The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) concluded in Hanoi on March 23. The Congress adopted a resolution outlining Vietnam’s socio-economic development plan for the next five years and its future development direction, aiming to achieve double-digit average annual economic growth from 2026 to 2030.

In his closing remarks, CPV General Secretary To Lam stated that the 14th CPV Congress was a new milestone in the history of the Communist Party of Vietnam. With a strategic vision, the Congress tasked the new Central Committee with summarizing the experiences of 40 years of implementing the “Program for National Building in the Transition to Socialism” and 100 years of the CPV leading the Vietnamese revolution, thus charting the course for the nation’s century-long development beyond 2030. The Congress called on Party organizations at all levels to quickly study and implement the resolution, mobilizing all resources and leveraging all strengths to successfully complete the goals and tasks set forth by the Congress.

At a press conference following the closing ceremony, To Lam said that the 14th CPV Congress achieved a high degree of consensus not only on the content of its documents and action program but also on the selection of members for the 14th Central Committee. The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) also unanimously adopted numerous historic decisions aimed at achieving the “two centenary goals” for Vietnam’s founding and nation-building.

The 14th CPV officially opened on May 20th, with 1,586 delegates representing the more than 5.6 million members of the Communist Party of Vietnam in attendance. On May 22nd, the Congress elected a 200-member 14th Central Committee, including 180 members and 20 alternate members. The first plenary session of the 14th CPV Central Committee was held on May 23rd, electing a new leadership, with To Lam elected General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee.