Draft Civil Code under NA discussion
Draft Civil Code under NA discussion

(VOV) - On May 12, National Assembly (NA) deputies debated the draft Civil Code based on opinions given by the public earlier

Draft Civil Code under NA discussion
PM supports proposed Vietnam-Yunnan direct flight
PM supports proposed Vietnam-Yunnan direct flight

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has expressed his support to the Chinese province of Yunnan’s proposal to launch a direct flight to Vietnam and build a cross-border economic cooperation zone, a joint project with the northern border province of Lao Cai. 

PM supports proposed Vietnam-Yunnan direct flight
Vietnam-China cooperation in Tonkin Gulf revisited
Vietnam-China cooperation in Tonkin Gulf revisited

Vietnamese and Chinese scholars converged in a seminar in the northern province of Quang Ninh on May 11 to look at improving Vietnam-China cooperation in the Gulf of Tonkin, where fishery resources are declining due to over-exploitation and pollution. 

Vietnam-China cooperation in Tonkin Gulf revisited
Leaders meet local voters
Leaders meet local voters

(VOV) -Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong and a delegation of National Assembly deputies of Hanoi on May 9 met with voters in Ba Dinh district.

Leaders meet local voters
Victory over Fascism remembered in Ho Chi Minh City
Victory over Fascism remembered in Ho Chi Minh City

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations and Ho Chi Minh City’s Vietnam-Russia Friendship Organisation jointly held a ceremony in the city on May 8 to mark Russia’s 70th Victory Day over Fascism (May 9). 

Victory over Fascism remembered in Ho Chi Minh City
Crowds commemorate General Vo Nguyen Giap
Crowds commemorate General Vo Nguyen Giap

Over 10,000 people across the country paid tribute to General Vo Nguyen Giap at his grave in central Quang Binh province’s Quang Trach district on the 61 st anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu historic victory, widely considered one of his greatest triumphs. 

Crowds commemorate General Vo Nguyen Giap
7.5 million contributors to 2005 Civil Code draft revision
7.5 million contributors to 2005 Civil Code draft revision

(VOV) -About 7.5 million people have contributed opinions to the draft revision of the 2005 Civil Code.

7.5 million contributors to 2005 Civil Code draft revision
Great Patriotic War Victory marked in Hanoi
Great Patriotic War Victory marked in Hanoi

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh attended a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War hosted by embassies of Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus and Kazakhstan in Vietnam on May 6. 

Great Patriotic War Victory marked in Hanoi
NA deputies consider voter concerns
NA deputies consider voter concerns

National Assembly (NA) deputies from Tuyen Quang, Quang Nam, Phu Yen and Binh Duong provinces met with local voters to hear their opinions on a series of issues, focusing on socio-economic development, education and training, lawmaking and social welfare policies.

NA deputies consider voter concerns
Party Central Committee continues future personnel discussion
Party Central Committee continues future personnel discussion

Members of the 11th Party Central Committee on May 5 debated which people should sit on the committee during its forthcoming 12th tenure, as part of their ongoing 11th plenary session. 

Party Central Committee continues future personnel discussion
Party Central Committee’s 11th plenum discusses personnel work
Party Central Committee’s 11th plenum discusses personnel work

(VOV) -On May 4, the 11th meeting of the Party Central Committee opened in Hanoi, discussing a host of important issues including the personnel plan.

Party Central Committee’s 11th plenum discusses personnel work
President congratulates Vietnamese navy on 60th anniversary
President congratulates Vietnamese navy on 60th anniversary

The Vietnam People’s Navy is the core service in safeguarding sea and island sovereignty while maintaining long-term regional peace and cooperation, said State President Truong Tan Sang. 

President congratulates Vietnamese navy on 60th anniversary
PM Dung inaugurates monument honoring military medical workers
PM Dung inaugurates monument honoring military medical workers

(VOV) -Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung May 1 attended the inauguration of a monument in honor of military medical workers in Ba Hon Relic site in Hon Dat district, Kien Giang province. 

PM Dung inaugurates monument honoring military medical workers
Grand parade marks 40 years of reunification
Grand parade marks 40 years of reunification

(VOV) -On April 30, Ho Chi Minh City hosted a military parade and a grand meeting celebrating the 40th anniversary of total southern liberation and national reunification.

Grand parade marks 40 years of reunification
President reflects on historic 1975 victory
President reflects on historic 1975 victory

President Truong Tan Sang attended a ceremony on April 29 in the Mekong Delta province of Long An to mark the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of South Vietnam and National Reunification Day (April 30), during which he expressed his gratitude to former Party leaders and everyone who fought and made sacrifices for the victory.

