Top legislator highlights NA's performance in 2021, priorities for 2022
Top legislator highlights NA's performance in 2021, priorities for 2022

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has highlighted the NA's major outcomes in the first year of the 15th tenure and priorities for 2022 during an interview granted to the press as the country is preparing to welcome the Lunar New Year (Tet).

Top legislator highlights NA's performance in 2021, priorities for 2022
PM requests tighter inspections to prevent corruption
PM requests tighter inspections to prevent corruption

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 12 chaired a meeting with representatives from ministries, sectors and localities on prevention and combat of corruption and negative phenomena, during which he stressed the need to intensify inspection and examination.

PM requests tighter inspections to prevent corruption
Remarks by Party General Secretary at National Cultural Conference
Remarks by Party General Secretary at National Cultural Conference

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong attended and delivered a speech at the National Cultural Conference to implement the 13th National Party Congress’ Resolution held by the Politburo and Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on November 24 via videoconference.

Remarks by Party General Secretary at National Cultural Conference
President assigns 2022 tasks to Presidential Office
President assigns 2022 tasks to Presidential Office

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a conference in Hanoi on January 12 to review the Presidential Office's performance of tasks in 2021 and launch missions for this year.

President assigns 2022 tasks to Presidential Office
President: Judicial reforms enable courts to adapt to new situation
President: Judicial reforms enable courts to adapt to new situation

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 11 asked the court and judicial sector to continue with reforms to adapt to the new situation and better meet requirements of national development.

President: Judicial reforms enable courts to adapt to new situation
Lawmakers pass VND350 trillion socio-economic recovery package
Lawmakers pass VND350 trillion socio-economic recovery package

VOV.VN - Lawmakers at their closing ceremony of their extraordinary session on January 11 adopted a VND350 trillion relief package for the national socio-economic development and recovery programme.

Lawmakers pass VND350 trillion socio-economic recovery package
WHO hails Vietnam’s flexible COVID-19 prevention strategy
WHO hails Vietnam’s flexible COVID-19 prevention strategy

VOV.VN - Takeshi Kasai, Regional Director for the Western Pacific of the World Health Organization (WHO) has voiced his organisation’s strong support for the Vietnamese Government’s strategy of living safely with COVID-19, giving top priority to protecting people’s health.

WHO hails Vietnam’s flexible COVID-19 prevention strategy
Lawmakers to wrap off first extraordinary session
Lawmakers to wrap off first extraordinary session

The 15th National Assembly will convene the last sitting of its first extraordinary session in the afternoon of January 11.

Lawmakers to wrap off first extraordinary session
NA’s extraordinary session looks into two important issues
NA’s extraordinary session looks into two important issues

National Assembly (NA) deputies continued an online debate on January 10 on amendments and supplements to the Law on Public Investment, the Law on Public-Private Partnership, the Law on Investment, the Bidding Law, the Electricity Law, the Enterprise Law, and the Law on Special Consumption Tax.

NA’s extraordinary session looks into two important issues
Two deputy ministers of public security promoted to Senior Lieutenant General
Two deputy ministers of public security promoted to Senior Lieutenant General

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc presented decisions on the promotion from the rank of Lieutenant General to Senior Lieutenant General to Deputy Ministers of Public Security Tran Quoc To and Luong Tam Quang.

Two deputy ministers of public security promoted to Senior Lieutenant General
More efforts needed to stimulate economic recovery, says top Party leader
More efforts needed to stimulate economic recovery, says top Party leader

VOV.VN - The Government should make a greater effort to effectively implement its post-pandemic socio-economic recovery programme, along with strictly controlling inflation and maintaining macroeconomic stability, says Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

More efforts needed to stimulate economic recovery, says top Party leader
Vietnam among six countries with highest vaccination coverage: Deputy PM
Vietnam among six countries with highest vaccination coverage: Deputy PM

Vietnam has become one of the six countries with highest COVID-19 vaccination coverage in the world, Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh told a teleconference between the Government and localities on January 5.

Vietnam among six countries with highest vaccination coverage: Deputy PM
Vietnam gets down to work on 2022 development tasks
Vietnam gets down to work on 2022 development tasks

VOV.VN - The Government held an online conference on January 5 with all 63 cities and provinces in order to set out the implementation of socio-economic development tasks for 2022.

Vietnam gets down to work on 2022 development tasks
Legislators debate four important issues
Legislators debate four important issues

Deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) debated four draft documents and their verification reports on important issues of the national economy during the first day of their first extraordinary session on January 4.

Legislators debate four important issues
Party and State leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh
Party and State leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh

VOV.VN - A delegation made up of Party and State leaders laid wreaths and paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on the morning of January 4 at his mausoleum ahead of the 15th National Assembly (NA)'s first extraordinary session in Hanoi.

