The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam in Hanoi concluded with the adoption of a long-term development strategy aimed at positioning the country to navigate an increasingly volatile global environment. The Congress reaffirmed socialist development, mass participation, disciplined reform, and people-centred governance amid global instability. The 14th National Congress is thus presented not as a ceremonial gathering but as a congress of action, discipline, unity, and renewal. “The overarching spirit of the 14th Party Congress,” he said, is one of “strategic autonomy, seizing opportunities, unity, and overcoming all challenges”. The newly formed Lam Dong province has nearly 700,000 ethnic minority people, accounting for 17.6 per cent of its total population.