State President Truong Tan Sang, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung continue to receive congratulatory messages from foreign counterparts on their elections, during the ongoing first session of the 13th NA. 

The total number of members of the National Assembly (NA) Ethnicity Council has been decided at 40, including 4 NA Vice Chairpersons and Ksor Phuoc nominated as Chairman.

Naval cooperation among ASEAN member countries plays an important role in maintaining peace and stability in the region.

The Vietnamese embassy in Belgium on July 26 held the first session of the ASEAN Brussels Committee with the participation of ambassadors from ASEAN member countries in Brussels.  

The remains of 112 volunteer Vietnamese soldiers and experts that helped Cambodia in its struggle against the Khmer Rouge genocidal regime were repatriated and reburied in Kien GIang province on July 27.

The fifth ASEAN Naval Chiefs’ Meeting (ANCM-5), which opened in Hanoi on July 27, offers a chance for ASEAN countries to boost understanding and promote practical cooperation between ASEAN naval forces to maintain peace and security in the sea.

The fifth ASEAN Naval Chiefs’ Meeting (ANCM-5) opened in Hanoi on July 27 under the theme “ASEAN Naval Cooperation for Maritime Peace and Security”.

The Lao people will never forget the volunteer Vietnamese soldiers and experts, who laid down their lives for the prosperity of Laos, a Lao army general has said recently.

A draft national report on the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption was discussed at a seminar in Hanoi on July 26.

State President Truong Tan Sang, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung have received congratulatory messages from foreign counterparts on their elections during the ongoing first session of the 13th NA. 

Russian President Medvedev has sent a message of congratulations to Vietnam’s newly-elected State President, Truong Tan Sang.

Nguyen Tan Dung was officially re-elected Prime Minister by the 13th National Assembly on July 26 with 470 votes, accounting for 94 percent.

Two documentaries relating to the legendary Ho Chi Minh Sea Trail are being shown in parallel on HCM City Television (HTV). 

Immediately after taking office on July 25, newly elected State President Truong Tan Sang talked to the media, emphasizing that safeguarding sovereignty and territorial integrity is an issue of prime importance.

On July 25, Truong Tan Sang was elected State President of Vietnam by the 13th National Assembly (NA) for the 2011-2016 term with 97.4 percent of the votes.

After taking office as State President on July 25, Mr Truong Tan Sang read a statement nominating Nguyen Tan Dung as the Government’s Prime Minister.

The first session of the 13th National Assembly (NA) which opened on July 21, is attracting special attention from voters across the country.

Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat Truong Tan Sang presented gifts to families of war martyrs and invalids in the northwestern province on July 24.

The Government has completed the 12th tenure, basically fulfilling tasks assigned by the Party, State and people, said the Government Spokesman Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Many National Assembly (NA) deputies have said they believe their newly-elected leaders will continue to build on the achievements of the 12th National Assembly.

Japan attaches importance to relations with Vietnam and pledges to continue assistance to Vietnam’s economic development, including maintaining official development assistance (ODA) to important cooperation projects.

Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa has asked Sri Lanka and Vietnam to further expand cooperation to become important economic partners.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet on July 23 sent a message of condolences to Norwegian King Harald over a bombing blast at the Norwegian government headquarters on July 22.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Gia Khiêm led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 18th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF 18), which opened on July 23 in Bali, Indonesia.

The National Assembly (NA) held a plenary session on July 23 to select the new NA Chairman, four deputies and 12 members of the NA Standing Committee.

The 3rd Lower Mekong-US Ministerial Meeting was held in Bali, Indonesia, on July 22, on the sidelines of the 44th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 44).

State President Nguyen Minh Triet received Lao Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Vietnam, Soonthorn Xayachack, at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on July 22 prior to the end of her term in Vietnam.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (FM) Pham Gia Khiem held bilateral meetings with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of ASEAN foreign ministers meetings with partners in Bali, Indonesia, on July 22.

The Central Commission for Communication and Education organized a meeting on July 22 to discuss the efficiency of communication and education processes among party committees under the Party’s Central Committee.

Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Vu Trong Kim is leading a Vietnamese delegation to the General Assembly of the International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (AICESIS 2011) that takes place in Rome from July 21-23.