NA elects key positions, adopts cabinet structure
NA elects key positions, adopts cabinet structure

VOV.VN -  On July 27, deputies to the 14th National Assembly elected the Vice President, Chief Judge of the Supreme People’s Court, and Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme People’s Procuracy in closed voting. 

NA elects key positions, adopts cabinet structure
Deputies hope new Government meets voters’ aspirations
Deputies hope new Government meets voters’ aspirations

Many deputies have pinned high hopes on the Government for the 2016-2021 tenure after hearing Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s inaugural address on July 26, in which he pledged to build a pure Government that acts to serve the people and spur growth.

Deputies hope new Government meets voters’ aspirations
First session of 14th legislature: government personnel discussed
First session of 14th legislature: government personnel discussed

The 14th National Assembly (NA)’s first session convened a plenary sitting in Hanoi on July 26 under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

First session of 14th legislature: government personnel discussed
PM proposes number of Government members remain unchanged
PM proposes number of Government members remain unchanged

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivered a report on the structure of the Government for the 2016-2021 tenure on July 27 during the 14th National Assembly’s first session. 

PM proposes number of Government members remain unchanged
Legislators elect high-ranking officials
Legislators elect high-ranking officials

Legislators cast secret ballots to elect the Vice State President, Chief Judge of the Supreme People’s Court and Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy in Hanoi on July 27, the sixth working day of the 14 th National Assembly’s first session.

Legislators elect high-ranking officials
Leaders pay tribute to heroic martyrs
Leaders pay tribute to heroic martyrs

A delegation of top Vietnamese leaders laid wreaths and paid tribute to heroic martyrs at the Monument to Heroic Martyrs in Hanoi on July 27 on the 69th National War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day. 

Leaders pay tribute to heroic martyrs
First session of 14th legislature: government personnel discussed
First session of 14th legislature: government personnel discussed

The 14th National Assembly (NA)’s first session convened a plenary sitting in Hanoi on July 26 under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

First session of 14th legislature: government personnel discussed
Candidacy for high-ranking positions proposed
Candidacy for high-ranking positions proposed

President Tran Dai Quang has proposed candidates for the positions of Vice President, Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court and Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy. 

Candidacy for high-ranking positions proposed
Biography of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc
Biography of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc

Nguyen Xuan Phuc was voted in as Prime Minister of Vietnam at the first session of the 14th National Assembly on July 26 afternoon. 

Biography of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc
Nguyen Xuan Phuc re-elected as Prime Minister
Nguyen Xuan Phuc re-elected as Prime Minister

As many as 485 out of 489 deputies present at the July 26 plenary session of the 14th National Assembly, or 98.18 percent, voted for Nguyen Xuan Phuc as Prime Minister for the 2016-2021 tenure. 

Nguyen Xuan Phuc re-elected as Prime Minister
United resolve needed to perform focal tasks: President
United resolve needed to perform focal tasks: President

President Tran Dai Quang has called for united resolve and concerted efforts of the entire Party, army and people in realising six focal tasks set in the 12th Party Congress’s Resolution.

United resolve needed to perform focal tasks: President
Deputies put trust in new State leader
Deputies put trust in new State leader

Deputies at the 14th National Assembly have expressed confidence in Tran Dai Quang, who was re-elected as the State President in the July 25 election with 98.18 percent of votes.

Deputies put trust in new State leader
14th NA’s Law Committee convenes first plenary meeting
14th NA’s Law Committee convenes first plenary meeting

The Law Committee of the 14th National Assembly convened its first plenary meeting on July 25. 

14th NA’s Law Committee convenes first plenary meeting
Nguyen Xuan Phuc proposed for Prime Minister post
Nguyen Xuan Phuc proposed for Prime Minister post

President Tran Dai Quang proposed Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister since April 2016, as the only candidate for the post of Prime Minister in the 2016-2021 tenure on July 26 morning during the first session of the 14th National Assembly.

Nguyen Xuan Phuc proposed for Prime Minister post
PM presents Government’s apparatus at legislative session
PM presents Government’s apparatus at legislative session

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc presented a report on the organisational structure of the Government in the 2016-2021 tenure at the first session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) in Hanoi on July 25. 

