VOV.VN - Hanoi is seeking additional financial and expertise assistance from international financial institutions, including the World Bank, to implement development projects in the coming years.

A press centre for the 13th National Party Congress is to be opened at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi on January 22.

The National Assembly (NA)’s Standing Committee convened the 52nd session on November 11 under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

VOV.VN - More than 6,000 soldiers and policemen attended a send-off ceremony in Hanoi in an attempt to safeguard the upcoming 13th National Party Congress.

The Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) must focus on offering political and professional training to its personnel so they are able to deal with the most difficult and complicated situations at sea.

Vietnam will continue to seek measures to enhance the efficiency of and expand the areas of engagement in UN peacekeeping operations, heard a conference held by the Ministry of National Defence in Hanoi on January 7 to review Vietnam’s involvement in the operations in the 2012-2020 period.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on January 6 hosted a gathering of current and former legislators on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Vietnam’s first NA election (January 6, 1946).

The organising sub-committee of the 13th National Party Congress convened its sixth meeting in Hanoi on January 6 under the chair of Politburo member and Permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations hosted a get-together on Jan. 6 to mark the 62nd anniversary of Cuba’s Liberation Day (Jan. 1).

VOV.VN - The Personnel Sub-committee of the National Election Council convened its first meeting in Hanoi on January 6 to examine preparations for the upcoming general election.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan underlined the need for more effort to renovate the NA’s operations while addressing a conference in Hanoi on January 5 to review the NA Office’s performance in 2020 and define tasks for 2021.

VOV.VN - The People's Army of Vietnam has set a goal of developing the Vietnam Coast Guard into a modern and elite force by 2030.

Ensuring smooth operations of the 13th National Party Congress’s press centre and the information provision for foreign media are among the tasks the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education has been told to fulfil between now and the time the congress takes place, in late January.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan attended a meeting on January 4 held by the NA delegation from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first NA general election (January 6, 1946).

The Government is determined to take drastic measures to realise the socio-economic development plan, better business climate, as well as improve national competitive capacity in 2021 through the issuance of Resolution No.01/NQ-CP and Resolution 02/NQ-CP.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the people’s public security force to show better and more effective performance in the fight against corruption while attending a conference in Hanoi on December 30 reviewing the force’s anti-corruption efforts since 2013.

The Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations convened a meeting in Hanoi on December 29 to review its performance over the course of 2020 and define tasks for 2021.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired the Government’s regular meeting to discuss policy and law making on December 29 afternoon, right after the conference between the Government and localities wrapped up.

VOV.VN - Vietnam strives to achieve a GDP growth rate of 6.5% or even higher in 2021, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc set a target for ministries and localities at a conference between the Government and centrally-run localities on Dec. 29.

Vietnam is considered one of the 10 nations with the highest gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the world in 2020 and one of the 16 most successful emerging economies, Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong has said.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed the Government’s determination to elevate GDP growth by 0.5% ahead in 2021 during his opening remarks at a Government Conference held virtually with localities on December 28 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - 2020 can be the most memorable year following the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Let’s have a look at top 10 events happening in Vietnam in 2020 selected by VOV.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has expressed his desire for stronger cooperation between Vietnam and Singapore during a reception for outgoing Singaporean ambassador Catherine Wong Siow Ping in Hanoi on Dec. 24.

A delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) led by President of the VFF Central Committee Tran Thanh Man extended Christmas greetings to the Diocese of Phat Diem in Kim Son district in northern Ninh Binh province on December 24.

VOV.VN - Despite accounting for a mere 14% of the national population and 27% of the local workforce, the annual working-class contribution to the nation makes up more than 65% of GDP and over 70% of the annual State budget.

The Party Committee of Hanoi on December 23 convened a conference, chaired by Secretary Vuong Dinh Hue, to review its anti-corruption operations, home affairs, and judicial reforms in 2020 and map out plans for 2021.

Efficient and effective law making and enforcement is the first and foremost prerequisite to promoting national development, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told a national teleconference on December 23.

Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, Tran Quoc Vuong, has called for more effort to renew the content and method and increase the efficiency of people-to-people diplomacy.

VOV.VN - The Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee has decided to convene the 13th National Party Congress in Hanoi capital in January 2021.

The Supreme People’s Court (SPC) held a national teleconference on December 21 to review the sector’s performance in 2020 and the 2016-2020 tenure and set tasks for next year.