Politics - Society

A delegation of the Party Central Committee, National Assembly, State, Government and Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee paid tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on August 30 on the occasion of the 74th National Day (September 2).

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on August 28 visited Udon Thani province, as part of her ongoing official visit to Thailand.

Chairman of Ninh Binh peoples council Tran Hong Quang paid visit to revolutionary contributors in the moutainous district of Nho Quan on August 26, ahead of National Day (September 2).

Nguyen Thuy Trang has surpassed 15 other contestants to be crowned Miss Hoa Lu 2019 at a ceremony held in the northern province of Ninh Bình on 24/8.

Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison and his spouse are paying an official visit to Vietnam from August 22-24 at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. This is the first visit to Vietnam by Scott Morrison after he was elected as the Prime Minister of Australia. The visit is an important political event, confirming the aspirations of the leaders and peoples of the two countries to further deepen the strategic partnership between Vietnam and Australia.

The studying and following of President Ho Chi Minh's thought, morality and lifestyle have become a regular activity of officials, Party members and people nationwide, contributing to the country's development in many aspects, said head of the Party Central Committee's Information and Education Commission Vo Van Thuong.

A ceremony was held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 17 to mark 20 years of the summer youth volunteer campaign.

Vice State President Dang Ngoc Thinh visited the reformatory school No.2 in the northern province of Ninh Binh and presented gifts to the school's staff and juveniles living and studying there on August 15.

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore Chee Wee Kiong co-chaired the 12th Viet Nam-Singapore political consultation in Singapore on August 14.

The National Assembly Standing Committee began a question-and-answer (Q&A) session for members of the Government at its ongoing 36th meeting in Hanoi on August 15.

The tenth Vietnam-India People's Friendship Festival kicked off in Ninh Binh province on August 13.

The National Assembly Standing Committee opened its 36th session in Hanoi on August 12 under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) held a solemn flag hoisting ceremony at its headquarters in Hanoi on August 8 to celebrate the 52nd founding anniversary of the ASEAN (August 8, 1967-2019) and 24 years of Vietnam's ASEAN membership (July 28, 1995-2019).

A delegation of representatives from embassies of the UK, Australia, and New Zealand in Vietnam met with authorities in Ninh Binh on August 6 to update information on consular affairs in the northern province.

With thousands of hectares of forest land and favourable conditions in terms of climate and terrain, the northern province of Ninh Binh boasts strengths to develop forest economic activities. Especially, thanks to its creativeness as mobilising many stake-holders in forest protection, the province's forest area has been maintained and expanded annually.

Viet Nam will do its utmost for the best implementation of the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), affirmed PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc at his reception for out-going Ambassador Bruno Angelet, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Viet Nam in Ha Noi on August 2.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono co-chaired the ASEAN-Japan Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Bangkok on August 1, within the framework of the ongoing 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-52) and related meetings.

A Vietnamese delegation, led by Deputy Minister of Public Security, Senior Lieutenant General Bui Van Nam, is participating in the 11th meeting of the Vietnam-Thailand Joint Working Group on Political-Security Cooperation (JWG-11) held in Thailand from July 30 to August 2.

A charitable delegation of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), led by Senior Lieutenant General Bui Van Nam, member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Minister of Public Security, and leaders of Ninh Binh and the Provincial Police on July 25 visited the Nho Quan invalids nursing center.