Party leader lauds public security efforts
Party leader lauds public security efforts

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has praised the public security force’s achievements in 2013. 

Party leader lauds public security efforts
Diplomatic sector asked to speed up int’l integration
Diplomatic sector asked to speed up int’l integration

National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Sinh Hung has asked the diplomatic sector to take advantage of support from international friends to speed up the process of international integration.

Diplomatic sector asked to speed up int’l integration
President meets outstanding cultural families’ delegates
President meets outstanding cultural families’ delegates

(VOV) - Building today’s cultural families need to promote fine traditional cultural values of Vietnamese families in accordance with the inevitable changes of the society.

President meets outstanding cultural families’ delegates
Banquet marks Vietnam People’s Army Day
Banquet marks Vietnam People’s Army Day

The Defence Ministry on December 17 held a banquet in Hanoi to celebrate the 69th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army and the 24th All-People’s National Defence Day (December 22).

Banquet marks Vietnam People’s Army Day
Party chief calls for greater support from the elderly
Party chief calls for greater support from the elderly

The elderly, with their personal prestige, experience and pool of knowledge, should continue to serve as a mainstay for their local administration and residents, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong has said.

Party chief calls for greater support from the elderly
New laws and ordinances made public
New laws and ordinances made public

The Office of the State President on December 12 held a press conference in Hanoi to announce a number of new laws and ordinances, including the Employment Law, the first ever of its kind.

New laws and ordinances made public
Freedom of speech, press strengthened in Vietnam
Freedom of speech, press strengthened in Vietnam

Freedom of speech and press has always been a global issue, which is not only a concern of every nation’s leaders but also a fundamental requirement of human rights.

Freedom of speech, press strengthened in Vietnam
President Sang works with Government Inspectorate
President Sang works with Government Inspectorate

(VOV) - President Truong Tan Sang has underscored the need to bolster the monitoring, inspection, and management powers of State authorities responsible for the fight against corruption.

President Sang works with Government Inspectorate
PM Dung highlights HCM City’s economic growth
PM Dung highlights HCM City’s economic growth

(VOV) -Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has praised HCM City for its impressive economic achievements during 2013.

PM Dung highlights HCM City’s economic growth
NA Chairman certifies revised Constitution
NA Chairman certifies revised Constitution

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung on December 2 signed to certify the revised 1992 Constitution adopted at the freshly-ended sixth session of the 13th National Assembly.

NA Chairman certifies revised Constitution
Senior official speaks to voters in Can Tho city
Senior official speaks to voters in Can Tho city

Party Politburo member Le Hong Anh, National Assembly deputy representing Can Tho city, on December 2 met voters in the city’s Phong Dien district to hear their opinions on the recently-ended sixth session of the 13th National Assembly.

Senior official speaks to voters in Can Tho city
Vietnam, Belarus legislatures talk to forge ties
Vietnam, Belarus legislatures talk to forge ties

The National Assemblies of Vietnam and Belarus have agreed to further their cooperation by focusing more on coordination among its committees and speeding up the implementation of reached agreements.

Vietnam, Belarus legislatures talk to forge ties
President listens to HCM City voters’ opinions
President listens to HCM City voters’ opinions

President Truong Tan Sang on December 2 had meetings with voters in Ho Chi Minh City’s districts 1 and 3, during which the voters expressed their pleasure at the outcomes of the National Assembly’s sixth session with the adopting of the amended Constitution.

President listens to HCM City voters’ opinions
Going ahead with uniform measures for price controls
Going ahead with uniform measures for price controls

(VOV) - It is imperative to strictly control market prices to ensure balanced supply and demand of goods as the traditional lunar New Year festival (Tet) nears.

Going ahead with uniform measures for price controls
Hanoi People’s Council opens eighth session
Hanoi People’s Council opens eighth session

(VOV) - The capital city needs accelerate administrative reform, improve the investment environment, spur economic growth, ensure social welfare and improve the operational efficiency of People’s Councils at all levels.

