VOV.VN - With the National Assembly (NA) poised to see NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan leave her post on March 30, the new chairperson is set to take the oath of office one day later.

VOV.VN - Vietnam aims to become the second largest economy in Southeast Asia by 2030 thanks to its sound economic performance, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat opened an online national conference to popularise the Resolution adopted at the 13th National Party Congress on March 27, with the participation of the 67 Party Committees of centrally-run cities, provinces and central agencies, and more than 7,300 committees at local levels.

The National Assembly has well performed parliamentary diplomacy, thus contributing to consolidating and developing Vietnam’s relations with its traditional friends, neighbours, and strategic and comprehensive partners such as Laos, Cuba, Cambodia, China, Russia, the US, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea and other Southeast Asian nations.

VOV.VN - Among the candidates running for seats in the 15th National Assembly (NA), 205 have been nominated by central agencies, along with 803 put forward by local organisations and units, whilst 76 are self-nominated.

The 14th National Assembly is continuing its working programme on March 25 as part of the ongoing 11th session.

Reports on the performance of the 14th National Assembly (NA), the State President, and the Government in the 2016-2021 tenure were respectively delivered by NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong, and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the legislature’s 11th session that opened on March 24.

The 11th meeting of the 14th National Assembly, which began in Hanoi on March 24 morning, will contribute to the end-of-tenure transition in agencies in the State apparatus, NA Chairman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said in her opening remarks. ​

VOV.VN - Top Vietnamese Party and State leaders as well as National Assembly deputies paid floral tributes to late President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum in Hanoi on March 24.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly is to convene its last session during the 2016-2021 tenure in Hanoi on March 24 and is expected to elect key leaders in the State apparatus, including the State President in early April.

VOV.VN - The 14th National Assembly (NA) is due to convene its final session from March 24, during which it will decide on the top leadership positions, said Secretary General of the NA and Chairman of the NA Office Nguyen Hanh Phuc during a press conference held on March 23 in Hanoi.

Consultative conferences have been held three times to select virtuous and talented candidates running for seats in the National Assembly in a democratic fashion and in line with existing regulations.

Nguyen Thuy Anh, member of the National Assembly Standing Committee and Chairwoman of the NA’s Committee of Social Affairs, was presented the French State’s National Order of the Legion of Honour, Class Knight, at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 22.

The President of Vietnam during the 2016-2021 tenure has effectively fulfilled his tasks, jurisdiction and duties in accordance with the Constitution, as well as tasks assigned by the Politburo and the Secretariat during the, a report has said. ​

VOV.VN - The National Election Council (NEC) convened its fourth session in Hanoi on March 22 to examine preparations for the upcoming elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and grassroots-level People’s Councils for the 2021-2026 tenure.

VOV.VN - The 14th National Assembly (NA) is scheduled to launch its last session this week with a primary focus on the voting of key positions for personnel to the State apparatus for the 2021-2026 tenure.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung, who is also a member of the Party Central Committee, has been appointed as head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations.

Administrative reform has been thoroughly implemented at all levels and helped save more than 18 million working days each year, equivalent to over VND6.3 trillion (US$274.32 million) of social expenditure, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has said.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong presided over a meeting on March 18 of the Standing Board of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption, to look into the handling of a number of cases that are under the supervision of the committee since its 19th session.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Fatherland Front organised a second consultative conference on March 18 on the list of candidates for the upcoming elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) for the 2021-2026 tenure, where consensus was reached.

VOV.VN - A total of 17 out of the 18 members of the Political Bureau, the highest policy-making body within the Communist Party of Vietnam, have been introduced as they prepare to run for various positions ahead of the upcoming National Assembly election.

The election committee of Ho Chi Minh City has received the dossiers of 52 candidates in the upcoming election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly, among whom 16 are self-nominated.

Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence, hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 16 for Secretary of the Security Council of Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Russia signed a memorandum of understanding on security cooperation between the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam and the Investigative Committee of Russia in Hanoi on March 16.

It is necessary to consider building a mechanism for expressway toll collections through toll booths on expressways invested by the State, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on March 15.

The 54th session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee wrapped on the afternoon of March 15 after debating the preparations for the 11th sitting, which is also the last meeting of the 14th legislature, set for later this month.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened the 54th session on March 15 in Hanoi in order to provide opinions on a summary report regarding the working performance of the 14th National Assembly and the NA Standing Committee.

VOV.VN - Foreign donors reiterated their strong commitment to cooperate with and support Vietnam in dealing with climate change challenges, especially in the Mekong River Delta, during a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 13.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has praised the effective coordination between the Government and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) in combating COVID-19 last year during a conference in Hanoi on March 11.

VOV.VN - The Office of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee has introduced Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong to run for a deputy to the coming National Assembly in the May 2021 election.