Politics - Society

President Tran Dai Quang visited and presented gifts to sick and wounded soldiers being cared for at nursing centres in northern Ha Nam province on July 26 on the occasion of the 69th War Invalids' and Martyrs' Day.

Tran Dai Quang was re-elected as President of Vietnam for the 2016 - 2021 tenure during a plenum of the 14th National Assembly (NA)'s first session on July 25.

Chairwoman of the 13th National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan was re-elected as the head of the 14th legislature during the body's first session on July 22.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh has called on the international community to continue supporting Vietnam in effectively implementing the National Strategy on Climate Change Adaptation.

The government monthly meeting for June convened in Hanoi on Thursday. Cabinet members heard a report by the Ministry of Justice on the implementation of the government's legislative program and the issuance of laws and policies in the 2nd quarter of the year.

President Tran Dai Quang said the Vietnamese Party, State and people attach great importance to reinforcing and enhancing the friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive cooperation with China, which is one of the top priorities in Vietnam's external policies.

Police in Vietnam's northern province of Ninh Binh yesterday successfully foiled an attempt to smuggle a group of rare pangolins from Hue to the north where they were to be sold.

On Monday, Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong received Cuban Vice President of the Council of State Salvador Valdes Messa, who is also the Special Envoy of the First Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party.

Forest wardens in the northern province of Ninh Binh have handed over 22 Sunda pangolins, also known as the Malayan or Java pangolin, to the Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Programme, according to the Save Vietnam's Wildlife organisation.

An East Sea photo exhibition is being held at the Cultural center of Dongdaemun precinct in Seoul, South Korea.

The Lac Hong University's LH-FF team successfully overcame 31 other competitors to become winner at the Robocon Vietnam 2016 final, which took place in the northern province of Ninh Binh on May 14.

The final round of the 2016 Vietnam Robocon Competition will take place in the northern province of Ninh Binh from May 9-14, gathering 32 teams from around the country.

On Monday, teachers and students of Vietnamese descent from Thailand's Nakhon Phatnom province visited the historic Hoa Lu former imperial city and Bai Dinh temple in Vietnam's Ninh Binh province.

Activities were held in Argentina and Angola on May 1st to celebrate the 41st Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30th) of Vietnam.

General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Bounnhang Volachith wrapped up his three-day official visit to Vietnam on April 27,

President Tran Dai Quang and Party General Secretary and President of Laos Bounnhang Volachith discussed ways to intensify bilateral ties in the foreseeable future during their meeting in Hanoi on April 26.

Ninh Binh province should facilitate the meetings between candidates and voters for both sides to perform their right in accordance with laws, said Vice State President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh.

A national conference to popularise the resolution adopted by the 12th National Party Congress concluded in Hanoi on April 20 after two days of sitting.

Central agencies and localities across the country have completed the third consultation round, approving 1,121 eligible candidates to run for the election of deputies to the 14th National Assembly (NA).