PM presents Government’s apparatus at legislative session
Legislators complete work on fourth day of 14th NA’s first session
Legislators complete work on fourth day of 14th NA’s first session

Legislators continued their plenary session in Hanoi on July 25 under the chair of National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

Legislators complete work on fourth day of 14th NA’s first session
Biography of President Tran Dai Quang
Biography of President Tran Dai Quang

Tran Dai Quang was elected State President at the first session of the 14th National Assembly on July 25. 

Biography of President Tran Dai Quang
Tran Dai Quang re-elected as President
Tran Dai Quang re-elected as President

Tran Dai Quang was re-elected as President of Vietnam for the 2016 – 2021 tenure during a plenum of the 14th National Assembly (NA)’s first session on July 25. 

Tran Dai Quang re-elected as President
Imperative issues should be under parliament’s supervision: deputies
Imperative issues should be under parliament’s supervision: deputies

Most of the National Assembly (NA) deputies at the plenary session on the morning of July 25 agreed that in 2017, the parliament should focus its supervision on pressing issues that are of great interest and have major impact on society and the economy. 

Imperative issues should be under parliament’s supervision: deputies
Candidate for President submitted
Candidate for President submitted

The 14th National Assembly Standing Committee submitted Tran Dai Quang as a candidate for the position of State President for the 2016-2020 term to the NA during the first session of the 14th NA on July 25. 

Candidate for President submitted
National Assembly to push forward with reform
National Assembly to push forward with reform

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has said the NA will continue with strong reforms in both organisation and operation to make its activities more effective and fruitful.

National Assembly to push forward with reform
Deputies show confidence in new NA leader
Deputies show confidence in new NA leader

The majority of deputies at the 14th National Assembly have shown their strong confidence in newly-elected NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, who won the July 22 election with nearly 98 percent of votes. 

Deputies show confidence in new NA leader
Third working day of 14th NA first session
Third working day of 14th NA first session

The third working day in the first session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) on July 22 began with the announcement of the results of the election of the NA Chairperson, Vice Chairpersons and the NA Standing Committee members. 

Third working day of 14th NA first session
Meet your 14th National Assembly leaders
Meet your 14th National Assembly leaders

VOV.VN - The results of the election that took place on July 21 for leading 14th National Assembly posts have been announced as follows: 

Meet your 14th National Assembly leaders
Biography of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan
Biography of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan

Chairwoman of the 13th National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan was re-elected as the head of the 14th legislature during its first session on July 22. 

Biography of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan
Newly elected NA deputies determined to fulfill responsibilities
Newly elected NA deputies determined to fulfill responsibilities

VOV.VN - 317 of the 494 deputies in the 14th National Assembly (NA) are first timers. They are proud of being trusted by the voters and consider it a great responsibility to represent them in the NA.

Newly elected NA deputies determined to fulfill responsibilities
Chairwoman of 14th National Assembly swearing in
Chairwoman of 14th National Assembly swearing in

VOV.VN - Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Politburo member and top legislator of the 13th National Assembly, has been re-elected chairwoman of the 14th National Assembly.

Chairwoman of 14th National Assembly swearing in
List of candidates for 14th NA leading posts approved
List of candidates for 14th NA leading posts approved

VOV.VN - On July 21, Chairwoman of the 13th National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan reported to the deputies of the 14th NA on a personnel proposal.

List of candidates for 14th NA leading posts approved
NA deputies must vote against overspending planned budget
NA deputies must vote against overspending planned budget

National Assembly (NA) deputies must insist on voting against overspending the government’s planned budget, said Deputy Tran Hoang Ngan from Ho Chi Minh City on July 21. 

NA deputies must vote against overspending planned budget
Lawmakers vote on National Assembly leading positions
Lawmakers vote on National Assembly leading positions

Procedures to elect the Chair and Vice Chairs of the 14th National Assembly and members of the NA Standing Committee were conducted on the afternoon of July 21, the second day of the 14th legislature’s first session. 

Lawmakers vote on National Assembly leading positions
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