The National Election Council (NEC) held a conference in Hanoi on July 18 to summarise the results of the election of deputies to the 14th National Assembly and the People’s Councils at all levels for 2016-2021. 

The National Election Council (NEC) convened its eighth session, an unwonted one, in Hanoi on July 17, under the chair of National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, head of the council. 

The National Election Council (NEC) convened its seventh session, its last plenary meeting, in Hanoi on July 15 under the chair of National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, head of the council.

The 13th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee continued its 50th session on July 12, mapping out supervision and lawmaking programmes for 2017. 

Politburo member and Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has been appointed Head of the Steering Committee for the Southwest Region by the Political Bureau and Party Central Committee’s Secretariat.

VOV.VN - The Government Inspectorate is collecting opinions from Ministries and sectors to fine-tune the draft revised anti-corruption law.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Monday begins its 50th session to discuss the implementation of socio-economic tasks and state budget since the beginning of this year and measures to accomplish activities set tasks in the second half of the year. 

VOV.VN -  On July 11, the Central Military Commission and Defence Ministry hosted a conference in Hanoi reviewing the implementation of defence and military tasks in the first half of this yeas and outline orientations for the remaining months.

VOV.VN -The 3rd plenum of the 12th Party Central Committee has concluded in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The Party Central Committee discussed and approved the working mechanisms of the Politburo, and the Central Inspection Commission of the 12th term during its 3rd plenum which closed in Hanoi on July 7.

The 12th Party Central Committee on July 6 heard the Politburo’s proposal on candidates for top positions at State agencies to be submitted to the new National Assembly’s first session. 

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has stressed the importance of the agenda discussed at the ongoing 3rd plenum of the 12th Party Central Committee.

VOV.VN - On July 5, the 12th Party Central Committee discussed the draft working regulations of the Party Central Committee, the Politburo, the Secretariat, and the Central Inspection Commission of the 12th term. 

Draft working regulations of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC), the Politburo, the Secretariat and the CPVCC’s Inspection Commission were mulled over during group discussions on July 4 afternoon.

The 12th Party Central Committee opened its third meeting in Hanoi on July 4 under the chair of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, with its agenda focusing on working regulations of the Party’s agencies and recommendations on high-ranking State personnel, among others.

VOV.VN - On July 3,  Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held a meeting in Hanoi with leaders from Kon Tum province on the provincial socio-economy in the first half of this year. 

VOV.VN - On July 2, President Tran Dai Quang attended a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City celebrating the city's 40th anniversary of changing its name from Saigon to Ho Chi Minh (1976-2016). 

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has emphasized the government’s determination to fulfill socio-economic development tasks set for this year. 

VOV.VN -The Vietnamese government has announced the cause of the unusual mass fish deaths which occurred in the 4 central coastal provinces in April.

VOV.VN - On July 1, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked ministries and relevant agencies to prepare a plan for the compensation of US$500 million received from the Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation.

Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung has called for efforts to deal with incomplete documents guiding the implementation of laws and ordinances with heed paid to ensuring their quality and feasibility. 

VOV.VN - Cabinet members have heard a report by the Ministry of Justice on the implementation of the government’s legislative program and the issuance of laws and policies in the second quarter of the year.

The National Assembly has issued a resolution to delay the implementation of the Penal Code 2015 and several other laws until the Law on the amendments and supplements to a number of articles in the code becomes effective.

VOV.VN - The Party General Secretary, State President and National Assembly Chairwoman paid tribute and extended condolences to families of nine CASA 212 crewmembers at a memorial service in Hanoi on June 30.

Nguyen Thanh Phong was re-elected as Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee for the 2016-2021 tenure, as he won 100 percent of the vote at the first session of the 9th municipal People’s Council on June 28. 

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Public Security on June 28 reviewed its performance during the first half of the year at a conference in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City needs a particular mechanism in order to fulfil its role as an economic locomotive of the country, Politburo member and Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Dinh La Thang has said.

VOV.VN - The Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) set out tasks for reforming the organization by improving its operation’s content and formats at a meeting in the central city of Danang on June 27.

VOV.VN - President Tran Dai Quang has urged local authorities to turn Phu Yen into a developed province in Vietnam’s south-central coastal region.

President Tran Dai Quang suggested the central coastal province of Binh Dinh transform itself into a marine-based economic hub with high-quality services and tourism, taking advantage of its location in the key economic zone of the central region.