Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung reiterated that building new-style rural areas is a strategic policy of the Party and State while meeting with voters from Thuy Nguyen district, northern Hai Phong city, on July 6. 

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met with newly accredited Vietnamese ambassadors and chiefs of the country’s overseas representative offices in Hanoi on July 2, pinning high hopes on their performance in the 2015-2018 term. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung called for a strong army able to respond to emerging challenges presented by today’s increasingly complicated, rapidly changing and unpredictable world. 

(VOV) -On July 1, National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung received ambassador and heads of representative agencies of Vietnam abroad before their departure for assuming office.

Party and State leaders officiated a celebration of the 100th birth anniversary (July 1) of the late Party chief Nguyen Van Linh in his hometown, the northern province of Hung Yen, on June 30. 

State and Party leaders offered incense to pay tribute to Nguyen Van Linh in his hometown, northern Hung Yen province, on June 29 as part of a ceremony marking the late Party General Secretary’s 100th birthday (July 1). 

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung chaired the Government’s monthly meeting on June 29, requesting ministries, sectors, and localities employ concrete measures to increase socio-economic performance in the last half of 2015. 

The 13th National Assembly’s month-long ninth session successfully addressed numerous important issues of the country, according to opinions of many voters. 

The 13th National Assembly (NA) closed its month-long ninth session in Hanoi on June 26, fulfilling its scheduled agenda and deciding on key country issues. 

Up to 440 lawmakers, or 89.07% of the total, approved the nomination of 15 judges to the Supreme People’s Court during a plenary session in Hanoi on June 26. 

The VND336.7 trillion (US$16 billion) construction project of an international airport in southern Dong Nai province was approved by a majority of the National Assembly deputies on June 25 morning.

Deputies voted to pass a number of draft and revised laws during the ongoing ninth session of the 13th National Assembly in Hanoi on June 25. 

A resolution on the Long Thanh International Airport project was adopted by the National Assembly deputies with an 86.64% rate of approval on the morning of June 25. 

A majority of deputies voted to pass the revised Law on State Audit at the ongoing ninth session of the 13th legislature in Hanoi on June 24. 

As many as 95 delegates gathered at a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on June 23 to discuss preparations for setting up a level 2 field hospital as part of the country’s participation in UN peacekeeping missions. 

The National Assembly deputies examined draft amendments to the Law on Administrative Procedures during their plenary session in Hanoi on June 23. 

National Assembly (NA) deputies adopted the law on promulgating normative legal documents and the resolution on lump-sum social insurance payments for workers at the NA’s ninth session on June 22. 

President Truong Tan Sang has praised the revolutionary media as real soldiers who, with pens and paper as their weapons, have made worthy contributions to the cause of national liberation, construction and defence.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s revolutionary press has progressed significantly over the years, contributing to national renovation, development, and international integration.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has conveyed his congratulations to the new President of the Cambodian Senate Say Chhum. 

Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Le Thanh Hai and President of the Cambodian Senate Say Chhum have agreed to continue promoting cooperation in all fields between Vietnam and Cambodia as well as between Ho Chi Minh City and Phnom Penh. 

Politburo member and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung on June 19 conveyed condolences to China over the decease of Qiao Shi, former Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress. 

The National Assembly adopted the Law on Government Organisation (revised), the Law on Organisation of Local Governments, the Law on Military Service (revised) and the Law on Veterinary at a plenary session on June 19. 

The Party and State vow to create all possible conditions to help the Vietnamese revolutionary press to grow vigorously, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asserted. 

(VOV) - On June 18, National Assembly (NA) deputies discussed the draft law on the organization of criminal investigation agencies that is expected to be adopted at the National Assembly (NA) year-end session.

Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTV) announced its documentary series on the Vietnamese sea and islands on June 18, demonstrating the country’s national sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos. 

The Vietnam Fisheries Trade Union has condemned China’s attacks on Vietnamese fishing vessels and fishermen in Vietnamese waters. 

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visited the Cambodian Embassy in Vietnam on June 19 to offer his deepest sympathies over the the passing of President of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and President of the Senate Chea Sim. 

Most deputies at the ongoing ninth session of the 13th National Assembly (NA) in Hanoi on June 18 consented to adopting a resolution on NA inspection activities in 2016. 

Deputies at the 13th National Assembly’s 9 th session approved a resolution on the NA’s supervision programme for 2016 on June 18.