President reflects on historic 1975 victory
PM attends National Reunification celebration in Hau Giang
PM attends National Reunification celebration in Hau Giang

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung joined locals in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang in a ceremony on April 29 to mark the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975-2015).

PM attends National Reunification celebration in Hau Giang
Party, State leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh
Party, State leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh

(VOV) -A delegation of leaders from the Party, State, and Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) on April 29 paid a floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum and offered incense at the fallen soldiers Memorial on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day.

Party, State leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh
Hung Kings festival kicks off in Phu Tho province
Hung Kings festival kicks off in Phu Tho province

(VOV) -On April 28, Phu Tho province held a solemn incense-offering ceremony in honour of the Hung Kings, with the participation of State President Truong Tan Sang and other Government and provincial leaders, overseas Vietnamese as well as local people.

Hung Kings festival kicks off in Phu Tho province
1975 spring victory features military art success
1975 spring victory features military art success

The great victory of the resistance war against the US aggressors constitutes “the triumph of Vietnam’s military arts and guidelines under the Party’s sound and creative leadership”, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong has asserted.

1975 spring victory features military art success
State President meets outstanding naval staff
State President meets outstanding naval staff

State President Truong Tan Sang met naval staff who excelled in the force’s patriotic emulation movement in Hanoi on April 25, ahead of the 60th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Navy (August 5). 

State President meets outstanding naval staff
Joint Vietnam-China fishery patrol concludes
Joint Vietnam-China fishery patrol concludes

Vietnamese and Chinese coast guards concluded their four-day joint fishery patrol on shared fishing grounds in the Tonkin Gulf on April 24. 

Joint Vietnam-China fishery patrol concludes
PM meets with security volunteers fighting in southern battlefields
PM meets with security volunteers fighting in southern battlefields

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met with representatives from the liaison committee of public security cadres who fought in southern battlefields during the country’s American resistance war on April 21 on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of National Reunification Day (April 30). 

PM meets with security volunteers fighting in southern battlefields
Flaws must be addressed to upgrade infrastructure: PM
Flaws must be addressed to upgrade infrastructure: PM

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has requested infrastructure development mechanism and policy flaws be addressed to promote State management and prevent corruption and wastefulness in this field. 

Flaws must be addressed to upgrade infrastructure: PM
President attends second national congress of lawyers
President attends second national congress of lawyers

President Truong Tan Sang has urged the Vietnam Bar Federation (VBF), a socio-professional organisation representing the will and legitimate interests of lawyers nationwide, to continue playing its role as a bridge between the Party, State and its members. 

President attends second national congress of lawyers
Major draft laws under NA deputies' discussion
Major draft laws under NA deputies' discussion

(VOV) -On April 15, full-time National Assembly (NA) deputies debated important draft laws to be dealt with at the NA's upcoming 9th session in late May. 

Major draft laws under NA deputies' discussion
Roles of 1975 Spring Offensive headquarters highlighted
Roles of 1975 Spring Offensive headquarters highlighted

A scientific workshop on the roles of the general headquarters of the 1975 Spring Offensive was held in Hanoi on April 14 on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Southern Liberation and National Reunification.

Roles of 1975 Spring Offensive headquarters highlighted
Revised statistics draft law discussed
Revised statistics draft law discussed

Experts and State officials commented on a draft of the amended statistics law during a workshop held in Da Lat city in the Central Highlands’ province of Lam Dong on April 13. 

Revised statistics draft law discussed
Vietnam’s response to Iran’s nuclear issue
Vietnam’s response to Iran’s nuclear issue

Vietnam hails the framework nuclear deal reached by the P5+1 group – the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany – and Iran on April 2nd.

Vietnam’s response to Iran’s nuclear issue
Vietnam remembers Cuba’s Giron victory.
Vietnam remembers Cuba’s Giron victory.

(VOV) - The Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association on April 10 celebrated the 54th anniversary of Cuba’s victory, which successfully repelled a 1,500-strong mercenary invading force, attempting to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro.

Vietnam remembers Cuba’s Giron victory.
Vietnam Lawyers Association marks 60th anniversary
Vietnam Lawyers Association marks 60th anniversary

(VOV) -Under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam  (CPV) over the past 60 years, generations of lawyers have contributed to national development.

Vietnam Lawyers Association marks 60th anniversary
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