PM hails effective Gov’t-VFF coordination in COVID-19 relief efforts in 2020
PM hails effective Gov’t-VFF coordination in COVID-19 relief efforts in 2020

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.

PM hails effective Gov’t-VFF coordination in COVID-19 relief efforts in 2020
Top Party, State leader runs for new National Assembly deputy
Top Party, State leader runs for new National Assembly deputy

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.

Top Party, State leader runs for new National Assembly deputy
Cabinet permanent members discuss mid-term budget allocation
Cabinet permanent members discuss mid-term budget allocation

Permanent members of the government met in Hanoi on March 11 to deliberate the mid-term investment allocation plan, sourced from the State budget, for 2021-2025.

Cabinet permanent members discuss mid-term budget allocation
E-government development among outstanding achievements of Vietnam: PM
E-government development among outstanding achievements of Vietnam: PM

One of the highlights in the e-government building of Vietnam in the last two years is the inauguration of the National Public Service Portal on December 9, 2019, reported the Government Office at a meeting of the National Committee for E-Government on March 10.

E-government development among outstanding achievements of Vietnam: PM
Announcement of 13th Party Central Committee’s second plenum
Announcement of 13th Party Central Committee’s second plenum

The 13th Party Central Committee issued an announcement on March 9 after completing all the working programme of its second plenum.

Announcement of 13th Party Central Committee’s second plenum
Party Central Committee adopts resolution of second plenum
Party Central Committee adopts resolution of second plenum

The second plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee wrapped up on March 9 after two days of sitting with the adoption of the meeting’s resolution.

Party Central Committee adopts resolution of second plenum
Important dates in legislative election
Important dates in legislative election

The followings are the 16 important dates in the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 tenure.

Important dates in legislative election
Politburo introduces candidates to key State positions
Politburo introduces candidates to key State positions

VOV.VN - The Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee of the 2021-2026 tenure convened its second conference on March 8 in Hanoi with the specific goal of filling the key posts in the new State apparatus.

Politburo introduces candidates to key State positions
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets Hai Phong voters
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets Hai Phong voters

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 7 met with voters of the northern port city of Hai Phong, briefing them on the outcomes of the work of the National Assembly deputies of the city.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets Hai Phong voters
PM Phuc calls on combined strength for stronger national development
PM Phuc calls on combined strength for stronger national development

VOV.VN - In order to develop the country into a powerful force with a wealthy local population, greater attention should be paid to developing the national livelihood, growing stronger local enterprises, creating brands with regional and global competitiveness, along with obtaining excellent human resources.

PM Phuc calls on combined strength for stronger national development
VFF to conduct inspection and supervision over elections in localities
VFF to conduct inspection and supervision over elections in localities

The first phase of supervision and inspection over the upcoming elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels in the 2021-2026 term will be implemented from March 15 to April 13 with five inspection teams, each covering three provinces and centrally-run cities and one district in each locality.

VFF to conduct inspection and supervision over elections in localities
Upcoming National Assembly election to have 184 constituencies
Upcoming National Assembly election to have 184 constituencies

There are 184 constituencies across Vietnam in the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA), according to a new resolution.

Upcoming National Assembly election to have 184 constituencies
Thorough preparations being made to ensure high-quality candidacy for elections
Thorough preparations being made to ensure high-quality candidacy for elections

Committees of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) at all levels are promptly making preparations for the second consultative conferences on the nomination of candidates for the upcoming general elections, following the first ones in February.

Thorough preparations being made to ensure high-quality candidacy for elections
Top legislator chairs National Election Council's third meeting
Top legislator chairs National Election Council's third meeting

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan chaired the third meeting of the National Election Council (NEC) in Hanoi on March 3.

Top legislator chairs National Election Council's third meeting
VFF leaders nominated as candidates for NA election
VFF leaders nominated as candidates for NA election

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee has agreed to nominate Politburo member and President of the VFF Central Committee Tran Thanh Man and member of the Party Central Committee and Vice President cum Secretary General of the VFF Central Committee Hau A Lenh as candidates for the upcoming election of deputies to the 15th NA.

VFF leaders nominated as candidates for NA election
PM orders launch of vaccination campaign this week
PM orders launch of vaccination campaign this week

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested that the Ministry of Health (MoH) speed up the pace of the national vaccination campaign in order to ensure that it is launched this week.

