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.

President Tran Dai Quang has urged the People’s Security Academy (PSA) to outstandingly perform its forecasting and strategic consulting role to help the Party and State issue sound guidelines and policies on security, safety, socio-economic development and foreign affairs. 

Ministries must determinedly not let group interests manipulate policies, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed at the Government’s meeting on policy making on June 23. 

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has worked with Bac Kan’s authorities on the socio-economic situation and implementation of the national target program on building new rural areas.

Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation Truong Thi Mai has suggested the northern province of Bac Giang design better support policies for locals to foster the close relations between the people and the Party. 

VOV.VN - On June 21, the Head of the Central Communications and Education Commission Vo Van Thuong met with chief representatives of Vietnamese agencies for the 2016-2019 term in Hanoi.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the authorities of the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak to boost economic restructuring in a more practical manner during a working session with local leaders on June 21.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a list of members of the Government Steering Committee for Administrative Reform.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has asked the northern mountainous province of Lang Son to improve its investment environment to attract more investors and focus on upgrading infrastructure, particularly transport, to promote its border economic strength. 

Poverty alleviation remains a main political task of the Central Highlands region, stated Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a working session with the Central Highlands Steering Committee in Dak Lak province on June 20. 

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc reiterated the Party and government’s attention to the Central Highlands’ socio-economic development and improving living conditions of the Central Highlanders. 

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and officials from Ben Tre province met in the government office to review social economic development and measures to cope with saline intrusion.

Ba Ria – Vung Tau province must press on with sustainable development and focus on sea-based economic activities and marine sovereignty protection, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said. 

Hanoi should take strong measures to remove barriers which inhibit the city from developing and integrating, stressed Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

VOV.VN - On June 15, the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee wrapped up its 49th session in Hanoi.

The new People’s Council of Hanoi (15th tenure) convened the first session on June 14 to elect key officials who will lead the capital city from now to 2021.