VOV.VN - General Do Ba Ty,  Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence and Phung Quoc Hien, incumbent member of the NA Standing Committee and Chairman of the NA Finance-Budget Committee have been elected NA Vice Chairmen.

Fifty female candidates standing for the upcoming National Assembly (NA) election for the first time are on a training course held in Hanoi from April 4-6.

VOV.VN -General Do Ba Ty, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Defence Minister has been nominated for the post of National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman.

Tran Dai Quang was elected State President at the 11th session of the 13th National Assembly on April 2.

VOV.VN -  People nationwide have appreciated the election of Tran Dai Quang as the President of Vietnam, pinning high hopes on his wholehearted devotion to the nation.

VOV.VN - On April 2, 460 of the 465 lawmakers (or 93.12% of the total number of National Assembly  deputies) approved a resolution on State President election and Mr Tran Dai Quang was elected as the new State leader.

VOV.VN - On April 1, National Assembly (NA) deputies discussed socio-economic development in 2015 and over the last 5 years, and development and land use plans until 2020.

Preparations for the election of deputies to the 14th National Assembly and People’s Councils for 2016-2020 are being conducted in line with the law and progressing smoothly, according to the National Election Council (NEC)’s Office.

VOV.VN - Over the last 70 years, Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) has had 11 leaders. Among them, the newly elected Chairperson Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan is the first NA woman leader, and Mr. Truong Chinh had served the longest term (21 years).

The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on March 28 issued a dispatch on correcting the promotion and appointment of officials. 

VOV.VN -  Many National Assembly (NA) deputies and voters consider the election of Madam Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan as Vietnam's first female top legislator a turning point for the legislature. 

VOV.VN - On March 31, the newly-elected National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan presented the NA Standing Committee’s nomination of Public Security Minister Tran Dai Quang for the post of State President. 

National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan was elected as the new Chairwoman of the NA and the National Election Council (NEC) on March 31 with a majority of votes.

The National Assembly (NA) has agreed to let Nguyen Sinh Hung step down from both positions as Chairman of the NA and the National Election Council (NEC) during a plenary session in Hanoi on March 30. 

The National Assembly debated the draft Law on Signing, Joining and Implementing International Treaties (revised) and conducted procedures to relieve the NA Chairman and head of the National Election Council on March 30.

Legislators held group discussions in the morning of March 30 about the retirement of National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung, who also chairs the National Election Council. 

Legislators have appreciated efforts by the President, Government, Prime Minister and chiefs of judicial agencies while commenting on their performance since 2011. 

National Assembly deputies examined draft working reports of State and Government leaders for the 2011-2016 tenure, during a plenary session broadcast live nationwide on March 29. 

VOV.VN - Voters nationwide have hailed the end-of-term reports of the President, the government, and the Prime Minister over the last 5 years.

VOV.VN - The last session of the 13th National Assembly is taking place in Hanoi. Activities of the 13th NA, which is considered one of dynamism and reform, have contributed to national construction and defense and international integration.

Voters nationwide have closely followed the 11th session of the 13th National Assembly, and expressed their satisfaction with the NA’s and its agencies’ activities during the last tenure. 

National Assembly deputies looked into draft working reports of the 13th legislature and its organisations from 2011-2016 during a plenary session live broadcast nationwide on March 28.

The most outstanding imprint left by the 13th National Assembly during the tenure was the 2013 Constitution, which upholds human rights, citizens’ rights and the rule of law, law makers said at the NA session on March 28 morning. 

Ho Chi Minh City should become a national special economic zone, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Dinh La Thang said.

How to ease losses caused by drought and saltwater intrusion that are afflicting the Mekong Delta, south-central and Central Highlands regions dominated the Government’s monthly meeting in Hanoi on March 26.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has signed a decision to issue the Party Political Bureau’s Directive on study, understanding, communicating, and implementing Resolutions of the 12th National Party Congress. 

National Assembly deputies gave their feedback on the draft revised Law on Export-Import Tariffs during a session in Hanoi on March 25. 

VOV.VN - On March 25, National Assembly (NA) deputies debated revised Pharmaceutical Law, focusing on regulations on management of medicine prices and supplementary food. 

National Assembly deputies on March 24 agreed on the essentials of a law on information access rights during their ongoing session in Hanoi.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on March 22 signed into issuance the Politburo’s Directive No. 01-CT/TW on studying, popularising and implementing the Resolution of the 12th National Party Congress.