(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.

The Court of Appeals at the Ho Chi Minh City Chamber of the Supreme People’s Court on May 13 commuted Lo Thanh Thao’s prison sentence from three and a half years to two years. 

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on May 13 met with voters from Hanoi’s Ba Dinh district to inform them of the 5th session of the 13th National Assembly (NA) and hear their aspirations. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on May 11 met with voters in the northern port city of Haiphong to answer their queries and hear their aspirations.

(VOV) - The Party Central Committee has called for continued efforts to renew and consolidate the political system from the central to grassroots levels.

(VOV) - The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam convened its 10-day conference in Hanoi on May 2.

(VOV) - The government of Vietnam has introduced a number of policies to promote human rights for its people, resulting in significant socio-economic development and improved living standards.

(VOV) - A meeting was held in HCM City on April 29 to celebrate the 38th annivesary of Southern Liberation and Unification Day and the 127th anniversay of May Day.

(VOV) - It is imperative to solidify national defence to firmly protect independence, sovereignty, unification and territorial integrity.

(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has emphasised the need to intensify macroeconomic stabilization measures with a particular focus on keeping inflation in check.

(VOV) - The Vietnamese Party and State affirm the consistent standpoint of safeguarding independence and national territorial sovereignty, and settling disputes by peaceful means in accordance with international law.

One of the most important activities of the upcoming National Assembly session is discussing the draft amendments to the 1992 Constitution, said State President Truong Tan Sang while meeting 400 voters in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 4 on April 25.

(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on April 23 received Sri Lankan Minister of Justice Srilanka Rauff Hakeem, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

(VOV) - Vietnam has appreciated the US’s support for its Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement negotiations and pledged to accelerate the negotiation process.

Women account for 24.4 percent of the total deputies in the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA), ranking it second only to Laos in Southeast Asia, reported the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

(VOV) - More operations should be launched across the country to combat crimes, especially those involved in social disorder and human and drug trafficking.

(VOV) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong paid working visits to the southeastern provinces of Binh Duong and Binh Phuoc from April 13-14.

(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai to double efforts to reduce poverty and iron snags in production and business.

(VOV) - Australia will continue to assist Vietnam to realize its development goals, Ambassador Hugh Borrowman told Deputy PM Vu Van Ninh in Hanoi on April 11.