Politics - Society

Lawmakers voted to pass the draft revised Law on National Defence and draft Law on the Vietnam Coast Guard at the ongoing fifth session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on the morning of June 8, with an 88.30% approval rate.

The National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation and the Ninh Binh province chapter of the Vietnam Red Cross Society held a ceremony on June 7 in Ninh Binh province to honour 100 outstanding blood donors.

The National Assembly completed the three-day question period in the afternoon of June 6, which many NA deputies and voters assessed as productive thanks to changes in the rules for question-&-answer.

Top legislator Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will chair the National Assembly's Q&A session from June 4-6 with questions expected to focus on transport, land management, quality of education and vocational training among othe

Japan will continue its strong support for Vietnam's sustainable development, focusing on constructing high-quality infrastructure, improving economic competitiveness and training human resources for the country, said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

A delegation from the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee led by Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong had a working session with the Standing Committee of Ninh Binh's Party Committee on May 30.

President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse arrived in Tokyo at noon on May 29, beginning a State-level visit to Japan which will last until June 2.

The strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan is expected to enter a new period of development in the near future, especially in the fields of trade, economy, defence-security, health, high technology, locality-to-locality cooperation, and people-to-people exchanges.

With six gold medals, the Vietnamese team ranked second behind the host Singapore at the 2018 Asia Pacific Mathematical Olympiad for Primary Schools (APMOPS 2018), which was held in Singapore from May 24-27.

The 14th National Assembly (NA) convened its plenary session on May 24, with debates focusing on amendments of the Law on Denunciations and Competition Law.

Aiming to achieve the set targets of national program for building new-style rural areas in 2018, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has developed key tasks.

Socio-economic issues are high on the agenda of the National Assembly (NA) on May 25 and 26, which are important discussions part of the ongoing fifth session of the 14th-tenure parliament.

The Governor-General of Australia Peter Cosgrove and his spouse on May 23 started a four-day State visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Tran Dai Quang.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha(VBS) of the northern province of Ninh Binh and Xuan Truong construction company held a ceremony to celebrate the Buddha's 2562th birthday on May 22, drawing the participation of thousands of Buddhist dignitaries and followers nationwide.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a dialogue in Ha Nam on May 20 with nearly 1,000 workers at industrial zones (IZ) in the Red River Delta.

The fifth session of the National Assembly (14th tenure) opened in Hanoi at 09h00 on May 21st.

A campaign was launched in the Red River Delta province of Ninh Binh on May 18 in response to Micronutrient Day (June 1 and 2).

President Tran Dai Quang hosted separate receptions for the Ambassadors of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mozambique and the Republic of Korea (RoK) after receiving their letter of credentials on May 17.

Giang Quoc Hoan and Do Huu Toan, 12th graders from Hoa Lu A High School in Ninh Binh province have won the first prize in the national science and technology contest for high-school students in the Northern region in the 2017-2018 academic year.