In Thanh Hoa, a considerable number of communes are facing mounting workloads coupled with a seriously thin workforce, with some newly established units lacking dedicated personnel altogether.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang has asked banks to cut lending interest rates by 1.5-2 percentage points for production, business and priority sectors to ease borrowing costs and support economic growth. 

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra outlined plans to attract 1,000 top talents by 2030, backed by annual state funding equivalent to 0.1% of GDP as Vietnam seeks to strengthen its competitiveness in strategic sectors.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung will hold a dialogue with young people in Hanoi on October 15 under the theme “Promoting the role of Vietnamese youth in entrepreneurship and innovation to boost growth and create jobs”.   

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism launched the Vietnam Cultural Industries Development Network and announced 17 cultural development initiatives for 2026 on October 12.

Deputy PM Ho Quoc Dung has signed a decree stipulating breakthrough development mechanisms for innovation and the exploitation of national data, as well as activities at the Data Innovation and Exploitation Centre under the National Data Centre.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra has called for people-centred activities for the inaugural Vietnam Culture Day in 2026, underscoring culture’s role in driving fast and sustainable national development.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra held a working session in Hanoi on October 7 with César Louis-Philip Marseille, Managing Director of VAMED Engineering GmbH of Austria and member of the Board of Directors of VAMED+WWH Group of Germany.

Deputy PM Nguyen Van Thang has signed Decision No. 1919/QD-TTg, revising and supplementing a number of provisions of Decision No. 412/QD-TTg dated March 31, 2022, which approved the scheme on improving Vietnam’s sovereign credit rating by 2030.

Hanoi topped the 2026 Provincial Innovation Index (PII), retaining the leading position for the fourth consecutive year, according to results announced by the Ministry of Science and Technology on October 4.

Vietnam has assigned local governments a target of nearly 900,000 social and rental homes between 2026 and 2030, including more than 191,000 units specifically for rent.

Ho Chi Minh City is using data, digital skills and new “digital destinations” to modernize governance while preserving the cultural heritage of its diverse ethnic and religious communities.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs is stepping up digital transformation and public investment spending after completing 89 of 166 government-assigned tasks with none overdue.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau has instructed the Ministry of Education and Training to consolidate Vietnam’s teacher training network and end teacher education programs at institutions that are not specialist teacher training schools.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has appointed Luong Hoang Thai, head of the Trade Remedies Authority, as Vietnam’s deputy minister of industry and trade.

Ho Chi Minh City Party Secretary Tran Luu Quang said the city will pursue a range of measures to reduce traffic congestion, prioritizing public transport while encouraging residents to switch to electric vehicles.

Bui Hoang Phuong, the newly elected chairman of the Quang Tri People’s Committee, has asked agencies and individuals not to send flowers or make congratulatory visits, saying support should instead be reflected through effective work.

Vietnam’s Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Tri Thuc has stepped down at his own request, under a prime ministerial decision effective September 23.

HCMC needs economic growth of more than 13.5% in the fourth quarter to meet its double-digit target for 2026 after falling short of its third-quarter growth scenario.