(VOV) - The Vietnamese State creates the best conditions for scientists to contribute to national development, President Truong Tan Sang told Meet Vietnam scientists in Hanoi on August 24.

A National Assembly delegation on August 23 visited General Vo Nguyen Giap on the occasion of his 102ndbirthday (August 25) at Central Military Hospital 108 in Hanoi. 

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong has called on Bac Ninh province to work harder and become an industrialised locality by 2015 and a centrally-governed city in the next decade.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has appealed to the armed forces of Military Zone 7 to fulfill all assigned tasks so as to deserve the trust of local leaders and people.

Bac Giang should make full use of its strength and mobilise all the resources to develop on a par with other neighbouring provinces. 

(VOV) - Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai has asked the local government, investors and contractors of the Lai Chau hydro-electric power plant project to speed up resettlement and construction work to ensure the project is completed on schedule.

President Truong Tan Sang has praised the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan for improving significantly the living conditions of locals by making full use of its advantages.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has urged the police to muster up their strength to firmly safeguard national security, social safety and order in all cases. 

Lawmakers and experts gathered in Hanoi on August 17 to discuss the proposed establishment of a Constitutional Council to protect the 1992 Constitution, which is currently being amended. 

A high-ranking delegation from the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces paid a visit to Division 9, Army Corps 4 under the Vietnam People’s Army on August 15, according to the army daily Quan doi Nhan dan (People’s Army). 

(VOV) - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has spoken highly of the World Bank (WB)’s policy consultancy and human resource support for Vietnam in recent years.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has asked Kon Tum to mobilise investment resources to support socio-economic development.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung chaired a special cabinet meeting on law building work in Hanoi on August 12.

(VOV) - The HCM City Union of Friendship Organisation (HUFO) celebrated the 46th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on August 2 (1967–2013).

President Truong Tan Sang had a working session on July 31 with the Ministry of Justice’s Party committee to review the eight-year implementation of a Political Bureau resolution on judicial reform strategy.

Thousands of monks and followers attended a ceremony to worship Lord Buddha’s sarira at Long Khanh pagoda in Quy Nhon city, the central province of Binh Dinh, on July 31.

Party General Secretary and Secretary of the Central Military Commission Nguyen Phu Trong yesterday presented a 75-year Party Membership Insignia to former President, General Le Duc Anh in recognition of his lifetime of service.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau to fully tap its hydropower and mineral resources potential which is a driving force behind economic development in the entire region.

(VOV) -Combating corruption requires high determination and all-out efforts of all sectors and the whole political system.

(VOV) - Vietnam should strengthen religious affairs overseas, especially in its neighbours such as Laos and Cambodia, and other countries with large numbers of religious followers.

(VOV) - The Central Party Commission for Mass Mobilisation hosted an online conference with 63 provinces and cities on July 15 to review mass mobilization work in the first half of 2013 and designate tasks set for the remainder of this year.

(VOV) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has called on key leaders of the northern Hai Phong city to utilize its internal strength to develop the city into a modern port-based industrial and service city by 2015.

(VOV) - Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan has pledged to mobilise all resources for the Vietnam-Germany University to operate efficiently.

(VOV) - The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened its 19th session in Hanoi on July 10 to exchange views on some important issues and draft laws.

(VOV) - The seventh session of the Hanoi People’s Council closed on July 6, with the adoption of 19 resolutions and a vote of confidence for 18 people selected by the council.

(VOV) - The Presidential Office has announced nine laws and one ordinance at a July 5 press briefing in Hanoi.

(VOV) - The sixth national congress of the Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VNFU) closed in Hanoi on July 3 after four days of intensive work, re-electing Nguyen Quoc Cuong as Chairman of the sixth VNFU Central Committee.

The Hanoi People’s Council began its seventh session in the capital city on July 1 to discuss many issues including conducting a vote of confidence for 18 positions elected by the council.

(VOV) -The Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VNFU) has admitted more than 2 million new members, bringing its total membership to more than 10 million, 4.4 percent higher in than the previous term.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on June 28 met with voters in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh district to inform them of the outcomes of the recent National Assembly session.