Politics - Society

The 14th National Assembly adopted a resolution on the State budget estimate for 2017 during the ongoing second session in Hanoi on November 11 with 79.31% of votes.

With 89.88 percent of votes, the National Assembly on November 10 approved a resolution on a medium-term public investment plan for the 2016-2020 period, which stipulates a maximum of two quadrillion VND (equivalent to 89.56 billion USD) of five-year spending.

As part of the ongoing Vietnam-China Youth Festival, a Chinese youth delegation led by Vice Secretary of the Guizhou province Youth Union, Tou Xing Guang,visited and took part in numerous activities in Ninh Binh from November 7 to 9.

The National Assembly (NA) on November 7 adopted a resolution on the socio-economic development plan for 2017, which aims for a gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of about 6.7%.

Irish President Michael D. Higgins and his wife have begun a State-level visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse.

A wide range of social and economic issues were deliberated at the ongoing second session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on November 3.

China wishes to deepen result-oriented defence cooperation with Vietnam, stated Chinese Defence Minister Chang Wanquan during his meeting with Vietnam's Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh in Beijing on November 2.

Authorities of Vietnam's northern Ninh Binh province and Asan city of the Republic of Korea have agreed to boost bilateral cooperation in pesonnel training, culture, sports and tourism.

National Assembly deputies stressed the need to clarify responsibility in the management and use of public assets during their group discussion on the draft revised law on managing and using State assets on October 31.

President Tran Dai Quang suggested the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Communist Party of the Czech Republic and Moravia (KSCM) enhance their political ties through regular exchange of delegations and timely coordination, thus contributing to promoting the relations between the two countries.

The Government's monthly meeting opened on October 29th morning with focus on measures to create a leap in the last quarter's economic growth rate and curb this year's inflation within 5 percent.

Myanmar President Htin Kyaw has pledged to deepen bilateral ties with Vietnam and promote all-level visits and meetings during his meeting with Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi on October 26th.

A ceremony was held on October 22nd to mark the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the Party Central Committee (PCC) Council of Theory, a Party agency responsible for studying issues of political theory.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said high resolve and drastic and breakthrough measures are needed to achieve socio-economic development targets and create a momentum for following years in the context of numerous difficulties and challenges facing the country.

The Office of the Government on October 18th held a launch ceremony to collect money to help flood-affected people in central localities overcome the consequences of the natural disaster.

Renewing the growth model which should be propelled by productivity and competitiveness of the economy is a key task set by the 12th Party Central Committee during its six-day fourth plenary meeting that concluded on October 14th.

The 12th Party Central Committee debated the project on major guidelines and policies to renew the growth model and improve growth quality, productivity and the competitiveness of the economy on October 12th.

Members of the 12th PCC discussed socio-economic performance in 2016 and socio-economic development plan for 2017 during the third working day of the Committee's fourth meeting in Hanoi on October 11th.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested all-out efforts to achieve 6.3-6.5 percent growth this year during a monthly Government meeting in Hanoi on October 3rd.