Ba Ria - Vung Tau is delighted to promote economic partnerships with Izumiotsu city of Japan’s Osaka prefecture and expand bilateral ties to other fields, an official of the southern Vietnamese province said on May 21.

VOV.VN - General To Lam, Minister of Public Security, was elected new State President of Vietnam in the 2021-2026 tenure, at the ongoing seventh session of the National Assembly in Hanoi on May 22.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai’s attendance and address at the 29th International Conference on the Future of Asia (FOA) in Tokyo will again underscore Vietnam's image as a reliable partner and an active, responsible member of ASEAN, the region and the world, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu.

VOV.VN - Many foreign leaders have offered congratulations to Tran Thanh Man on his election as Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly will relieve General To Lam, Minister of Public Security, of his post at the ongoing seventh session of the legislature, paving the way for the general to be elected as President of Vietnam.

A Vietnamese delegation held a working session with St Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov in the Russian city on May 20 to seek ways to enhance the two countries’ relations.

Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Da Nang city Ho Ky Minh hosted a local reception on May 20 for Zhou Xianyi, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Tianfu New Area in Sichuan of China.

As people-to-people diplomacy is an important foundation in bilateral relations, Vietnam wants to strengthen people-to-people exchanges with Nepal, said Vice President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Nguyen Ngoc Hung on May 20. ​

General To Lam, Politburo member and Minister of Public Security, on May 20 hosted a reception for Deputy Chief of the Indonesian National Police (INP) Commissioner General Agus Andrianto.

VOV.VN - Deputies to the current seventh session of the National Assembly is scheduled to begin the process of electing the State President for the 2021 - 2025 term on May 21 afternoon.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese leaders on May 20 offered condolences to the Iranian government over the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in the May 19 helicopter crash.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 20 received Nagavara Ramaroa Narayana Murthy, co-founder of Infosys – one of the biggest IT companies in India.

VOV.VN - Vietnam persists with the “One China” policy, recognising Taiwan as an inseparable part of China’s territory, said spokesperson of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang.

VOV.VN - National Assembly deputies on May 20 elected Tran Thanh Man chairman of the legislature for the 2021 - 2026 tenure, at the seventh session of the people’s supreme body that is getting underway in Hanoi.

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, has had a working session with a delegation from the People’s Public Security Academy led by Colonel Prof. Dr. Nguyen Truong Tho, Vice Director of the academy, on a working visit to New York.

VOV.VN - Newly elected National Assembly Tran Thanh Man vowed to be absolutely loyal to the Fatherland, to the people, and to the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, striving to successfully complete the tasks assigned by the Party, State and people, at a solemn swearing-in ceremony in Hanoi on May 20.

VOV.VN - The seventh session of the National Assembly (NA) is of paramount importance as it will work on legislation and supreme supervision, as well as key national issues facing the country, said Tran Thanh Man, standing vice chairman of the legislature, at the opening ceremony of the session held in Hanoi on May 20.

VOV.VN - Lai Xuan Mon, member of the Party Central Committee and standing deputy head of the Party’s Information and Education Commission, paid a working visit to Algeria from May 14-19 to boost multifaceted cooperation between the two countries.

President Ho Chi Minh is a figure with universal stature, a great revolutionary who fought tirelessly for the best for Vietnamese people and humanity, and a very great but humble man, said Dr. Ruvislei González Sáez, one of the leading researchers on Vietnam in Latin America.

It is hard to see national liberation, reunification or path through peace and independence of Vietnam as a nation without the presence of President Ho Chi Minh and the stamp of his personality, British historian John Callow has said in a recent interview with the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the 134th birthday the later leader.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly opened its seventh mid-year session in Hanoi on May 20 and high on the agenda is the election of the chairman of the National Assembly and State president of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A delegation from the Supreme People’s Court led by its Deputy Chief Justice Nguyen Van Tien made an official visit to Cuba from May 13- to May 18 to foster bilateral ties and attend the 11th International Meeting of Justice and Law.

VOV.VN - Personnel work will be among the key issues to be raised for discussion at the seventh session of the 15th National Assembly (NA) that will open on May 20 in Hanoi.

The ninth session of the 13th Party Central Committee wrapped up on May 18 after three days working, completing all agenda.

VOV.VN - The Party Central Committee has highly agreed to nominate General To Lam, Politburo member and Minister of Public Security to hold the position of Vietnamese President and Tran Thanh Man, Politburo member and Permanent National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman for the top legislator position.

VOV.VN - A delegation of the Party, State, National Assembly, Government, and Vietnam Fatherland Front leaders paid floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on May 18 at his mausoleum in Hanoi to commemorate the late President’s 134th birth on May 19, 1890.

VOV.VN - The 13th Party Central Committee concluded its ninth plenum on 18, with all of its agenda completed after three working days.

VOV.VN - Brazilian Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Luciana Santos highlighted Vietnam as an attractive destination for foreign businesses operating in chip and semiconductor manufacturing and underscored the great potential for cooperation between the two countries at a recent working session with Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil Bui Van Nghi.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 17 sent a message of sympathy to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva after learning that heavy rains have occurred in recent days, causing serious floods and huge losses of human and property in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

The Party Central Committee held group discussions on a draft report reviewing the Party building work and the implementation of the Party Statutes to be submitted to the 14th National Party Congress, on the second working day of its ongoing 9th plenum in Hanoi on May 17.