He outlined key tasks ahead, including maintaining political stability, ensuring rapid and sustainable development, and further improving people’s living standards, while mobilising the strength of the entire political system and the public to achieve these goals.
The Red River Landscape Boulevard, designated as one of five strategic axes in the Capital Region Master Plan, is planned to span roughly 11,000ha and stretch more than 40km along the Red River through 16 communes and wards inside Belt Road No. 4.
Nguyen Duc Trung, Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, has been elected as Chairman of the city People’s Committee for the 2021–2026 tenure.
Under the decision announced by Standing Vice Chairman of the Organisation Commission Hoang Dang Quang, Ngoc ceases holding the post of Secretary of the 13th Party Central Committee’s Secretariat to join the Hanoi Party Committee and its Standing Board and work as Secretary of the municipal Party Committee for the 2025-2030 tenure.
Hanoi – the “City for Peace” – once again became a global forum for trust and collaboration, a vivid testament to Vietnam’s growing role in advancing the UN’s goals of peace, security, and development.
The Signing Ceremony and High-Level Conference of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, known as the Hanoi Convention, left a strong impression on international delegates for its professionalism and solemn organisation, marking a successful debut that underscores Vietnam’s growing capability to host major global events.
Born in 1965 in Ninh Binh province, Hoai holds degrees in law and economics. Since July 2024, she has been a member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, and head of the city’s delegation of National Assembly deputies.
The ongoing 18th Party Congress of Hanoi for the 2025-2030 term on October 16 elected a 75-member municipal Party Committee with a high level of consensus and strong support.
Addressing the 18th Hanoi Party Congress for the 2025-2030 tenure on October 16, the Party chief underlined that the congress offers an opportunity for self-reflection, establishing new goals, and creating momentum for the capital’s development in a new era.
Taking place from October 15 – 17, the congress is set to review the implementation of the resolution adopted at the 17th congress (2020 – 2025), define the goals, orientations, and tasks for the capital’s development in the 2025 – 2030 period with a vision towards 2045, elect the municipal Party Committee for the 18th tenure, and select delegates to attend the 14th National Party Congress. It also discusses and contributes opinions to the draft documents of the upcoming national Party congress.
Scheduled for October 15–17, the congress for the 2025–2030 tenure takes place amid an unprecedented convergence of favourable political, legal, planning, and era conditions that create strong momentum for Hanoi’s development.
The PM highlighted that, as the political-administrative centre of the nation and a major hub of culture, science, education, and economy, Hanoi has led the way in effectively implementing patriotic emulation campaigns. These movements have fostered enthusiasm, creativity, and collective strength, helping the city fulfill and surpass its socio-economic development targets.
The 18th Congress of the Hanoi Party Organisation for the 2025-2030 term, set for October 15-17, will chart a path to build Hanoi into a “cultured – civilised – modern” capital city, aiming to lead the nation into a new era of prosperity.
Party General Secretary To Lam, together with members of Hanoi’s delegation of National Assembly (NA) deputies on September 30 met with voters from nine communes, including Soc Son, Da Phuc, Noi Bai, Trung Gia, Kim Anh, and Me Linh, to listen to their opinions ahead of the 10th session of the 15th legislature.
The Vietnamese leader stressed that strengthening and advancing stable, healthy, friendly, and cooperative relations with China is always a strategic choice and a top priority in Vietnam’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, and diversification and multilateralisation of external relations.
With deep respect and boundless gratitude, the Party chief and his entourage solemnly paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh – a brilliant leader of the Party and people, a great teacher of the Vietnamese revolution, a hero of national liberation, and a great man of culture, who devoted his entire life to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation.
The second full-dress rehearsal for the military parade and march celebrating the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19, 1945 – 2025) and National Day (September 2) will start at 8:00 pm on August 24.
For the first time since the grand parade in celebration of 40th National Day in 1985, heavy military equipment – including armored tanks and artillery vehicles – reappeared on the historic Ba Dinh Square.
Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck underlined that while Bhutan and Vietnam are geographically distant and culturally different, both countries share a strong commitment to Buddhist values of peace, wisdom, compassion, and tolerance. She expressed her honour at visiting the ancient pagoda and her hope for future exchanges, including visits by Vietnamese monks to Bhutan.
Party chief To Lam expressed his belief that with unity, determination, and innovation, Hanoi will continue to thrive and deserve its role as the nation’s political and administrative centre, and the heart of the nation.
On July 1, Hanoi officially launches a two-tier local administration model, comprising the municipal and commune/ward levels, marking a historic milestone in the capital city’s ongoing administrative reform process.
The restructuring of the organisational apparatus and administrative units is a major policy of strategic significance, the Party chief stressed, saying that it demonstrates the Party and State’s strong political commitment to building a streamlined, efficient, and people-oriented administration.
Hanoi should be developed as a hub of innovation, finance, technology, and culture, imbued with Vietnam’s unique identity while deeply integrated into the global urban network, thus shaping the image of a green, smart, livable, and internationally attractive capital, said Party chief To Lam.
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev affirmed Vietnam’s standing as a traditional friend and highly important partner of his country.
This annual diplomatic event aims to strengthen people-to-people diplomacy, thus promoting socio-economic development and contributing to implementing successfully Hanoi’s goals and aspirations.