The 10th Congress of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Organisation for the 2015-2020 tenure commenced on October 14, with the participation of 445 delegates representing more than 200,000 Party members across the city. 

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee gave opinions on the drafts of the revised Law on Administrative Procedures and the revised Criminal Procedure Code at ​its 42nd session in Hanoi on October 14.

Over its 90 years of formation and development, Cao Dai has risen to become one of the major religions of Vietnam, contributing to diversifying the national traditional culture and fostering unity, affirmed President Truong Tan Sang. 

The Party Organisation of the Central Agencies Bloc (CAB) has performed well in the past five years, helping guide the management of State agencies and people’s organisations and contributing to building and reinforcing the strong political system in central agencies, according to Dao Ngoc Dung, Secretary of the Party Committee of the bloc.

Promoting production at home is crucial to reducing the trade deficit, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung said at the 42nd ongoing session of the 13th National Assembly’s Standing Committee in Hanoi on October 12. 

The 13th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee convened its 42nd session in Hanoi on October 12, expected to give opinions about a national electoral council as well as the date for the NA and all-level People’s Council elections. 

The 11th tenure Party Central Committee’s 12 th meeting convened its final working day in Hanoi on October 11, chaired by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. 

The 12th meeting of the 11th Party Central Committee screened personnel preparations for the 12th Party Central Committee in Hanoi on October 8.

The third working day of the Party Central Committee’s 12th meeting in Hanoi on October 7 focused its group discussions on a plan on electing deputies to the National Assembly (14th tenure) and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2016-2021 tenure.

The issuance of a new law on international treaties is significant to both internal and external activities of the country, especially in the current international integration period, agreed experts at a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on October 7.