VOV.VN - The 23rd session of the National Assembly Standing Committee is due to open in Hanoi on April 10 to discuss preparations for the fifth meeting of the NA, the supervision programmes of the NA and its Standing Committee and the law and ordinance building programme next year.

The reform of the process in recruiting and appointment of managerial personnel is an important and necessary measure to develop a contingent of capable officials, in which holding examination to select candidates for key positions is considered a change that enhances transparency in personnel recruitment and promotion. 

The reform of organisation and operation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) and other socio-political organisations in Vietnam was spotlighted at a conference in Hanoi on April 6.

Members of the National Assembly’s Judicial Committee have agreed on the need to amend the 2007 Law on Amnesty to make it fall in line with the 2013 Constitution and other related laws, and to ensure the meaning of amnesty. 

Building a streamlined and effective apparatus for the political system is one of the key tasks that the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has set for the 12th tenure. 

VOV.VN -At a regular government meeting in Hanoi on April 2, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked cabinet members to expand upon growth scenarios for 2018 in the aim of reaching a growth rate of at least 6.7%.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked Hoi An to strive to become the leading ancient tourism city in the region and the world while attending a ceremony to mark 10 years of Hoi An’s being the city of central Quang Nam province on March 24.

Former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai passed away on March 17 in his home in Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City. Many international friends have fond memories of one of the first Vietnamese leaders who was active and determined to expand external relations and boost international integration.

VOV.VN - On March 20, Vietnamese embassies in Laos, Thailand, Japan, and China held ceremonies to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai.

VOV.VN - Tribute-paying ceremonies of former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai took place on March 20 at Thong Nhat Hall in Ho Chi Minh City and the International Convention Centre in Hanoi at the same time.

The 22nd session of the National Assembly Standing Committee closed in Hanoi on March 19 after seven days of sitting. 

Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long fielded questions on measures to improve the progress and quality of draft laws and legal documents at the ongoing 22nd session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee in Hanoi on March 19.

Former Politburo member and former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai passed away at 1:30 on March 17 at Cu Chi, Ho Chi Minh City, aged 85, according to the Board of health care services for senior officials.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council (ninth tenure) convened its seventh session on March 15 to decide on major matters, aiming to utilise special mechanisms and policies. 

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee and the Presidium of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) on March 14 approved revised work coordination regulations in a bid to improve bilateral collaboration in promoting the strength of the great national unity and the quality of NA deputies’ meetings with voters and their supervisory role.

The 22nd sitting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Assembly kicked off in Hanoi on March 12 under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. 

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has urged the public security force to continue uphold the teachings of President Ho Chi Minh on the virtues of a revolutionary public security officer at a ceremony in Bac Giang on March 11.

The Government is urging ministries, sectors and localities to accelerate the development and application of information technology and the building of an e-Government.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Phung Quoc Hien has asked Nghia Lo town in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai to consider trade, services and tourism as the core of the local economy, given its important position in the Northwestern region. 

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong has called on public security officials to continue following teachings of late President Ho Chi Minh to build a strong and transparent force.

The Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has decided to allow Politburo member Dinh The Huynh to leave the posts of standing member of the CPV Central Committee’s Secretariat and President of the Central Theoretical Council in the 2016-2021 tenure for long-term illness treatment.

The Theoretical Council of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee in the 2016-2021 tenure convened the fifth meeting in Hanoi on March 3, focusing on the building of a contingent of cadres with adequate virtues and capabilities.

VOV.VN- The Standing Committee of the 14th National Assembly is to pilot an immediate question-and-answer (Q&A) session during its 22nd meeting set to take place on March 21.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc cautioned against higher inflationary pressure this year at a monthly government meeting on March 1 in Hanoi to review socio-economic situation in February and the two-month period as well as the implementation of Government Resolution No 1.

President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc have visited and offered congratulations to Lieutenant General Dang Quan Thuy on his 90th birthday and 71-year membership of the Communist Party of Vietnam. 

The Party, Government, Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) and organisations must enhance their roles in protecting people who denounce and fight degradation, “self-evolution” and “self-transformation” among Party officials and members.

VOV.VN - The leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and people’s support are seen as major factors for State agencies to accomplish all of their assigned tasks.  

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc required the prompt resumption of work immediately after the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, ending the outdated thinking that the first lunar month is a time for festivals.

VOV.VN - President of Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man on February 21  burnt incense to President Ho Chi Minh at House No.67 in the President Ho Chi Minh relic site in Hanoi. 

President Tran Dai Quang launched the New Year tree planting festival in Bach Thong district, the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan on February 21 (the sixth day of the Lunar New Year).