VOV.VN - The Presidential Office held a press conference on April 16 to announce the Law on Drug Prevention and Control, which was granted approval during the 14th National Assembly’s 11th session.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s GDP growth rate is forecast to rise by 6.5% this year, a figure which is higher than the global average of 6%, before climbing to 7.2% in 2022, according to data released in the latest World Economic Outlook report compiled by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

VOV.VN - Vo Thi Anh Xuan, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee of An Giang province, and head of the National Assembly (NA) deputies’ delegation of the province, was elected Vice State President of Vietnam for the 2016 – 2021 tenure at the ongoing 11th session of the 14th NA.

VOV.VN - Law makers will continue discussing the personnel work during its 11th session on April 6, during which State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc will report on the result of discussion in groups on the dismissal of Vice State President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh.

VOV.VN - Lawmakers at the ongoing session of the 14th National Assembly will focus on finishing the personnel work for the State, NA and the Government during the final working week running from April 5-8.

VOV.VN - Vietnam's permanent missions to the United Nations (UN) in New York and Geneva have recently sent diplomatic notes to the UN and countries informing the candidacy of Ambassador Nguyen Hong Thao to the International Law Commission (ILC) for the 2023-2027 tenure.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue held phone talks with his Lao counterpart Saysomphone Phomvihane on April 2, during which Hue thanked the Lao NA leader who was the first leader to send a congratulatory letter after he was elected as NA Chairman on March 31.

Many countries in the world have showed serious concerns over China’s recent deployment of over 200 ships around Sinh Ton island cluster in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago and requested the country to immediately bring these vessels out of the area and end all provocations.

VOV.VN - Lawmakers adopted the draft amended Drug Prevention and Control Law at the ongoing session of the National Assembly in Hanoi on March 30.

The 14th National Assembly continued its 11th session with the fourth working day in Hanoi on March 29, focusing on the reports on performance in the 2016-2021 term of the State President and the Government.