Judicial Reform Drive: General Secretary and President Tô Lâm urged a sweeping overhaul of laws on settling civil and administrative disputes and enforcing judgments, warning against backlogs, loopholes, and any illegal interference in adjudication while tightening oversight and clarifying rules on evidence, expert review, appeals, cassation, retrials, and enforcement responsibility. Science-Tech for Growth: PM Lê Minh Hùng chaired a Hanoi meeting on how science, technology, innovation and digital transformation can better deliver socio-economic targets, stressing the need for measurable contributions to meet 2026’s at-least-10% growth goal. Tourism Governance Breakthrough: Deputy PM Phạm Thị Thanh Trà called for shifting from administrative management to tourism ecosystem governance, removing institutional bottlenecks and preparing for APEC Year 2027 to spur a 2027-2028 breakthrough. Vietnam–Canada Strategic Partnership: In Ottawa, Tô Lâm and PM Mark Carney upgraded ties to a Strategic Partnership, expanding cooperation pillars from trade, transport and supply chains to digital/AI, energy and environment, food security, defence and maritime, plus education and people-to-people exchanges. UNGA 81 Peace Message: At UNGA 81, Tô Lâm pushed for shared responsibility to steer global change toward peace and development through trust, international law, dialogue, and multilateral cooperation. Hanoi–Pyongyang War Memory: Hanoi and Pyongyang moved to install sculptures honoring North Korean soldiers who fought in Vietnam, underscoring deepening party-to-party and defence-linked ties.