Head of the Central Propaganda Department Trinh Van Quyet emphasized that officials' ethics are not measured by promises but by the use of assigned power and people's satisfaction.
On the morning of September 3, the Politburo and the Secretariat held a national conference to research, study, grasp and implement 5 resolutions and 1 directive of the Politburo.
Head of the Central Propaganda Commission Trinh Van Quyet disseminates the core contents of Directive 07, issued on July 13, 2026, on promoting the study and practice of Ho Chi Minh's ideology, ethics, methods, and style in the new development period.
Directive 07 replaces Directive 05 in 2016, shifting the focus from "study and follow" to "study and practice", taking products, quality, work efficiency and satisfaction of people and businesses as measures.
According to him, this change comes from the country's new development requirements and limitations after 10 years of implementing Directive 05. Learning in some places is still formal and has not created clear changes in practice. "There's a lot of learning but little change, a lot of registration but little product, preliminary and final reviews are regular, but some of the people's difficult problems still haven't been resolved," he said.
Meanwhile, the country entered a new stage of development after the 14th Party Congress, aiming for double-digit growth and realizing two 100-year goals. The world and regional situation changes rapidly and is unpredictable; The ideological front also expanded to cyberspace with many new methods of sabotage.
Therefore, Directive 07 requires overcoming the disease of formality, the situation of saying not coupled with action, dogmatism, and cliché. Learning must be associated with the duties and responsibilities of setting an example and serving the people of each cadre and party member. "Directive 05 answers the question of what to learn and how to follow it; Directive 07 answers the question of what results to practice and how to measure it," Mr. Quyet analyzed.
According to the Head of the Central Propaganda Committee, a new point of Directive 07 is adding the content of learning and practicing the "Ho Chi Minh method" in addition to ideology, ethics and style. This is not simply an additional element but is intended to create a bridge from awareness to action, from moral qualities to work efficiency. The four contents must be done synchronously, avoiding only studying theory or overlooking any element. "Ideology lights the way, ethics maintains the roots, methods pave the way, style sets an example," he said.
Ho Chi Minh's method is first of all reflected in combining theory with practice, respecting objective laws, correctly determining strategic goals and choosing key tasks and breakthroughs. In leadership and administration, major goals must be concretized into targets assigned to each ministry, branch, and locality, with progress and products to check and evaluate, avoiding just stopping at slogans.
He believes that the "6 clear" principle, including clear people, clear work, clear time, clear responsibility, clear product, clear authority, along with promoting decentralization and decentralization associated with resources and enforcement capacity, is a way to apply Ho Chi Minh's working method in current conditions.
Ho Chi Minh's style is also expressed through independent, self-reliant, non-stereotypical thinking; Concise, clear, easy-to-understand, easy-to-remember, easy-to-do expressions; scientific style, close to reality, relying on the people; sincere, humane, humble and simple behavior.
These standards must be concretized into actions appropriate to the responsibilities and tasks of each official and party member. The higher the position, the greater the impact of the decision, the higher the requirement for self-study, self-training, self-reflection, and self-correction. "Ethics are not measured by promises, but by how officials use assigned power and people's satisfaction," Mr. Quyet said.
The higher the position, the greater the responsibility to set an example
Directive 07 identifies setting an example as an important leadership method, first of all for leaders and senior officials. This responsibility must be concretized into evaluation criteria in personnel work, focusing on political bravery, innovative thinking, organizational and implementation capacity, public service ethics and spirit of serving the people.
According to him, the higher the position, the more specific and public the requirements for setting an example must be and be subject to the supervision of organizations and people. Practicing Ho Chi Minh's ideology must also be associated with encouraging and protecting officials who dare to think, dare to do, and dare to take responsibility for the common good; At the same time, promptly replace those who avoid, push, lack the courage to innovate, do not dare to make decisions and do not dare to take responsibility.
"Studying and practicing Ho Chi Minh's ideology but officials still do not dare to decide and do not dare to do it, that learning is not satisfactory," he said.
Inspection and supervision work also shifted from reviewing plans and registration content to evaluating the results of performing tasks, the effectiveness of solving outstanding and pressing issues and practical changes in public service ethics.
Along with the supervision of the party organization, the Directive requires promoting the role of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations, the press and the people; Strictly handle organizations, officials, and party members that violate or report incorrectly.
In the period 2026-2030, studying and practicing Ho Chi Minh's ideology, ethics, methods, and style will be associated with building a clean and strong Party and political system; promote socio-economic development and innovation; ensure national defense and security and maintain a peaceful and stable environment.
The solutions aim to create substantive changes in the responsibilities, working methods and effectiveness of serving the people of each cadre and party member.
