Hanoi (VNA) – Sectoral and provincial planning schemes must concretise and conform to national and regional master plans, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed while chairing a meeting of the Government Party Committee's Standing Board on July 1 to discuss the draft Law on amendments and supplements to several articles of the Planning Law.
According to a report by the Ministry of Finance, in addition to the Planning Law, there are currently 60 other laws and ordinances related to planning activities. The whole country has 108 out of 110 master plans approved. However, a number of challenges have emerged during the enforcement and review of the Planning Law.
At the meeting, participants agreed that amending the law is necessary to ensure it aligns with the current structure of the political system following a recent administrative restructuring, particularly the ongoing implementation of two-tier local administration model.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the event (Photo: VNA)
In his concluding remarks, PM Chinh stressed that the amendments and supplements must address existing legal bottlenecks in both urban and rural planning. He said the revised law must clearly define that the Party Central Committee, the National Assembly, and the Government are responsible for formulating and approving national and regional master plans, which provide strategic orientations. Sectors and localities would then be delegated to implement their respective planning schemes providing that these must concritise, conform to and not go counter to the national and regional master plans.
To ensure that decentralisation in planning enhances the effectiveness of national and regional planning while also maximising the resources of provinces, cities, and sectors, the PM requested that the draft law should include clear criteria, standards, procedures, and enforcement mechanisms to support a shift toward post-implementation inspection rather than pre-approval one.
🙈Also on July 1, the Government Party Committee's Standing Board met to assess the one-year implementation of the 2024 Land Law, and offered feedba🌼ck on proposed amendments and supplements to the Land Law and the Law on Geology and Minerals./.
During the debate on the draft revised Land Law at the 15th National Assembly’s fifth session in Hanoi on June 21, land planning and land valuation were at the focus of attention.
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The Vietnam–Australia Friendship Association elected a 40-member Executive Board for the 2025-2030 term, with Prof. Dr. Tran Tho Dat, Chairman of the Science and Training Council at the National Economics University, named President.
The celebration of the 110th birth anniversary of late Party General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh, Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan's meetings with Italian leaders and Pope Leo XIV, and the issuance of Level-2 electronic identification (e-ID) accounts for foreign residents are among news highlights on July 1.
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Speaking at the event, Party General Secretary To Lam highlighted late General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh’s contributions to the national development by launching reform policies.
The two sides committed to expanding cultural exchanges, tourism promotion, science and technology collaboration, education and training, and people-to-people diplomacy. They also voiced support for stronger Vietnam–EU ties within EVFTA and EU Indo-Pacific initiatives.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez welcomed Vietnam’s participation in the FfD4 and reaffirmed Spain’s strong commitment to fostering its partnership with Vietnam, identifying the Southeast Asian country as one of its priority partners in the region.
Deputy PM Ho Duc Phoc is scheduled to deliver key remarks at the plenary session and a roundtable discussion on revitalising international development cooperation on July 1.
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Pope Leo noted the positive progress in bilateral ties and voiced support for further exchanges through the Vietnam – Holy See Joint Working Group, aiming to strengthen cooperation in line with the aspirations of Vietnamese Catholics and the interests of both sides.
In just six months, from December 2024 to May 2025, Vietnam enacted four breakthrough resolutions hailed as “The Four Pillars” of national development in the new era.
PM Pham Minh Chinh's presentation of his decisions appointing two provincial Party secretaries to deputy-ministerial level positions, an exhibition on President Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary career in China, and Vietnam Airlines named among the Top 10 ESG companies in Vietnam 2025 in the logistics sector are among news highlights on June 30 evening.
Tran Duc Thang, Party Central Committee member and Secretary of the Hai Duong provincial Party Committee, was appointed as Standing Deputy Inspector General of Government Inspectorate; while Ho Van Nien, Party Central Committee member and Secretary of the Gia Lai provincial Party Committee, was appointed as Standing Deputy Minister of Ethnic and Religious Affairs.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung applauded ministries, sectors, and localities for their efforts and responsibility in preparing for the July 1 milestone.