Party and State leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh
National Assembly convenes first extraordinary session
National Assembly convenes first extraordinary session

VOV.VN - The first extraordinary session of the 15th National Assembly (NA) opened in Hanoi on January 4 via an online platform, with the participation of 62 NA delegations from all localities throughout the nation, except Hanoi deputies who join the session from the NA Hall.

National Assembly convenes first extraordinary session
Party chief stresses importance of building more and more powerful Vietnam
Party chief stresses importance of building more and more powerful Vietnam

Every official and Party member, first of all those holding leading and managerial posts at all levels and particularly the top posts, should be a role model, uphold the sense of responsibility, and create a high consensus in carrying out the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress.

Party chief stresses importance of building more and more powerful Vietnam
President urges stronger development of Vietnamese military science, art and culture
President urges stronger development of Vietnamese military science, art and culture

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the National Defence Academy (NDA) to step up research and development of Vietnamese military and defence science, as well as military art and culture.

President urges stronger development of Vietnamese military science, art and culture
Da Nang’s success lies in ability to awaken human potential: President
Da Nang’s success lies in ability to awaken human potential: President

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has hailed the great achievements gained by Da Nang over the past 25 years, affirming that the success of the central city lies in its ability to awaken human potential.

Da Nang’s success lies in ability to awaken human potential: President
Public security force asked to place national, public interests above others
Public security force asked to place national, public interests above others

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked each revolutionary public security officer to place national and public interests above others in any circumstance, deserving the solid “steel shield” of the Party, State and people.

Public security force asked to place national, public interests above others
Top 10 events in Vietnam in 2021 as selected by VOV
Top 10 events in Vietnam in 2021 as selected by VOV

VOV.VN - 2021 has seen numerous important events happen in Vietnam. Let's have a look at top 10 domestic events in 2021 as selected by VOV.

Top 10 events in Vietnam in 2021 as selected by VOV
President stresses importance of enhancing lawyers’ professional reputation, status
President stresses importance of enhancing lawyers’ professional reputation, status

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc emphasised the need to improve the image, professional reputation and status of lawyers while addressing the third National Congress of Lawyers in Hanoi on December 26.

President stresses importance of enhancing lawyers’ professional reputation, status
Media agencies praised for contributions to national development
Media agencies praised for contributions to national development

VOV.VN - Press agencies have played a significant role in popularising several of the nation’s major issues, thereby serving as a reliable forum for local people.

Media agencies praised for contributions to national development
Mindset in external information service needs reform: official
Mindset in external information service needs reform: official

A national conference was held in Hanoi on December 23 to review the external information service and communications about seas, islands, border demarcation, marker planting, and land border management in 2021.

Mindset in external information service needs reform: official
State President extends X-mas greetings to Catholics in Hanoi
State President extends X-mas greetings to Catholics in Hanoi

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 23 visited and presented gifts to the Catholic Church of the Hanoi Archdiocese on Christmas and New Year 2022.

State President extends X-mas greetings to Catholics in Hanoi
National civil defence plan issued for 2021-2025
National civil defence plan issued for 2021-2025

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 22 signed a decision issuing the national civil defence plan for 2021-2025 which sets out tasks to prevent and cope with consequences of catastrophes, as well as major implementation solutions.

National civil defence plan issued for 2021-2025
Deputy PM offers Christmas greetings to Catholics in Hue
Deputy PM offers Christmas greetings to Catholics in Hue

Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh delivered Christmas greetings to Catholic dignitaries, priests and followers in Hue City, Thua Thien-Hue while visiting the central province on December 22 morning.

Deputy PM offers Christmas greetings to Catholics in Hue
Party chief hails Central Public Security Party Committee’s performance in 2021
Party chief hails Central Public Security Party Committee’s performance in 2021

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hailed the Central Public Security Party Committee and the Ministry of Public Security for fulfilling assigned tasks this year during a conference held by the committee in Hanoi on December 20.

Party chief hails Central Public Security Party Committee’s performance in 2021
Vietnam Coast Guard strengthening law enforcement at sea
Vietnam Coast Guard strengthening law enforcement at sea

The Vietnam Coast Guard has strengthened its law enforcement efforts, contributing to safeguarding sovereignty over the country’s sea and islands.

Vietnam Coast Guard strengthening law enforcement at sea
President visits Political Officers College
President visits Political Officers College

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc paid a working visit to the Political Officers College of the Ministry of National Defence on December 19 on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of Vietnam People’s Army (December 22) and the 32nd year of All-People Defence Festival (December 22).

President visits Political Officers College
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