(VOV) - On December 30, cabinet members gathered for a regular meeting on the drafting and submission of laws and ordinances and the issuance of guiding documents on the enforcement of laws and ordinances in 2014 and outlined tasks for 2015.

(VOV) - Safeguarding national sovereignty is a sacred task to ensure peace and stability thus paving the way for 2015 to move forward, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

State President Truong Tan Sang met with representatives of the 63 businesses winning the Vietnam National Trademark Award 2014 in Hanoi on December 25, urging them to seize opportunities stemming from free trade agreements to accelerate the country’s growth.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung asked the armed forces to intensify training so as to stand ready for responding to and combating in any possible circumstances while maintaining sound coordination with other forces in safeguarding the country’s political security and social order.

Lawmakers endorsed the draft ordinance on environment police during the 33 rd session of the National Assembly Standing Committee that concluded in Hanoi on December 23. 

(VOV) - National Assembly (NA)Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong has underscored promoting gender equality in the political field will provide more opportunities for women to raise their voice in various realms.

(VOV) - President Truong Tan Sang emphasised the necessity to build an elite, revolutionary, modern army  at a ceremony in Hanoi on December 13 to mark the 70th anniversary of the General Department of Politics under the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA).

The conclusion of the Vietnam – Republic of Korea (RoK) free trade agreement talks is the most significant success in Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s working visit to the RoK on December 10-12, Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Minh Khoi told the media. 

The Presidential Office announced eight laws, which were adopted at the 13th National Assembly’s eighth session last month, at a press conference in Hanoi on December 12. 

The Presidential Office announced five laws and three resolutions at a press briefing in Hanoi on December 10.

(VOV) -The Central Military Committee of the Ministry of Defense hosted a meeting with generations of officers, soldiers and armed forces heroes in Hanoi on December 7, marking the 70th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and the 25thanniversary of All People’s National Defense Festival. 

For the second year running, Chairwoman of the Hanoi People's Council Ngo Thi Doan Thanh has received the highest vote of confidence in a poll covering leading positions in the capital city.

President Truong Tan Sang met with voters in District 4, Ho Chi Minh City on December 2 to inform them of the outcomes of the freshly-ended 8th session of the 13th National Assembly. 

(VOV) - On December 2, State President Truong Tan Sang attended the 5th National Patriotic Emulation Congress of the Vietnam War Veterans’ Association in Hanoi with the participation of 530 war veterans.

(VOV) - Deputies at the eighth session of the 13th National Assembly (NA) unanimously passed the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on November 28. 

National Assembly deputies discussed and adopted several laws and draft laws during their November 27 sitting of the legislature’s eighth session. 

Lawmakers passed a bill on amendments and supplements to some articles of the Civil Judgment Enforcement Law at the ongoing eighth sitting of the 13th National Assembly on November 25.

Deputies at the eighth session of the 13th National Assembly passed the Law on Citizen Identification and the Law on Civil Status on November 20. 

The National Assembly (NA) passed the laws on the NA organisation (revised) and on social insurance (revised) on November 20.

(VOV) -On November 19, Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Pham Thi Hai Chuyen was the fourth cabinet member to be queried at the 8th National Assembly (NA) session about unemployment, job creation for workers, solutions for handling violations of social insurance debts, unpaid wages and salary reform.

(VOV) -Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang was grilled over issues on transport infrastructure, key transport projects, measures to reduce traffic accidents, and the control of cargo transportation and loading capacity at the ongoing Assembly (NA) question time in Hanoi on November 18.

(VOV) - Four cabinet members will be queried about pressing issues of the National Assembly (NA) concern at a three-day question time of the 8th session of the 13th legislature, starting on November 17.

National Assembly (NA) deputies conducted votes of confidence in Hanoi on November 15 on 50 key positions approved at the eighth ongoing session of the 13th legislature the day before. 

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung asked legislators to carefully evaluate feedback before casting votes of confidence on the three-year performances of top officials on November 15 in Hanoi.

The multi-billion US dollar Long Thanh Airport project in southern Dong Nai province was the focus of discussion at the National Assembly (NA) on the afternoon of November 14.

National Assembly deputies highlighted the need to make fundamental and comprehensive adjustments to the Civil Code to better ensure human and civil rights, while debating the draft revised Civil Code at their ongoing eighth session of the 13th legislature in Hanoi on November 13. 

Deputies debated a project on reform of high-school curricula and textbooks at their discussion during the 13th National Assembly’s ongoing eighth session on November 11. 

(VOV) -Lawmakers at the 13th National Assembly (NA) on November 11 discussed the current draft of the Law on Management and Use of State Capital in Production and Business, as part of their ongoing eighth session.

The Prime Minister and four ministers will go before the National Assembly during the on-going eighth session to answer questions about matters in their charge, Chairman of the NA Office Nguyen Hanh Phuc said on November 10. 

The eighth session of the 13th National Assembly adopted resolutions on the socio-economic development plan and the state budget estimate for 2015 with a majority of votes on November 10.