Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Party General Secretary To Lam on March 15 chaired a meeting of the sub-committee in charge of drafting documents for the 14th National Party Congress, in which he requested that the Political Report should be a "torch" to light the way for the country's development in the coming period.
Attending the meeting were members of the subcommittee: Politburo member, State President Luong Cuong; Politburo member, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh; Politburo member, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man; and Politburo member, Standing member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat Tran Cam Tu; among others. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has directed the northern province of Vinh Phuc to show higher determination, stronger efforts and drastic actions in economic development, contributing to completing the country’s target of over 8% growth for this year and double-digit expansion in the years ahead.
Working with the Vinh Phuc Party Committee's Standing Board on March 16, the PM asked Vinh Phuc to renew the traditional growth drivers of investment, exports, and consumption while promoting new ones such as digital transformation, green transition, circular economy, sharing economy and knowledge economy, as well as new industries like semiconductors and AI. Read full story
- 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. He urged all stakeholders to collaborate closely to ensure the project’s timely completion.
The Prime Minister outlined six key objectives for the project: faster progress, higher quality, lower costs, improved safety and efficiency, enhanced social welfare, and better environmental protection compared to previous projects. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a decision establishing a steering committee for key national railway projects, with himself acting as its head.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha serves as the committee's standing deputy head, while Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc and Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh take on roles as deputy heads. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on Prof. Thomas Vallely, Senior Advisor for Vietnam at the Columbia University’s Southeast Asia Institute (USA) and his colleagues to continue with policy consultations to help Vietnam reach its 8% economic growth target in 2025 and achieve double-digit growth in the following years.
In a reception in Hanoi on March 15 for Vallely, PM Chinh congratulated Vallely on receiving the US Presidential Citizens Medal bestowed by President Joe Biden, praising his role in fostering the bilateral ties, especially in education and policy dialogue. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued Official Dispatch No 23/CĐ-TTg requesting acceleration of vaccination against measles as the number of cases is on the rise.
The PM asked the Minister of Health (MoH) to direct and support localities to promote measles vaccination campaign and complete it no later than the end of this month. Read full story
- Following the upcoming Party Central Committee meeting in mid-April, a national conference will be held to implement the merger of provincial-level administrative units and the restructuring of commune-level units, Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra announced.
The minister stressed that relevant ministries and agencies must issue necessary guiding documents to facilitate the mergers and restructuring after the Party Central Committee meeting. She noted that lessons learned from the past district- and commune-level administrative restructuring will serve as a foundation for this new phase. Read full story
- The United Nations Secretary-General has officially announced that Vietnam has completed the deposit of a chart and a list of geographic coordinates of points regarding the baseline for measuring the breadth of its territorial sea in the Gulf of Tonkin.
According to the UN Secretary-General’s announcement to member states dated March 12, 2025, Vietnam on March 7, 2025 deposited with the UN Secretary-General, pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 2 of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the chart showing straight baselines and outer limits of the territorial sea, as well as a list of geographic coordinates of points regarding the baseline for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea of the mainland territory of Vietnam in the Gulf of Tonkin. Read full story
- The northwestern province of Dien Bien is seeking continued support from the French Embassy in Vietnam in promoting its potential to French individuals, organisations and investors, aiming to attract more investments and projects.
During a courtesy meeting with a delegation from the French Embassy on March 16, Le Thanh Do, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, highlighted ongoing cooperation in culture and tourism, noting positive outcomes achieved with French support. Read full story
- Vietnam Airlines is set to resume its direct Hanoi-Moscow flights on May 8 after a three-year suspension, bolstering air connectivity and driving tourism and trade recovery between Vietnam and Russia.
In the initial phase, the national flag carrier will operate two flights per week on Tuesday and Thursday, using Boeing 787 wide-body aircraft. From July 2026, the frequency will increase to three flights per week to accommodate rising demand./. Read full story
