Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has appointed Tran Hong Thai, a member of the Party Central Committee, as president of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.

Le Thi Thuy, a member of the Party Central Committee and secretary of the Party Committee of the Central Vietnam Women’s Union, has been elected president of the Vietnam Women’s Union.

Vietnam’s trade union leadership enters a new chapter as Nguyen Anh Tuan is elected president of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour, while Nguyen Dinh Khang bids farewell to take up a new government post.

With 100 percent of votes from the provincial People’s Council, Nguyen Thanh Binh has officially become chairman of the Ninh Binh Provincial People’s Committee.

The State Bank of Vietnam has approved the appointment of Nguyen Duc Thuy as CEO of Sacombank, marking a new phase in the lender’s restructuring roadmap.

The PM asked the newly appointed to decisively guide their ministries and agencies in performing assigned tasks.areas.

The Politburo has appointed Nguyen Dinh Khang, a member of the Party Central Committee, as Standing Deputy Minister of Ethnic and Religious Affairs.

Tran Huy Tuan, Chairman of the Ninh Binh People’s Committee, has been elected Secretary of the Ninh Binh Provincial Party Committee for the 2025-2030 term.

The Politburo has reassigned Trinh Viet Hung to serve as standing deputy minister of Agriculture and Environment, while naming a new Party Secretary for Lao Cai.

The Politburo has assigned Duong Quoc Huy, Deputy Inspector General of the Government, to serve as Secretary of the Lao Cai Provincial Party Committee for the 2025-2030 term.

Hoang Minh Son, currently Director of Vietnam National University, Hanoi, has been tasked with leading the education sector as Acting Minister.

Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son has been assigned as Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Policies and Strategies.

Doan Minh Huan, Politburo member, Standing Deputy Secretary and Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), has been appointed as Secretary of the Academy’s Party Committee.

Doan Minh Huan, previously the Standing Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, has been appointed as its Director.

Mr. Le Minh Tri, a member of the 14th Politburo, has been assigned as Head of the Party's Central Internal Affairs Commission.

The Politburo has accepted Truong Quoc Huy’s request to step down for personal reasons and appointed Pham Dai Duong as the new secretary of the Phu Tho provincial party committee.

President Luong Cuong described the appointees as highly trained legal experts with strong qualifications who have advanced through the ranks while accumulating substantial hands-on experience in the judicial system.

On December 31, the Vietnam Mobile Telecom Services Corporation (MobiFone) held a ceremony to announce its latest personnel decisions, officially appointing Tran Duc Thanh as the acting Chief Executive Officer.

Le Manh Hung, born in 1973, brings technical and political expertise to the country’s economic development apparatus.