Major milestones in the Vietnam-Russia Friendship Association’s development over the past 65 years were reviewed at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 23.

More draft laws came under scrutiny of deputies on May 22, the third working day of the ongoing ninth sitting of the 13th National Assembly (NA) in Hanoi. 

Labourers who are ineligible for retirement pensions because they have not made compulsory social insurance payments for the required amount of years may choose to get a one-off lump sum or continue to receive monthly payments if a Government proposal gets approval from the National Assembly later this month.

National Assembly deputies stressed the necessity to continue amending, supplementing and issuing new laws during their discussions on lawmaking in 2015 and 2016 at their 9th session in Hanoi on May 21. 

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, Nguyen Thien Nhan, delivered a report summarising the opinions and proposals of voters across the country at the opening ceremony of the 13th National Assembly’s ninth session in Hanoi on May 20. 

Vietnam enjoyed an encouraging socio-economic performance in 2014 and the first few months of 2015, creating a foundation for the country to achieve its 6.2% economic growth target this year, read a report delivered at the opening session of the 13th National Assembly (NA)’s ninth sitting on May 20. 

(VOV) - The 13th National Assembly (NA) opened its 9th plenary session in Hanoi on May 20 with a focus on making laws relating to the country’s development process. 

(VOV) -The 9th plenary session of the National Assembly is due to open on May 20 and conclude late next month.

A variety of activities were organised on May 17 across the country to mark the 125th birthday anniversary of the late President Ho Chi Minh, founder and first president of modern Vietnam.

(VOV) - President Ho Chi Minh’s thoughts and ethics stay forever in Vietnamese people’s hearts, leading the Vietnam revolution to all victories, said Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.