Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh issued an official dispatch, requesting a focus on implementing the Party Central Committee’s Resolution and conclusions of the Politburo and the Secretariat on the restructuring of the political system’s organisational apparatus and the reorganisation of administrative units.
Under Official Dispatch No. 110/CD-TTg dated July 17, 2025, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, chairpersons of People's Committees of provinces and cities, are responsible for receiving and handling administrative procedures related to land in accordance with the provisions of Clauses 4 and 5 of Article 4, Clause 2 of Article 5, and Clauses 1 and 2 of Article 10 of Resolution No. 190/2025/QH15 of the National Assembly, the PM’s direction in Official Dispatch No. 90/CD-TTg and Decree No. 118/2025/ND-CP of the Government, thus ensuring the maintenance and improvement of public satisfaction with the service quality of state agencies.
The Ministries of Agriculture and Environment, and Justice were requested to urgently send officials to the grassroots to grasp the situation and propose solutions to remove difficulties and handle arising issues within their functions and tasks, especially administrative procedures related to land administration, site clearance, land ownership determination, and land ownership certificate issuance. The work must be done before August 1.
The People's Committees of provinces and cities need to concentrate on reviewing and ensuring human resources, facilities, and equipment at the provincial and commune-level public administrative service centres, especially in the areas of household registration, land, business registration, construction; and newly decentralised and assigned areas of authority, ensuring the implementation of administrative procedures regardless of administrative boundaries within a province, avoiding congestion and delays in handling administrative procedures and public services. The task should be completed before July 20, 2025.
The PM also asked ministries and ministerial-level agencies to regularly inspect, monitor and guide the implementation of regulations on functions, tasks and organisational structure of agencies, units and organisations in the administrative system at the central and local levels. They must weekly report to the PM on the above-mentioned contents before Thursdays through the Government Office and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
For digital technology coverage, the Ministry of Finance was assigned to direct the Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) to coordinate with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and relevant parties to review and promptly provide electricity for villages and hamlets that still face power shortages, ahead of October 1, 2025.
Touching upon improving digital skills for officials, the PM assigned ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and People's Committees of provinces and cities to continue organising professional and technical training to improve their capacity in both professional and digital skills, especially in remote and island communes, striving for completion no later than August 1, 2025.
The PM asked the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Vietnam Television, the Voice of Vietnam, the Vietnam News Agency and relevant agencies to step up the communications work.
Ministries and ministerial-level agencies were ordered to pay attention to allocating resources to the institutional and legal improvement work; promptly promulgate and submit for detailed regulations and instructions for the implementation of the Laws and Resolutions of the NA passed at its 9th session; and continue to review and perfect the system of legal regulations to operate the new administration model synchronously and effectively.
The PM assigned the Ministry of Education and Training to quickly complete and submit a project on investing in boarding schools in communes, wards, and border special zones in July 2025; the national target programme on modernising and improving the quality of education and training in the 2026-2030 period; and a project on building boarding and semi-boarding schools for high school students in remote, border, and island areas in 2026-2030./.
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☕ Afternoon briefing on March 26
The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
Law enforcement cooperation mechanism along Vietnam – China – Laos border launched
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NA Chairman chairs meeting on preparations for 16th NA’s first session
The 16th National Assembly’s first session will elect finalise key state leadership positions, including the State President, Prime Minister, NA Chairman, NA vice chairpersons, Deputy PMs, Cabinet members, members of the NA Standing Committee, head of the NA Council for Ethnic Affairs and heads of NA committees.
PM’s Russia visit yields substantive outcomes: Deputy FM
During Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to Russia on March 22-25, Vietnam and Russia reached strong consensus on deepening political trust and mutual understanding, building on their long-standing traditional friendship.
📝OP-ED: 14th Party Central Committee’s second plenum: Substantive governance to drive breakthroughs
Accordingly, the Party Central Committee outlined four core requirements, all centred on a single question: how to make the system operate more accurately, efficiently, and with greater real-world impact.
Vietnamese ambassador presents credentials to French President
Vietnam and France agreed on the need for closer cooperation to ensure global food and energy security, while coordinating effectively at regional and multilateral forums.
Vietnamese naval ship completes mission at Kakadu Exercise 2026
Ship 016–Quang Trung of Brigade 162 under Naval Region 4 departed Sydney Harbour on the morning of March 25 for home after successfully completing activities within the framework of the Exercise Kakadu Fleet Review 2026 marking the 125th anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy and the multilateral naval exercise Kakadu 2026.
PM arrives in Hanoi, concluding official visit to Russia
With the outcomes achieved and strong implementation efforts by both sides, the Vietnam – Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership is expected to grow further, contributing to socio-economic development in each country as well as to peace, friendship and cooperation in the region and the world.
☀️ Morning digest on March 26
The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
Vietnamese Prime Minister meets Russian President in Moscow
President Putin said Vietnam remains a sincere friend and an important partner of Russia in the Asia-Pacific, stressing that Russia attaches importance to further deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.
Vietnamese, Philippine foreign ministers hold phone talks
They agreed to further elevate cooperation across all areas, including politics, diplomacy, defence, security, economy, and people-to-people exchanges, contributing to the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries (July 12, 1976 – 2026).
Deputy PM receives Cambodian Minister of Cult and Religion in Hanoi
Deputy PM Mai Van Chinh welcomed Cambodian Minister of Cult and Religion Chay Borin and his entourage on their working visit to Vietnam to implement the cooperation agreement between Vietnam’s Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs and Cambodia’s Ministry of Cult and Religion for the 2026–2030 period.
Nguyen Dinh Thang prosecuted on terrorism charge, urged to surrender
According to the indictment dated March 9, Thang, born on March 9, 1958, is prosecuted under Clause 2, Article 299. Before fleeing abroad, he resided at 14/40C Ky Dong street, Nhieu Loc ward, Ho Chi Minh City.
95th anniversary of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union marked in Laos
Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Minh Tam described Vietnamese and Lao youth as the “architects” of the future of bilateral ties and called on young Vietnamese in Laos to strengthen their political awareness, pioneer digital transformation and entrepreneurship, and act as ambassadors of friendship between the two countries' people.
Vietnam seeks deeper cooperation with Russian region
Vietnam seeks deeper cooperation with Russian region
Vietnam, Cambodia foster friendship, solidarity
At a meeting on March 25 at the headquarters of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces High Command, Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Minh Vu conveyed his best New Year wishes to General Vong Pisen and all officers and soldiers of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.
Vietnam actively contributes to cooperation, solidarity in Francophone community
Vietnam views the Francophone space not merely as a linguistic sphere but also as one of sharing, solidarity and collective action for common international goals.
Vietnam, China sign cooperation agreement on planning two railways
Regarding the Hanoi – Dong Dang and Hai Phong – Ha Long – Mong Cai projects, the Chinese side said it will follow the model of the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong line, while ensuring quality and progress with the highest level of responsibility.
Vietnam, Chile exchange congratulatory messages on 55 years of diplomatic relations
State President Luong Cuong has exchanged messages of congratulations with Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast, on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations (March 25, 1971 – 2026).
PM works with leading Russian infrastructure enterprises
At the meeting with AFK Sistema Chairman Vladimir Petrovich Evtushenkov and the group’s executives, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hailed the corporation’s proactive engagement with major Vietnamese enterprises to promote cooperation programmes in recent times.