Vietnam well on course for IPU 132 meeting
(VOV) - Preparations are now in hand for the 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly to be held in Hanoi from March 28 to April 1, 2015, according to the State-level steering board for the regional gathering.
President Sang meets outstanding trade union chairpersons
President Truong Tan Sang had a meeting in Hanoi on July 28 with 85 outstanding chairpersons of grassroots trade unions across Vietnam, highlighting their major responsibility for protecting workers’ legitimate rights and interests amid the country’s international integration.
Ambassadors urged to promote Vietnam’s image
(VOV) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has asked Vietnamese diplomats to pay more attention to Party external affairs, and people-to-people diplomacy in all aspects including politics, economics and culture to promote the country’s image.
President Sang tours Quang Ninh island districts
President Truong Tan Sang had working visits to island commune of Ngoc Vung, and island district Co To to inspect socio-economic, national defence and security tasks of Quang Ninh province on July 26.
Senior leaders pay tribute to fallen soldiers
(VOV) - A high-level Party and State delegation on July 25 laid a wreath and offered incense to commemorate fallen soldiers at the Monument to Heroic Martyrs on Bac Son street.
State President meets ex-prisoners of Hoa Lo
(VOV) - State President Truong Tan Sang on July 23 visited Hoa Lo Prison (Maison Centrale) relic and met with revolutionaries who were detained and tortured there in the 1930-1954 period.
Hai Phong needs to focus on human resource training
President Truong Tan Sang has told authorities of Hai Phong city to arrange its network of vocational schools along with its colleges and universities to improve the quality of human resources to aid its economic model shifting and integration.
60 years of Geneva Agreement conference marked in Hanoi
(VOV) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 18 held a ceremony in Hanoi to mark the signing of the Geneva Agreement 60 years ago, on cessation of hostilities in Vietnam.
NA Standing Committee wraps up 29th session
The National Assembly (NA)’s eighth session scheduled for October 20 – November 29 will consider and adopt 30 bills and two draft resolutions, said Chairman of the NA Office Nguyen Hanh Phuc at the closing of the NA Standing Committee’s 29th session in Hanoi on July 16.
Northwestern region asked to strengthen coordination
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked northwestern provinces to improve their coordination as it failed to help them tap advantages held by each locality and the entire region for their overall development.