Members of the National Assembly Standing Committee have agreed to allow the Fisheries Surveillance and Resources Department to act as an initial investigative body to more efficiently solve trade, environment and international relations problems that arise in the seas.

(VOV) -On August 17, the Ministry of Home Affairs celebrated its 70th anniversary and organized its third Patriotic Emulation Congress.

(VOV) - Vietnam will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the August Revolution on August 19, 1945. The victory was attributed to the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, which had about 5,000 members at that time. 

(VOV) -President Truong Tan Sang hailed the Vietnam Bar Association (VBA) for providing legal support to groups, corporations, and businesses as Vietnam speeds up negotiations to join the world’s major economic agreements.

(VOV) - On August 14, the Vietnam Coast Guard convened the fourth Party Congress for the 2015-2020 tenure in Hanoi with permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Military Commission and Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Thanh Cung in attendance.

The legal principle of presuming those being investigated were innocent unless proven guilty must be respected until a verdict was announced, the National Assembly’s Standing Committee said at its regular meeting on August 13.

(VOV) -The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 12 hosted a workshop in Hanoi praising the role of Vietnam’s diplomacy in national construction and defense over the past seven decades.

(VOV) -On August 12, the Party Politburo worked with the Central Military Party Committee to discuss preparations for the 10th Military Party Congress for the 2015-2020 term.

As many as 30,000 people will join a massive parade in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh Square on September 2 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2). 

(VOV) -The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee discussed the draft law on the supervision of the legislative body and People’s Councils on August 11.

The 40th session of the 13th National Assembly Standing Committee opened on August 10 in Hanoi, during which legislators are scheduled to debate 17 bills and one draft ordinance. 

Ministries and sectors have to make drastic moves to streamline administrative procedures and apply information technology to help Vietnam’s business climate indexes reach or surpass ASEAN national averages of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong has sent a message of condolences to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung over great losses of lives and property caused by rain-triggered floods in northern Vietnam, particularly Quang Ninh province. 

(VOV) - On August 4, the Communist Party Review hosted a ceremony in Hanoi marking its 85th anniversary and receive the Ho Chi Minh Order for the second time in the presence of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

(VOV) -President Truong Tan Sang has congratulated 15 newly appointed judges of the Supreme People's Court.

The 2015 socio-economic goals are feasible based on the past seven-month performance and provided efforts continue to be made, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung made the remarks at the monthly Government meeting in Hanoi on July 31. 

President Truong Tan Sang has called on the nation to make all-out efforts to become an industrialised country as soon as possible.

(VOV) -National Assembly (NA)Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung underlined the need to further intensify the realization of the 2013 Constitution at the 13th Party Congress which was held on July 29 in Hanoi. 

Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang sent his condolences to Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on July 29 on the passing of former Indian President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.

President Truong Tan Sang, who is also Head of the Central Steering Committee on Judicial Reform, called on relevant agencies to devise effective measures to accelerate and supervise the enforcement of civil judgements. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung chaired a Government meeting on lawmaking in Hanoi on July 27 and 28, focusing on the progress of a programme to build laws and ordinances and determining relevant tasks for the rest of this year. 

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations in collaboration with its Laos counterpart held a friendship exchange from July 25-27 in Laos’ Khammuane province, aiming to strengthen their cooperative ties and promote the Vietnam-Lao traditional relations. 

President Truong Tan Sang hosted a reception for a delegation of veterans from Division 313 and 314 in Military Zone 2 on the occasion of the National War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27). 

Vietnamese incumbent and former leaders offered incense and laid wreaths at the Monument to War Heroes and Martyrs on July 27 - the National War Invalid and Martyrs Day. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung urged Vietnam’s stock market to become more transparent and effective in line with market economy principles during a ceremony to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the HCM City Stock Exchange (HOSE) on July 25. 

Vietnamese Minister of Defense Phung Quang Thanh arrived July 25 in Hanoi from France, where he had undergone treatment for a lung tumor, officially quashing rumors of his death.

(VOV) -President Truong Tan Sang on July 24 held a working session with Ba Ria –Vung Tau provincial authorities  to discuss local socio- economic development and national defense and security measures.

The draft Law on Belief and Religion should institutionalise the Party’s viewpoints and the 2013 Constitution in order to ensure the right to belief and religious freedom of all people, as heard at an expert consultation held in Hanoi on July 23. 

State President Truong Tan Sang lauded the achievements of the Supreme People’s Procuracy while attending a ceremony to mark the sector’s 55th founding anniversary in Hanoi on July 23. 

The Government Inspectorate held a press conference in Hanoi on July 23 to disclose the inspection results from the first half of this year.