President Truong Tan Sang has asked the People’ Public Security to raise officers’ awareness of President’s Ho Chi Minh’s teachings.

The revised Land Law, which will come into force on July 1, 2014, will help improve transparency in land management and use, said National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

The popularisation and education sector needs to take a great responsibility for raising public awareness of abiding by the recently-amended Constitution as 2014 is the first year to enforce the legal document.

State President Truong Tan Sang toured Ha Giang and Tuyen Quang provinces on January 12 and 13 as part of his trip to inspect the northern border areas.

(VOV) - The Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (seventh tenure) opened its seventh plenum in Hanoi on January 13 to review front work in 2013 and discuss orientations for 2014.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has emphasised internal strength and confidence as driving force for the country to overcome difficulties and continue its sustainable development.

(VOV) - President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan has underlined the need to intensify communication in a practical and effective manner to keep the people informed.

The 24th session of the National Assembly Standing Committee is due to take place between January 13 and 15, with law building work consuming most of the agenda.

(VOV) - The Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission has been urged to enhance the macroeconomic and strategic socio-economic advice it provides during Party policy formulation.

Politburo member and standing member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Le Hong Anh has praised efforts of the mass mobilisation sector over the past year.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on January 8 paid a working visit to Chieng Ban commune, Mai Son district, Son La province, as part of his tour to the northern mountainous province. 

The enforcement of the amended Constitution is one of the key tasks of all sectors and the political system in 2014, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung said at an online national conference in Hanoi on January 8.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc proposed all-around links with India in an effort to carry forward bilateral ties at his reception in Hanoi on January 7 for President of the India–ASEAN Business Promotion Council Shantanu Srivastava.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to prioritise completing its policies, especially five decrees guiding the execution of the revised Land Law and related circulars to ensure the law takes effect on July 1.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has described the development of agriculture and rural areas as the country’s strategic task in the time to come. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai to deploy effective measures to reduce the rate of poverty, especially among ethnic minority groups. 

(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh to expand its infrastructure investments and fuel local socio-economic development.

(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has sent a New Year message calling joint efforts to finalize institutions, enhance people’s right to mastery to fulfill 2014’s tasks towards rapid and sustainable development.

President Truong Tan Sang has asked the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong fully tap its potential and strengths while accelerating scientific and technological application for higher and sustainable economic development.

(VOV) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong had a December 30 working session with the Steering Board of the Central Theory Council on its 2013 performance and tasks and orientations for next year.

Cabinet members discussed five draft revised laws during their December 25 law building session, including those on vocational training, real estate business, social insurance, civil aviation, and housing.

Lawmakers will discuss and approve an ordinance on the implementation of the revised 1992 Constitution at the 23rd session of the National Assembly's Standing Committee that opened on December 23.

The 28th Diplomatic Conference was wrapped up in Hanoi on December 20 after five days of reviewing the sector’s performance and devising measures to carry out its tasks in the coming time. 

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

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.

(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.

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).

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.

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.

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