(VOV) - The Central Steering Committee for Corruption Prevention and Control debuted with its first session in Hanoi on February 4.

(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung paid New Year (Tet) visits to former Party General Secretary Do Muoi, former State President Le Duc Anh, and General Vo Nguyen Giap on February 2.

(VOV) - The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) held a conference in Hanoi on February 1, reviewing its activities in 2012 and outlining its tasks for this year.

A meeting to mark the 83rd founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the 1968 Spring Offensive and Uprising was held in Ho Chi Minh City on February 2.

(VOV) - The Party and State respect the people’s rights to freedom of religion and belief and ensure all religions operate according to the law.

(VOV) - The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration held a workshop in Hanoi on January 31 to develop arguments for finalising the political system in Vietnam.

(VOV) - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan on January 30 received Nobel Prize winner Professor Harold Kroto of University of California, USA.

(VOV) - Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Phuong Nga hopes that foreign media agencies will continue providing the world with accurate and unbiased information about Vietnam.

The National Assembly Committee for External Relations has collected its members and former members’ opinions on the draft amendments to the 1992 Constitution.

(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has underlined the need to implement solutions agreed upon this year in an appropriate and effective manner.