VOV.VN - The amended Press Law approved by the National Assembly on April 5, 2016, will take effect on January 1st, 2017. 

VOV.VN -The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Management Board was honoured with the Independence Order, second class at an August 12 ceremony marking its 40th anniversary.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee held a conference in Hanoi on August 12 to implement the law and ordinance drafting programmes for the last months of 2016 and for 2017. 

President Tran Dai Quang has urged people’s courts at all levels to stick to the law abiding spirit in order to make fair convictions. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc heads the National Steering Committee on Terrorism Prevention and Control, according to a recent decision. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has suggested the central province of Quang Ngai to outstandingly carry forward its economic model propelled by agriculture and processing industry. 

The Supreme People’s Procuracy needs to continue to effectively implement the policies of the Party and State regarding the judiciary field, enhance socialist legislation, ensure law enforcement and uphold the rule of law, President Tran Dai Quang has said.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged the northern province of Thai Binh to speed up agricultural restructuring and strive for a production value of between 400-VND500 million (US$22,420) per hectare by 2020. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged the Red River Delta province of Thai Binh to boost the application of technology in agriculture and pay atention to environmental protection alongside socio-economic development. 

VOV.VN - On August 6, Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong met with voters in Hoan Kiem and Ba Dinh districts in Hanoi to brief them on the results of the first meeting of the 14th National Assembly (NA).

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee should redouble efforts to implement resolutions adopted by the council and improve growth quality.

VOV.VN - On August 5, National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met voters in Can Tho City.

The Government is working on a master policy package to help people in the four central provinces affected by the environmental incident stabilise their lives and recover production, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said at a meeting with voters in central Ha Tinh province on August 4.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, on behalf of other NA deputies of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, has promised they will make concerted efforts to fulfill their tasks in the parliament’s 14th tenure.

Hanoi will focus on urban planning, construction and management, and new rural building, along with resources management and environmental protection in the next five years.

The Hanoi People’s Council adopted a resolution relieving Nguyen Thi Nguyet Huong of her post as deputy of the council for the 2016-2020 tenure during its third working day of the second session in Hanoi on August 3. 

VOV.VN- Prime Minister Nguuyen Xuan Phuc reiterated the Government's determination to strictly punish environmental violations at an August 3 meeting with voters from the northern port city of Hai Phong.

VOV.VN - On August 2, cabinet members gave their opinions on socio-economic development of July and over the past seven months of 2016 and the implementation of the resolution on key measures to realize socio-economic development and state budget estimate for this year.

Voters in District 4 of Ho Chi Minh City have voiced their hope that deputies at the 14th National Assembly (NA) will keep their promises made during their electioneering earlier this year. 

The Prime Minister has decided to establish Vietnamese subcommittees of intergovernmental committees with foreign countries. 

The draft law on amendments and supplements of laws on business and investment drew attention from Cabinet members at the Government’s regular meeting in Hanoi on August 1.

VOV.VN -  On August 1, President Tran Dai Quang met with voters in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City to brief them on the results of the first session of the 14th National Assembly. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc required the Cabinet members as well as ministries and agencies of the 2016-2021 tenure to swiftly roll out their working plans to support the Government in designing and spurring growths in service of people.

Senior Lieutenant General To Lam, Politburo member and Minister of Public Security, has been appointed as Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Central Highlands.

The 14th National Assembly (NA) has expressed its determination to continue reforms to improve operation quality, to build an united and creative NA that acts for the interests of the people, for the honour and pride of the nation and for the country''s sustainable development.

Legislators expressed their concern over environmental pollution in the central region during the July 29 working day of the 14th National Assembly’s first session.

VOV.VN - The 1st session of the 14th National Assembly concluded on July 29 after 9 days sitting.

The 14th National Assembly (NA) deputies approved on July 29 a resolution on the State budget balance for 2014 with 82.59% of them having “yes” vote. 

The socio-economic situation in the first six months of 2016 reaped positive outcomes with the macro-economy being stable, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc reported at the first session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on July 29.

The new Government wants to maintain a peaceful environment and create optimal conditions for national development, said Pham Binh Minh, who has been re-elected Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Vietnam.