VOV.VN - The remains of 96 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in different periods in the Laotian provinces of Vientiane, Xaysomboun, and Xieng Khouang have been repatriated following ceremonies held in Xieng Khouang on May 16 and May17.

Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung hosted Teresa María Amarelle Boúe, a member of the Council of State of Cuba and Secretary General of the Federation of Cuban Women in the city on May 16.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on May 15 called on delegates to a mid-term meeting of the 13th Party Central Committee to contribute to improving the Party’s leadership, making it purer and stronger to satisfy higher requirements set in the new development period.

VOV.VN - The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) places great importance on the exchange of theories and policies with ruling and political parties of countries worldwide, including in Germany.

VOV.VN - The 13th Party Central Committee’s mid-term conference opened in Hanoi on May 15 with Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in the chair.

VOV.VN - Most members of the National Assembly Standing Committee in their meeting on May 13 agreed with the Government’s proposal to slash the value added tax (VAT) by 2% to 8% but on selected provisions of goods and services.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan and Managing Director of the Netherlands’ Royal HaskoningDHV Vietnam company Vadim Sheronov discussed orientations to promoting bilateral cooperation during a local meeting on May 9.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Indonesian President Joko Widodo have agreed to further bring into play the traditional close-knit friendship so as to take both nations’ strategic partnership to new heights.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee convened its 23rd session on May 9 with NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue in the chair.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan received Elisa Fernandez Saenz, Country Representative of UN Women in Vietnam, on May 4, appreciating his guest’s contributions to the promotion of gender equality and the protection of women and girls.