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The exhibition vividly retraces the 80-year formation and development of the National Assembly through a rich collection of images, documents and artefacts arranged chronologically, from the Tan Trao National Congress – the forerunner of the National Assembly – to the present-day legislature.

The Youth Union of Ho Chi Minh City launched the 18th annual Spring Volunteer Campaign 2026 on January 3, targeting hospitals, elder-care facilities, schools for special needs, social welfare centres, student dormitories, worker housing, train stations, bus depots, and other hubs throughout the bustling southern hub.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested Party committees, authorities, agencies and units at all levels to nurture and create favourable conditions for young union members to develop comprehensively, entrust them with responsibilities, provide opportunities for contribution and maturity, and effectively implement the Vietnam Youth Development Strategy for the 2021–2030 period.

Alongside changing mindsets, the capital has implemented a wide range of coordinated solutions to address sex imbalance at birth. Communication campaigns have been intensified at the grassroots level, targeting residential communities, youth, couples preparing for marriage and women of reproductive age.

The programme’s overarching goal is to ensure that all people receive primary healthcare management and early, preventive care delivered close to home, thereby reducing disease burden; to increase the total fertility rate and strive for a balanced sex ratio at birth; to adapt to population ageing while improving population quality; to improve care for vulnerable groups; and to contribute to improvements in physical and mental health, stature, life expectancy and overall quality of life, towards building a healthier Vietnam.

The meeting focuses on reviewing and giving opinions on key preparations to ensure the successful organisation of the 14th National Party Congress.

On December 2, information from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City said that this medical facility had just coordinated with leading hospitals in organ transplants to successfully perform a heart transplant from a brain-dead donor for a 9-year-old patient.

At least 18% of the total number are from ethnic minority groups, with priority given to ethnic groups that have not yet had representatives in the NA, and at least 35% are women.

Party General Secretary To Lam attended a ceremony in Hanoi on November 4 announcing the Politburo’s decision appointing President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien as Standing Vice Secretary of the National Assembly (NA)’s Party Committee for the 2020-2025 tenure.

Party General Secretary To Lam's spouse Ngo Phuong Ly praised Evelina London’s humane approach to pediatric care, noting with appreciation that its doctors have long participated in medical cooperation programmes in Vietnam, providing consultations and surgeries for Vietnamese children.

The final match of Road to Olympia took place this morning, October 26, with the competition of 4 contestants: Le Quang Duy Khoa-Quoc Hoc High School for the Gifted (Hue), Doan Thanh Tung-Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted (Khanh Hoa), Tran Bui Bao Khanh-Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted (Hanoi) and Nguyen Nhat Lam-Cai Be High School (Dong Thap).

On October 21, the Economic Police Department (Nghe An Provincial Police) announced that the unit had issued a decision to prosecute the case, prosecute the accused and temporarily detain Phan Thi Mai (born in 1977, residing in Thuan Trung commune, Nghe An province) - Director of An Thinh Food Trading Company Limited - for the crime of "Producing and trading in counterfeit food products" according to Clause 3, Article 193 of the Penal Code.

On the evening of October 13, people passing Ben Thuy Bridge (Vinh City, Nghe An) were shocked to discover a motorbike and two small school bags abandoned in the middle of the bridge. A few minutes later, some witnesses saw a man holding two small children in his arms jump into the raging Lam River.

Vietnam achieved the highest number of votes in the Asia-Pacific group, and is the only Asia-Pacific country that is a member of the UNHRC for the 2023-2025 term to be re-elected for the 2026-2028 term.

On October 13, 2025, Hanoi City Police announced that they had initiated a case and prosecuted four suspects in a ring producing and trading fake Lavie brand bottled drinking water, which has been operating for many months in Phu Dong commune, Gia Lam district.