SCO & diplomacy: Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan’s visit to Kyrgyzstan and attendance at the expanded Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit (Aug 31–Sep 1) is framed as both a bilateral push and a multilateral contribution to regional peace, security and development. Party building & personnel governance: General Secretary/President To Lam chaired a review of Party building and rectification, stressing assessments based on real results and credibility, and called for a shift in personnel work toward objective evaluation, data-based governance and stronger prevention of political-ethical degradation. National Day & state organisation: To Lam chaired National Day (81st anniversary) events in Hanoi and attended the ceremony announcing Quang Ninh as a centrally governed city, presenting top honours and calling for modern, greener, smarter governance. Anti-corruption cooperation: Tô Lâm received Lao inspection and anti-corruption leadership during a working visit, underlining deepening Party-state ties. Regional foreign policy: PM Le Minh Hung told ASEAN ambassadors Vietnam will keep making active, substantive contributions as the bloc seeks unity amid complex regional and global shifts. Digital sovereignty: A National Assembly official highlighted building cultural sovereignty in the digital space, including a national cultural database linking archives, museums and creative communities. Vietnam–Singapore strategic upgrade: Tran Cam Tu’s Singapore visit and the inaugural Strategic Dialogue produced a Joint Statement on a Technology Connectivity Strategy, with plans to deepen tech, innovation, public-service exchanges and leadership development; Singapore investment inflows into Vietnam also surged. Public order & youth politics: A fatal crash case and online mobilisations by Gen Z are being discussed as a test of how the political system responds to online dissent. OV affairs policy: Deputy FM Le Thi Thu Hang said the new Party resolution on overseas Vietnamese affairs updates mechanisms to strengthen national unity and expand OV contributions in science, technology, investment and global integration. IUU fishing crackdown: Lam Dong rolled out 10 measures to address European Commission recommendations, tightening vessel controls, traceability and accountability to help lift the “yellow card.”