The Prime Minister’s new initiative aims to remove obstacles and boost GDP growth above 8% in 2025.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for swift and humane action to resolve the 2,981 stalled projects that are tying up critical resources while speaking at a national conference in Hanoi on July 17.

FTSE Russell’s Global Head of Equity and Multi Asset Gerald Toledano praised Vietnam’s reform momentum, noting that its stock market, now the most liquid in ASEAN, has surpassed those of Thailand and Singapore.

Anh expressed his support for this policy, asserting that it is a necessary reform for Vietnam to capitalise on domestic and international opportunities for growth.

Instead of year-end evaluations, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has proposed a method of scoring public servants monthly, aggregated at year-end, to be used as a basis for determining rewards, planning, rotation, and disciplinary actions.

Directive 110 outlines key government actions to stabilize services and close infrastructure gaps.

Greater focus on smart urban development is key to advancing the digital and urban economy, Deputy PM Nguyen Chi Dung stated at the first meeting of the inter-agency task force for coordinating smart city construction and development on July 16.

The Prime Minister acknowledges the targets are tough but says they’re achievable with determination.

The Party Committee of the Government has officially appointed Minister Dao Ngoc Dung as Party Secretary of the Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs for the 2025–2030 term.

Trinh Van Quyet, a member of the Party Central Committee and Director of the General Department of Politics under the Vietnam People's Army (VPA), has been promoted from colonel general to general.

Deputy Ministers of Public Security Pham The Tung and Nguyen Ngoc Lam have been promoted from lieutenant general to colonel general.

PM Pham Minh Chinh instructs authorities to investigate, prosecute, and reform environmental laws.

As part of the initiative to streamline the organizational structure, over 43,200 public servants have retired or resigned. Of these, more than 25,600 have received allowances, totaling nearly VND27,000 billion.

Among the leaders of the six Mekong Delta provinces and cities after the merger process, one provincial party secretary is the youngest in the country. Most provincial people's committee chairmen belong to the 7X generation (born in the 1970s).

PM Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse on July 10 evening met with Vietnamese and international female diplomats on the occasion of the International Day of Women in Diplomacy of the UN.

Mergers aim to create new development space and growth momentum for localities and the country, and are not just about cutting one or two chairpersons or one or two provincial party secretaries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will chair a national conference reviewing phase one of the 10-year development initiative aimed at boosting livelihoods and reducing poverty among ethnic minorities.

At its 25th session, Hanoi’s legislative body approved leadership changes, including the addition of a major general to the city’s executive board.

PM Chinh noted that there are still differences in land recovery rules between public and private projects, and delays in procedures for acquisition, compensation, resettlement, and land-use changes.

The government leader reiterated that the land clearance work has been separated from the investment projects and assigned to localities.