VOV.VN - The Election Day will fall on May 22. This will be the second time Vietnam has conducted simultaneous elections for National Assembly deputies and People’s Council deputies. 

More than 5,800 voters in three border communes in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau casted their ballots on May 15 to elect deputies to the 14th National Assembly and all-level People’s Councils for the 2016-2021 term, one week ahead of the national election day. 

Voters in Truong Sa island district, the central province of Khanh Hoa, on May 15 cast votes to choose the most capable candidates for the 14th National Assembly and the People’s Councils at all levels for 2016-2021. 

VOV.VN - Efforts are being made to help people understand their right and obligation to vote in the elections for the 14th National Assembly and People’s Councils.

The formation and development of Vietnam’s National Assembly (NA) from 1946 to present were reviewed at a workshop in Da Lat city, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on May 14.

VOV.VN - The 870 candidates for the National Assembly election have begun to meet voters as part of their campaigns. They will present personal action plans to help the voters decide who to vote for. 

Greater efforts are needed for women to make up 30% of deputies in the 14th National Assembly (NA) as targeted by the NA Standing Committee, insiders have said. 

Vietnam aims to increase the number of ethic minority deputies at the 14th National Assembly (NA) so that the assembly has appropriate representation from all social strata. 

Voters in Truong Sa island district, the central province of Khanh Hoa, are anticipating the election of deputies to the 14th National Assembly and all-level People’s Councils for 2016-2021 which will be held on May 15 in the locality, a week ahead of the national schedule. 

President Tran Dai Quang and other candidates hoping to be elected to the 14th National Assembly have engaged in a series of meetings with voters of Ho Chi Minh City, during which they promised utmost efforts to represent voters’ interests. 

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s election of deputies to the 14th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2016-2021 term will be held on May 22. 

The Prime Minister has assigned Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung to participate in a steering committee and negotiation delegations related to border and territory. 

The Government has approved a report on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) so as to submit the deal to the 14th National Assembly for ratification at its first session scheduled for this July.

Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, has been appointed as Secretary of the Central Military Commission in the 2015 – 2020 tenure. 

The quality of National Assembly (NA) deputies has contributed to improving the efficiency of NA activities in making laws, implementing supervision and giving decisions on important issues.

VOV.VN - On May 9,  an inspection team from the National Electoral Council led by National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan continued their checks and supervision of preparations for the General Election in An Giang province.

Preparations for the upcoming general elections have gone according to plan and on schedule at all central agencies, provinces and cities, the Ministry of Home Affairs reported at a meeting in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong on May 9. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with voters from the northern port city of Hai Phong on May 7-8.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan clarified a number of concerns raised by voters from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho during their meetings from May 4-7. 

Naval ship 633 of the Naval Region 4 High Command reached Sinh Lon island commune, Truong Sa district, central Khanh Hoa province, on May 7, bringing equipment needed for the upcoming elections to the 14th National Assembly and People’s Councils. 

A grand ceremony celebrating the 62nd anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory, which ended French colonial rule in the country, was held in Dien Bien Phu city in the northwestern province of Dien Bien on May 7.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other candidates running for the seats in the 14th National Assembly presented their action plans while meeting with voters in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh, Hoan Kiem and Tay Ho districts on May 6-7. 

VOV.VN - On May 22, Vietnamese voters will cast their ballots to elect deputies of the 14th National Assembly and People’s Councils for the next 5-year term.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and other candidates hoping to represent the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho in the 14th parliament met with voters in Cai Rang district on May 5. 

Voters in the central province of Quang Nam will cast their ballots in 49 locations on May 19, three days earlier than the Election Day as approved by the National Election Council. 

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on May 5 visited the Naval Zone 4 High Command, Ly Thai To Gepard-class frigate and Kilo Class submarine in Cam Ranh base in the south-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has expressed his confidence in the political firmness and fighting spirit of officers and soldiers of the Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN) and units based in the Naval Zone 4 in particular.

Candidates for the seats in the 14th National Assembly (NA) and all-level People’s Councils for the 2016 – 2021 term are engaging in activities to be elected.

Cabinet members mulled over the Government’s draft resolution on business development during their regular meeting in Hanoi on May 5.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong appreciated Khanh Hoa province’s development but urged the province’s leaders and people to continue developing fresh initiatives to unlock its full potential.