Hanoi People’s Council opens eighth session
Hanoi advances its European relationships
Hanoi advances its European relationships

(VOV) - A high-ranking Hanoi municipal official delegation led by Party Secretary Pham Quang Nghi concluded its 11-day tour of four European countries on November 29.

Hanoi advances its European relationships
Conference reviews normative legal act law enforcement
Conference reviews normative legal act law enforcement

(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Ministry of Justice to work closely with relevant agencies to improve how laws regulating documents are enforced.

Conference reviews normative legal act law enforcement
Sixth NA session: a new renewal landmark
Sixth NA session: a new renewal landmark

(VOV) - The 13th National Assembly’s (NA) sixth session has been hailed as historic, ushering in a new period of national construction and defence.

Sixth NA session: a new renewal landmark
NA passes 1992 Constitution amendments
NA passes 1992 Constitution amendments

(VOV) - With 97.59% of votes in favour, the National Assembly passed the amended 1992 Constitution at its plenary session in Hanoi on November 28.

NA passes 1992 Constitution amendments
Vietnam to host Vesak 2014
Vietnam to host Vesak 2014

(VOV) - Vietnam will host the 2014 United Nations Day of Vesak themed "Buddhist Perspective towards Achieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goals"at Bai Dinh Pagoda in Ninh Binh province from May 7-11 next year.

Vietnam to host Vesak 2014
Chinese delegation visits Vietnam
Chinese delegation visits Vietnam

(VOV) - A delegation from the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) led by its vice chairman Liu Xiaofeng has visited Vietnam.

Chinese delegation visits Vietnam
Cabinet members continue Q&A session
Cabinet members continue Q&A session

More Cabinet members went before the National Assembly on November 20 to answer deputies’ queries on a wide range of topics.

Cabinet members continue Q&A session
President attends Catholic solidary committee’s congress
President attends Catholic solidary committee’s congress

(VOV) - President Truong Tan Sang has praised the Vietnam Committee for Catholic Solidarity  (VCCS), at the sixth congress of Vietnamese Catholic representatives, which took place in Hanoi on November 20.

President attends Catholic solidary committee’s congress
Agriculture head fields questions
Agriculture head fields questions

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat was in the hot seat over the sector's poor management during a Q&A legislative session on November 19.

Agriculture head fields questions
Leaders congratulate outstanding teachers and students
Leaders congratulate outstanding teachers and students

(VOV) - President Truong Tan Sang has held a November 16 meeting with 104 teachers honoured for their outstanding service during the 2008–2013 period.

Leaders congratulate outstanding teachers and students
NA elects personnel, considers legislation
NA elects personnel, considers legislation

(VOV) -National Assembly (NA) deputies meeting on November 16 discussed the legislature’s personnel and debated a number of draft laws.

NA elects personnel, considers legislation
Party leader chairs anti-corruption meeting
Party leader chairs anti-corruption meeting

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a November 15 meeting of the Central Steering Committee on Corruption Prevention and Control in Hanoi.

Party leader chairs anti-corruption meeting
NA passes resolution on 2014 State budget allocations
NA passes resolution on 2014 State budget allocations

National Assembly (NA) deputies have adopted a resolution on the allocation of the 2014 State budget, after the proposal received 87.75 percent of the votes at the November 15 morning sitting.

NA passes resolution on 2014 State budget allocations
Vietnam has two new deputy PMs
Vietnam has two new deputy PMs

(VOV) - The National Assembly (NA) on November 13 approved the Prime Minister’s appointment of Vu Duc Dam and Pham Binh Minh as two new deputy prime ministers.

Vietnam has two new deputy PMs
NA discusses budgetary, personnel issues
NA discusses budgetary, personnel issues

The National Assembly (NA) on November 12 approved a resolution on the adjustments to the 2013 budget estimate and planned budget spending for 2014.

NA discusses budgetary, personnel issues
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