The fourth plenum of the 14th Party Central Committee opened on the morning of Oct. 5 in Hanoi, chaired by General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm; National Assembly Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn ran the opening session (Tuổi Trẻ, Thanh Niên, VOV, Nhân Dân, SGGP). In his opening speech, Mr. Tô Lâm raised four priorities tied to building a Party and political system capable of leading and organizing implementation (VietnamPlus). He called for raising the quality of leadership at every stage and for overcoming the situation of many documents and many meetings but slow change (VnEconomy). He also cited nine-month GDP growth of 9.01% (SGGP). The papers described the opening session; details of the documents will be released when the meeting ends.
A Central Committee plenum is where the Party discusses major directions on personnel, organization and development, and it often shapes Government policy in the months that follow.
For most readers the effect is not immediate. What deserves attention is that the directions on reforming the state apparatus and on the 2027 plan will shape upcoming economic policy-making.
Stressing that major decisions must turn into results shows that implementation is the priority, and puts responsibility on those at the head of each body.
So far there is only the opening speech; the true value of the meeting will become clear only with the final resolutions and conclusions, and once they are carried out.
The opening speech tells us the priorities, not the results. Read the closing communiqué carefully for the specific decisions, and compare them with the 2027 growth targets.
Tuổi Trẻ, Thanh Niên, VOV, Nhân Dân, Sài Gòn Giải Phóng, VietnamPlus, VnEconomy (Oct. 5, 2026)
Fourth Central Committee plenum of the 14th term opens: General Secretary Tô Lâm sets four priorities and demands that major policy decisions produce results
The meeting is to consider Party building, the political system and national development; the leader cited 9.01% growth over nine months.
The fourth plenum of the 14th Party Central Committee opened on the morning of Monday, Oct. 5, in Hanoi, according to Tuổi Trẻ, Thanh Niên, VOV, Nhân Dân and Sài Gòn Giải Phóng. General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm chaired the meeting and gave the opening speech, while National Assembly Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn ran the opening session.
According to VietnamPlus and VnEconomy, Mr. Tô Lâm raised four matters to be addressed, aimed at building a Party and political system capable of leading and organizing the achievement of development goals. He stressed the need to raise the quality of leadership, from identifying problems, forecasting and choosing options to deciding, inspecting and adjusting, and to overcome the situation in which there are many documents and many meetings but work is slow to change.
He also cited nine-month GDP growth of 9.01% and said the meeting is taking place as the whole country completes its 2026 tasks and prepares the 2027 plan, according to SGGP. This is a statement by the leader, not a result of the meeting; specific resolutions or conclusions will be released when the meeting closes.