(VOV) -On April 30, Ho Chi Minh City hosted a military parade and a grand meeting celebrating the 40th anniversary of total southern liberation and national reunification.

President Truong Tan Sang attended a ceremony on April 29 in the Mekong Delta province of Long An to mark the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of South Vietnam and National Reunification Day (April 30), during which he expressed his gratitude to former Party leaders and everyone who fought and made sacrifices for the victory.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung joined locals in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang in a ceremony on April 29 to mark the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975-2015).

(VOV) -A delegation of leaders from the Party, State, and Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) on April 29 paid a floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum and offered incense at the fallen soldiers Memorial on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day.

(VOV) -On April 28, Phu Tho province held a solemn incense-offering ceremony in honour of the Hung Kings, with the participation of State President Truong Tan Sang and other Government and provincial leaders, overseas Vietnamese as well as local people.

The great victory of the resistance war against the US aggressors constitutes “the triumph of Vietnam’s military arts and guidelines under the Party’s sound and creative leadership”, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong has asserted.

State President Truong Tan Sang met naval staff who excelled in the force’s patriotic emulation movement in Hanoi on April 25, ahead of the 60th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Navy (August 5). 

Vietnamese and Chinese coast guards concluded their four-day joint fishery patrol on shared fishing grounds in the Tonkin Gulf on April 24. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met with representatives from the liaison committee of public security cadres who fought in southern battlefields during the country’s American resistance war on April 21 on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of National Reunification Day (April 30). 

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has requested infrastructure development mechanism and policy flaws be addressed to promote State management and prevent corruption and wastefulness in this field. 

President Truong Tan Sang has urged the Vietnam Bar Federation (VBF), a socio-professional organisation representing the will and legitimate interests of lawyers nationwide, to continue playing its role as a bridge between the Party, State and its members. 

(VOV) -On April 15, full-time National Assembly (NA) deputies debated important draft laws to be dealt with at the NA's upcoming 9th session in late May. 

A scientific workshop on the roles of the general headquarters of the 1975 Spring Offensive was held in Hanoi on April 14 on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Southern Liberation and National Reunification.

Experts and State officials commented on a draft of the amended statistics law during a workshop held in Da Lat city in the Central Highlands’ province of Lam Dong on April 13. 

Vietnam hails the framework nuclear deal reached by the P5+1 group – the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany – and Iran on April 2nd.

(VOV) - The Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association on April 10 celebrated the 54th anniversary of Cuba’s victory, which successfully repelled a 1,500-strong mercenary invading force, attempting to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro.

(VOV) -Under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam  (CPV) over the past 60 years, generations of lawyers have contributed to national development.

The 13th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee will convene its 37th session in Hanoi on April 6, during which a report on outcomes of the freshly concluded 132nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-132) will be revealed. 

Vice President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) Dario Vivas gave a presentation on the mass mobilisation of the Bolivarian revolution during an international workshop in Hanoi on April 2. 

It is essential to prioritise draft laws to realise the 2013 Constitution in the law and ordinance development programme for 2016, said National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu at the ongoing 36th session of the NA Standing Committee on March 16. 

(VOV) -Deputies to the National Assembly’s External Relations Committee on March 12 discussed stipulations in the 2013 Constitutions regarding the National Assembly (NA) approval on participating and liquidating international commitments to human rights and citizen’s fundamental rights and obligation. 

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has requested the customs sector to continue reforming its structure, simplifying administrative procedures and expanding information technology application during 2015. 

(VOV) -Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Communication and Education Dinh The Huynh chaired a meeting with press agencies on February 24.

(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has applauded the joint efforts to ensure a happy and safe Tet for everyone at a February 24 cabinet meeting in Hanoi.

(VOV) - On February 24, President Truong Tan Sang burnt incense in remembrance of Hung Kings’ merits of founding the nation and launched a tree-planting festival in commemoration of President Ho Chi Minh.

(VOV) -Vietnam will hold several major events in 2015 and continue integrating further into the region and the world.

(VOV) - Spring has arrived with a message of reform, development, and integration in the hope of new successes in the new year.

(VOV) -Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong said Vietnam left a good impression last year with an economic growth of almost 6%. 

(VOV) - State President Truong Tan Sang, on behalf of the Party and State, extended his seasonal greetings and best wishes to all Vietnamese people at home and abroad on the eve of the traditional lunar New Year (Tet).

(VOV) -The Vietnamese government has effectively implemented the policy of helping poor people to have an enjoyable Tet, given the poverty rate accounts for about 6% of the Vietnamese population.