The era of national rise has placed the country before new demands and requirements of unprecedented complexity, calling for a vision that is truly different from the past. In this context, the Politburo’s decision to establish the Central Policy and Strategy Commission is regarded as both a solution and a source of expectation in shaping Vietnam’s long-term development strategies. On the occasion of the Lunar New Year of Binh Ngo 2026, Thoi Dai held a conversation with Nguyen Thanh Nghi, Member of the Politburo and Chairman of the Central Policy and Strategy Commission, regarding the major responsibilities and forthcoming plans of this particularly important agency.

On the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2026, at the sacred moment of transition between the old and new year, State President Luong Cuong, on behalf of Party and State leaders, has delivered a message of greetings to all compatriots, comrades, and soldiers nationwide, and the Vietnamese community abroad as well.

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The People’s Committee of Lam Dong Province has fully handled all cases of fishing vessels that violated regulations by losing connection to their vessel monitoring systems, achieving a 100% resolution rate. This outcome was recognized by an inspection delegation from the Ministry of Justice as a clear improvement in the province’s efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

In Phu Quoc Special Zone (An Giang Province), the Coast Guard Region 4 Command has carried out a range of practical and meaningful initiatives to support families under preferential treatment policy, disadvantaged households and people in the area. These compassionate efforts have helped strengthen military-civilian solidarity, further deepening the bonds between the armed forces and the people on this frontline island of the Fatherland.

Strictly implementing directives from the central authorities and the province, efforts to prevent and combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in association with sustainable fisheries development in Quang Ninh have achieved many positive results in recent times, creating clear improvements in fisheries management.

The first meeting of the 14th Party Central Committee elected the Politburo, the General Secretary and the Secretariat on the morning of January 23.

According to Decision No. 257/QD-UBND dated January 21, 2026, issued by the Thanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee, the emergency international aid is intended to provide relief to disadvantaged households in the communes of Co Lung, Pu Luong, Quy Luong, Trung Thanh, Thien Phu, Phu Xuan, Nam Xuan, Trung Son, Thanh Vinh, Thach Quang, Muong Lat, Quang Chieu, Nhi Son, Tam Chung, and Muong Chanh, which suffered the consequences of Storm No. 10 in 2025.

On 10 December, Plan International Viet Nam, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and the Da Nang People’s Committee, carried out the first distribution under an emergency aid package worth VND 1.848 billion to support people affected by Typhoons Fengshen and Kalmaegi.