a political and theoretical marker of a new development phase. It represents a commitment, a rallying cry for progress, and a shared duty of the Party, people, and army to deliver a strong, prosperous Vietnam by 2045.

OP-ED: Vietnam’s media landscape challenges narrow assessments of press freedom

As digital transformation and global integration reshape the information landscape, Vietnam’s press sector continues to solidify its role as a key channel connecting the Party, State and people while providing comprehensive coverage of social life. The sector’s evolution reflects the country’s efforts to advance press freedom in line with its development goals and national circumstances.

Five major shifts chart overseas Vietnamese affairs in 2026 and beyond

In a world marked by intensifying strategic competition, emerging conflicts and intertwined economic, security and social challenges, nearly 6.5 million Vietnamese living in over 130 countries and territories have continued to look to the homeland as a firm spiritual anchor. The homeland remains a source of confidence, connection and aspiration for Vietnamese abroad.

Party General Secretary urges shift from words to action, from awareness to implementation

Organisational and personnel weaknesses must not be allowed to slow national progress, the Party General Secretary said, noting that time is a vital and non-renewable development resource, and delays in implementation risk wasting resources and missing opportunities for development.

National conference held to disseminate, implement Party Congress’s resolution

Through 10 topics, the conference focuses on the key contents and new points in the documents of the 14th National Party Congress.Through 10 topics, the conference focuses on the key contents and new points in the documents of the 14th National Party Congress.

Joint statement on occasion of Vietnamese Party chief's state visit to Cambodia

Vietnam and Cambodia on February 6 issued a joint statement on the occasion of the State visit to Cambodia by General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam.

14th National Congress demonstrates CPV’s political resolve, stature: int'l friends

Dasun Wijesekara, a representative of the Media Unit of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP-People's Liberation Front) of Sri Lanka described the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam as an event of exceptional scale, noting that organising such a programme is far from easy and reflects the Party’s vitality and strong organisational capacity.

Cambodian media impressed by Vietnam’s long-term vision

The articles underscored a set of strategic solutions rooted in renewed thinking, designed to steer the country into an era of peace, independence, democracy, prosperity, civilisation, and happiness under continued socialist orientation.

Resolutions into Action: Indonesian scholar highlights Vietnam’s major turning point

The author, a senior researcher at the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), wrote that the Congress’s unanimously re-elect General Secretary To Lam for another five years clearly reflected a choice for stability and continuity amid increasingly complex regional and international developments.