National Day Diplomacy: Cambodia Senate President Hun Sen sent congratulations to President To Lam ahead of Vietnam’s Sept. 2 National Day, praising achievements under To Lam’s leadership. Party-State Governance: A profile of To Lam spotlights a “set targets, assign accountable personnel, verify outcomes” style, alongside a working session reviewing Party building and rectification with a push for stricter prevention and early correction. Personnel Reform: To Lam called for fundamental overhaul of personnel work, stressing objective assessment by real results and data-based governance to build a high-quality official team. Regional Security & Visits: Myanmar’s junta chief-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing will visit Vietnam Sept. 4–6 for talks with To Lam and meetings with Vietnam’s PM and National Assembly leadership, as ASEAN keeps Myanmar’s political representatives out of summits. Information Controls & Dissent: A new Publishing Law draft would add “three layers of control” over books on history, leaders and sovereignty, while separate coverage highlights how online dissent and youth activism test the limits of state response. Hanoi-Linked Youth Protest: A trending “justice tree” case tied to a fatal 2025 crash and delayed prosecution has drawn mass youth mobilization in Hanoi. Bilateral/Multilateral Ties: Vietnam’s PM met ASEAN ambassadors in Hanoi, reaffirming active, substantive ASEAN contributions. Vietnam–Singapore Tech Strategy: The first Singapore–Vietnam Strategic Dialogue produced a joint statement on technology connectivity, aiming to deepen science, innovation and digital economy cooperation. OV Affairs Policy: A new CPV resolution on overseas Vietnamese affairs was framed as strengthening national unity and updating policies for the community’s growing role. Culture in Digital Space: Lawmaker Bui Hoai Son argued for building cultural sovereignty online via a national cultural database and a digital cultural ecosystem.