VOV.VN - Deputies to the ongoing session of the National Assembly (NA) on April 7 held a vote by secret ballot to elect the General Secretary and heads of several committees of the NA.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc took over duty from former President Nguyen Phu Trong at a ceremony on April 6.

The Lao news agency (KPL) on April 6 run an article highlighting the election of Vietnamese leadership positions.

Vo Thi Anh Xuan, member of the Party Central Committee, was elected as Vice State President of Vietnam at the 11th session of the 14th National Assembly on April 6 in Hanoi.

Within the State apparatus of Vietnam, the National Assembly (NA) is the highest representative body of the people and the highest organ of State power of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

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 - Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 5 sent a message of congratulation to Nguyen Xuan Phuc on his election as State President of Vietnam at the ongoing National Assembly session in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Politburo member Pham Minh Chinh won lawmakers’ trust to succeed Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who was elected State President, at the helm of the government during a vote on April 5.

VOV.VN - Politburo member Nguyen Xuan Phuc has been elected President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam during the current 11th session of the 14th National Assembly held in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Newly-elected State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 5 nominated Politburo member Pham Minh Chinh as the new Prime Minister for the 2016-2021 tenure at the ongoing National Assembly session.