Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged ministries, sectors and localities to continue implementing the adopted measures to fulfill the country’s socio-economic goals for 2013.

(VOV) - Inflation is not a major concern in 2013 as it can be kept at a lower level than last year, Cabinet members shared the view at their monthly meeting on June 27.

(VOV) - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung held a June 25 reception for 21 recently appointed ambassadors and chief foreign representatives before their commencement of the 2013–2016 working term.

(VOV) - HCM City voters have proposed that the government devise a medium-term economic recovery plan and introduce effective solutions to agricultural production.

The 13th National Assembly concluded its fifth session in Hanoi on June 21.

The President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, Huynh Dam, has sent his best wishes to the Hoa Hao Buddhist sect’s Executive Committee, dignitaries and followers on the occasion of its 74th founding anniversary.

The 13th National Assembly passed four laws on June 19 during its on-going fifth session.

(VOV) - Party Politburo member Dinh The Huynh visited the Academy of Journalism and Communication, Hanoi Radio and Television, the Communist Review and the Radio Voice of Vietnam (VOV) on June 19.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on June 18 met and congratulated Vietnamese ambassadors and consul-generals before they embark on journeys to start their work overseas for the new 2013-16 term.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has hailed the Vietnam War Veterans’ Association for its past achievements, making practical contributions to the country’s socio-economic development. 

The draft revised Law on Land came under scrutiny at the plenary sitting of the National Assembly (NA)’s ongoing fifth session in Hanoi on June 17, presided over by its NA Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

(VOV) - The government will continue addressing business difficulties, accelerating economic restructuring, and tightening budget spending management to rev up the economy.

National Assembly delegates on June 13 questioned Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh on a series of issues. 

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Cao Duc Phat proposed measures to remove obstacles in agricultural production during the National Assembly hearing on June 12.

(VOV) - Vietnam has developed friendly and cooperative relations with many countries and it’s diplomats who must deepen these close bonds.

(VOV) - The National Assembly passed a counterterrorism bill at its ongoing session in Hanoi on June 12 with 89.76% of votes in favour.

(VOV) - Forty-nine ranking officials have survived legislative votes of confidence following the results announced on June 11.

(VOV) - A conference held in Brest city on June 10 showed the two countries’ resolve to expand the cooperation model between their localities.

(VOV) - Voters across the country are closely watching Vietnam’s first ever vote of confidence for key officials, hoping it will help raise the efficiency of the State apparatus.

(VOV) - 476 National Assembly (NA) deputies have adopted the list of 47 people eligible for votes of confidence.

(VOV) -A meeting was held in HCM City on June 9 to mark 65 years of late President Ho Chi Minh’s appeal for national patriotic emulation (June 11).

(VOV) - A Party conference on June 8 underlined the need to continue developing a socialist-oriented market economy, considering it an essential requirement.

The Minh Su Theravada Buddhist Sect held its second congress on June 7 to review its past five-year activities and put forward orientations for 2013-2018. 

(VOV) - Four Ministers and the head of the Supreme People’s Procuracy are expected to answer deputies’ questions about pressing issues of voter concern at the current National Assembly session.

(VOV) - Vietnam is keen to cooperate with the UK and Northern Ireland in the fight against international and transnational crime.

State President Truong Tan Sang has hailed police chiefs and officers for their outstanding achievements in the emulation campaign “People’s police study and follow late President Ho Chi Minh’s teachings”.

(VOV) - Vietnam wants to strengthen cooperation with Mozambique to benefit both sides, PM Nguyen Tan Dung told Mozambique Minister of Interior Alberto Ricardo Mondlane in Hanoi on June 4.

The 13th National Assembly on June 3 held a live television debate on the draft amendments to the 1992 Constitution during its ongoing fifth session in Hanoi.

President Truong Tan Sang visited the Mekong Delta’s Soc Trang Province on June 1-2 to inspect socio-economic development and responses to climate change.

Socio-economic performance and State budget in 2012 and the first months of this year were the main topics at the National Assembly (NA)’s plenary session on May 30.