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Vietnam governance reforms under To Lam, July 2026

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In early July 2026 President and Party General Secretary To Lam urged called for faster, sustainable growth, warning growth and warned of structural vulnerabilities such as an over‑reliance on FDI‑driven exports, trade imbalances and weak statistical capacity. Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng added that volatile global conditions, strategic competition and climate shocks required stronger macro‑economic resilience and a push for science, technology, innovation and digital transformation. At the 14th Party Congress later that month, To Lam outlined set out four priority tasks: strengthening party leadership and system political‑system efficiency; unified management of national resources; knowledge‑ and technology‑driven development; and proactive risk prevention. Commentators saw this interpreted the agenda as a shift toward deeper governance reforms. reforms aimed at improving administrative efficiency and fostering innovation‑led growth. On 29 July 2026 To Lam chaired a national conference in Hanoi to study and implement Resolution 3, reviewing 3 of the Congress. Senior officials reviewed a new development model, maritime‑nation goals, social discipline, national security strategy, climate response climate‑response measures and Party‑rule revisions, while Nguyễn Thanh Nghi presented outlined a long‑term vision to for Vietnam through 2130. The following day day, 30 July 2026, the National Assembly held convened a supervision forum chaired by Trần Thanh Mẫn, bringing together in the Thăng Long Hall of the Parliament building. Around 150‑180 delegates from the legislature, government, judiciary, audit office, front, State Audit Office, Vietnam Fatherland Front, central ministries, experts experts, scientists and business. The forum, themed “Elevating the National Assembly’s supervision: From strategic orientation to practical action in the 16th term,” assessed past outcomes, identified bottlenecks business community participated. Chaired by Trần Thanh Mẫn and proposed a draft co‑chaired by Vice President Nguyễn Doãn Anh, the forum stressed that supervision plan. Speakers emphasized abandoning outdated mindsets, adopting must become data‑driven, evidence‑based oversight, early‑risk warnings and integrating digital technologies and artificial intelligence. Deputy Prime Minister Lê Tiến Châu highlighted a shift toward monitoring law implementation strategically oriented. Speakers called for removing bottlenecks, strengthening early‑risk warnings, and moving shifting oversight from issue detection to active resolution. These steps illustrate the Party’s effort merely identifying issues to translate July priorities into concrete actively supporting law‑enforcement and policy actions across the country. execution, a point underscored by Vice Premier Lê Tiến Châu.

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