PM orders launch of vaccination campaign this week
Cabinet members discuss urban administration models in HCM City, Da Nang
Cabinet members discuss urban administration models in HCM City, Da Nang

The pilot organisation of urban administration in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang and the special mechanisms and policies for the development of Da Nang were discussed at a meeting of standing Government members in Hanoi on March 1.

Cabinet members discuss urban administration models in HCM City, Da Nang
Chances for self-nominated candidates in NA election: Front leader
Chances for self-nominated candidates in NA election: Front leader

Self-nominated candidates will have opportunities to secure a seat in the National Assembly - the country’s most powerful agency - in the upcoming election slated for May 23, said Hau A Lenh, Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee.

Chances for self-nominated candidates in NA election: Front leader
Voters' confidence – important criteria for NA, People’s Council candidates
Voters' confidence – important criteria for NA, People’s Council candidates

Voters' confidence is an important measurement of eligibility during the selection of candidates for the upcoming elections of the 15th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels, according to Ngo Sach Thuc, Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee.

Voters' confidence – important criteria for NA, People’s Council candidates
PM orders speeding up COVID-19 vaccinations
PM orders speeding up COVID-19 vaccinations

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Ministry of Health, relevant agencies, and localities on February 24 to ramp up the pace of the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination scheme in an effort to ensure that local people are given protection against the virus.

PM orders speeding up COVID-19 vaccinations
Vietnam to consider reopening up economy
Vietnam to consider reopening up economy

VOV.VN - Permanent Cabinet members are evaluating localities’ proposals to come up with important decisions, including reopening up the national economy, when the latest coronavirus outbreak is showing signs of abating.

Vietnam to consider reopening up economy
NA to hold last session of current term in March
NA to hold last session of current term in March

The 53rd session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee concluded on February 23 after giving opinions on preparations for the upcoming 11th NA session which is slated to open on March 24.

NA to hold last session of current term in March
Prime Minister launches tree planting campaign in Tuyen Quang province
Prime Minister launches tree planting campaign in Tuyen Quang province

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 23 launched a tree planting campaign in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang which is a former revolutionary base.

Prime Minister launches tree planting campaign in Tuyen Quang province
State-level memorial service held for former Deputy PM
State-level memorial service held for former Deputy PM

VOV.VN - A State-level memorial ceremony for former Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong got underway in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre, his home town, on the morning of February 22.

State-level memorial service held for former Deputy PM
NA Standing Committee examines preparations for general election
NA Standing Committee examines preparations for general election

VOV.VN - The National Assembly Standing Committee is to convene its 53rd session in Hanoi on February 22 to discuss preparations for the upcoming general election.

NA Standing Committee examines preparations for general election
Ceremony held to pay last respect to former Deputy PM Truong Vinh Trong
Ceremony held to pay last respect to former Deputy PM Truong Vinh Trong

VOV.VN - A State-level funeral was held for Truong Vinh Trong, former Politburo member, former Deputy Prime Minister and former Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs, at the great hall of the Ben Tre provincial People’s Committee and the National Funeral Hall on Hanoi on February 21 morning.

Ceremony held to pay last respect to former Deputy PM Truong Vinh Trong
Party’s Popularisation and Education Commission has new chairman
Party’s Popularisation and Education Commission has new chairman

Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Trong Nghia, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army, has been appointed Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Popularisation and Education.

Party’s Popularisation and Education Commission has new chairman
PM Phuc launches tree-planting festival in central province of Phu Yen
PM Phuc launches tree-planting festival in central province of Phu Yen

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the launch of a tree-planting festival on February 20 in the south-central province of Phu Yen to mark the start of the Lunar New Year and to launch activities aimed at planting one billion trees, as initiated by the Government chief.

PM Phuc launches tree-planting festival in central province of Phu Yen
53rd meeting of 14th NA Standing Committee set to open on February 22
53rd meeting of 14th NA Standing Committee set to open on February 22

VOV.VN - The 14th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee is scheduled to convene its 53rd meeting on February 22 in Hanoi, according to a statement made on February 19 by the NA Office.

53rd meeting of 14th NA Standing Committee set to open on February 22
Politburo green-lights COVID-19 vaccine imports for domestic use
Politburo green-lights COVID-19 vaccine imports for domestic use

VOV.VN - The 13th Political Bureau, the supreme policy-making body of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), along with the CPV Secretariat, approved the Government’s plan to purchase COVID-19 vaccines for domestic use, at their first meeting held on February 18 in Hanoi.

Politburo green-lights COVID-19 vaccine imports for domestic use
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