[VOVWORLD] - The 10th National Buddhist Congress for the 2026–2031 tenure is taking place in Ho Chi Minh City until Saturday, coinciding with the 45th anniversary of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha. The event marks a milestone in Vietnam’s spiritual life, where freedom of belief and religion is respected and protected.

[VOVWORLD] - The private sector is a key driver of Vietnam’s economic development. Unlocking its full potential requires fresh thinking and reforms to ensure that social resources are mobilized and used effectively. This is the underlying principle of a Party Central Committee regulation, which sets out new rules governing Party members’ participation in investment and business activities.

[VOVWORLD] - Land is a vital resource for economic development, directly linked to people’s assets, livelihoods, and daily lives. Revising the Land Law will resolve problems in land management and use, while harmonizing economic development, state management, and the protection of land users’ legitimate rights and interests. Land Law revision is high on the agenda of the ongoing National Assembly session.

[VOVWORLD] - October 17 is observed as Vietnam’s Day for the Poor. The goals of poverty reduction are to help people overcome immediate hardship, create the conditions for them to escape poverty, and mitigate the risk of poverty relapse. This vision is set out in the documents of the 14th National Party Congress, which call for building a modern, multi-tier universal social security system and ensuring that no one is left behind.

[VOVWORLD] - The fourth Plenum of the 14th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee concluded in Hanoi on Thursday. One of the key issues discussed was building a strong cadre workforce and fundamentally reforming personnel policy.

[VOVWORLD] - 27 of Vietnam’s 34 provinces and cities recorded higher GRDP growth in the third quarter than in the previous quarter, according to the National Statistics Office. Several localities posted strong breakthroughs, significantly reshuffling the rankings. The results show that Vietnam’s ambitious growth target is shaping economic management, with responsibility being more clearly assigned to each province and city.

[VOVWORLD] - Oceans lie outside national borders and the challenges they face – pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss – can only be met by concerted international action. Vietnam is participating in and promoting international mechanisms for ocean governance and expanding cooperation to achieve sustainable marine development.

[VOVWORLD] - 100 years of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s leadership were reviewed and orientations for national development over the next century were discussed at a meeting in Hanoi on Thursday. The meeting also examined 40 years of implementing the Political Platform on National Construction during the Transition to Socialism. Nearly a century of leadership has provided Vietnam with lessons that are being drawn on as Vietnam enters a new stage of development.

[VOVWORLD] - Over the past two decades, the more than 6.5 million Vietnamese living abroad have become an important resource for national development. In addition to financial contributions, the overseas Vietnamese community with their valuable knowledge, expertise, experience, and international networks are being mobilized through multiple policies and mechanisms in sync with Vietnam’s development in the new era.

[VOVWORLD] - A national conference to study, disseminate, and implement recent resolutions and directives of the Politburo, was organized by the Politburo and the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on Thursday. It delivered important messages reflecting Vietnam’s strategic vision of national governance to strengthen the Party’s leadership capacity as Vietnam enters a new era of development.