The National Assembly (NA) continued its 10th session on October 21 with the draft revised law on residence and the draft law on border defence high on the agenda.

VOV.VN - ASEAN and the UN agreed to promote multilateral cooperation and build a world order based on the rule of law, at a virtual meeting chaired by Vietnam on October 21.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee is scheduled to hold its 49th session in Hanoi from October 12 to October 15, according to information released by the NA Office.

Vietnamese and Argentine parliamentarians on October 5 held a virtual discussion on women’s rights and challenges to the protection of women’s rights during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Vietnam has called on Israel to cease the expansion of settlement areas and fulfill its duties in line with international law.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese mission to the UN, called for the compliance with international humanitarian law, including duties related to environmental protection, at the UN Security Council (UNSC)’s open debate held on September 17.

The mining industry faced difficulties in the first eight months of this year due to being unable to enjoy tax and land rental incentives, said Nguyen Huu Quang, deputy head of the National Assembly's Committee on Finance and Budget.

The Ministry of Home Affairs and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) organised a conference on September 10 on implementing the 2020 Youth Law.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on September 9 chaired a series of online meetings with ASEAN’s partners -China, Japan and the Republic of Korea- within the framework of the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.

VOV.VN - China’s South China Sea sovereignty claims have endured strong criticism from various countries globally, including the United States and Australia, which state that these claims are both groundless and unlawful.