(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. 

(VOV) - The 2004 Ordinance on Religion and Belief will be amended to keep pace with rapid changes in society, a conference was told in Hanoi on May 29.

(VOV) - The Vietnamese central city of Danang will be selected to host a global conference on children with disabilities, UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake has announced.

Vietnam has opposed Chinese ships’ recent ramming of a Vietnamese fishing vessel in the area within the country’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.

(VOV) - Vietnam and Indonesia should establish a strategic dialogue on national defence policy at the deputy ministerial level to realize their 2010 cooperation MoU.

(VOV) - More than 26 million public opinions on the draft amendments to the 1992 Constitution have been collected and over 28,000 conferences and seminars on the issues have been held so far.

(VOV) -Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has issued a directive asking all ministries, sectors and localities to boost the implementation of the Public Administration Reform (PAR) Master Program for 2011-2020.

(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked ministries, agencies and localities to pursue the goal of controlling inflation and stabilising the macroeconomy, considering it a decisive factor in meeting other goals.

(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has proposed General Auditor Dinh Tien Dung to replace predecessor Vuong Dinh Hue as Vietnam’s new Minister of Finance.

(VOV) - Vietnam has appreciated Japan’s effective assistance in various areas, including human resource training.

(VOV) - A majority of National Assembly deputies have proposed establishing a national agency to deal with any terrorist acts threatening national security and social order.

The 13th National Assembly on the afternoon of May 20 heard reports on the collection of opinions on draft amendments to the 1992 Constitution, a proposal asking for NA approval of the State budget balance for 2011 and some other issues.

(VOV) - The Ordinance on Religion and Belief has created a favourable legal corridor for ensuring people’s right to religious freedom.

(VOV) - In a total of 15 socio-economic targets set for 2012, 11 were achieved or surpassed, according to a Government report released at the fifth session of the National Assembly (NA) in Hanoi on May 20.

(VOV) - National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has pointed out weaknesses of the national economy, saying it is not out of the woods yet.

(VOV) - A number of key bills, including those on counterterrorism, natural disaster mitigation, and grassroots reconciliation, are scheduled to be approved at the National Assembly’s 5th session which opened in Hanoi on May 20.

(VOV) - A grand ceremony was held in HCM City on May 19 to celebrate the 123rd anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh and honour outstanding organizations and individuals that have made significant contributions to the “Studying and Following President Ho Chi Minh's Moral Example” campaign.

(VOV) - Party and State leaders laid floral wreaths at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on May 18 to mark the 123rd anniversary of the late President’s birth.

(VOV) - The 18th session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee was wrapped on May 16 in Hanoi.

(VOV) - The National Assembly will hold votes of confidence for 49 key post-holders in its upcoming fifth session due to begin in Hanoi on May 20.

(VOV) - National Assembly Standing Committee deputies have warned more difficulties will burden the national economy unless effective policies are introduced.