VOV.VN - The first consultative meeting on the number of candidates nominated by central agencies for the 14th National Assembly election was held in Hanoi on February 16.

Candidate preparations are a key part of preparations for the National Assembly (NA) and People’s Council elections, slated for May 22, said NA Secretary General Nguyen Hanh Phuc. 

VOV.VN - On February 15, the government convened a meeting to discuss the situation during the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) and the implementation of this year’s tasks. 

VOV.VN -  The 13th National Assembly Standing Committee will convene its 45th session on February 17.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) President Nguyen Thien Nhan offered incense to President Ho Chi Minh at a memorial site in the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on February 15.

President Truong Tan Sang on February 15 beat the drum to kick off the Tree Planting Festival 2016 in memory of late President Ho Chi Minh. 

President Truong Tan Sang has hailed the significance of the museum of former revolutionary prisoners in Hanoi to educating the public, especially young generations, about the country’s revolutionary traditions. 

Vo Van Thuong, the youngest member of the 12th -tenure Politburo, has been appointed as head of the Party Central Committee’s Information and Education Commission. 

Politburo member and Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited the northern province of Ha Nam on February 13 on the occasion of the Lunar New Year. 

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong offered incense to late President Ho Chi Minh at Da Chong (K9) historical relic site in Hanoi’s outlying Ba Vi district on February 11.