Politics - Society

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 5 expressed his belief that the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings would be a success thanks to the close coordination of ministries and agencies.

The 2020 ASEAN Youth Leaders Conference, themed "Strengthening youth cooperation for a cohesive and responsive ASEAN community", was held in an online format in Hanoi on November 3 by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee and the National Committee on Youth of Vietnam.

The National Assembly (NA) began the first working day of the second phase of the 10th session on November 2, focusing discussions on socio-economic development issues.

Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Park Byeong-seug and his wife on November 1 visited the northern province of Ninh Binh as part of their trip to Vietnam.

The Military Region 3 Command held a ceremony on October 28 to receive the first-class Fatherland Protection Order and mark the 76th anniversary of the foundation day of the military region's armed forces.

The National Assembly (NA) will spend the entire working day on October 26 to discuss issues related to the operation of law enforcement agencies, as well as issues involving judicial affairs and corruption prevention and control in 2020.

The Ministry of Transport and other relevant ministries are set to submit plans to open six additional international commercial routes from September 15 to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, said Dinh Viet Thang, General Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam (CAAV) on September 3.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh chaired the online ASEAN-United Nations Ministerial Meeting on October 21 with the participation of ASEAN foreign ministers, the President of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, and the UN Secretary-General.

The three-day 22nd Party Congress of Ninh Binh closed on October 22, re-electing Ms.Nguyen Thi Thu Ha as Secretary of the provincial Party Committee for the 2020-2025 tenure.

Fundraising events and donations have been made in support of residents of the central region who are struggling against the current historic floods.

The 22nd Congress of the Party Organisation of Ninh Binh province for the 2020-2025 tenure officially opened on October 21 morning with the attendance of 339 delegates.

A live television programme entitled 'The whole country joins hands for the poor' was held in Hanoi on October 17, calling for support for the poor.

The 49th meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee wrapped up in Hanoi on October 15.

No new COVID-19 case was reported in Vietnam from 6pm on October 14 to 6am on October 15, marking the 43rd days without any infections in the community, according to the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Deputy Head of National Committee for flood and storm prevention Tran Quang Hoai on October 14 inspected preparations for tropical storm Nangka in coastal district of Kim Son, northern province of Ninh Binh.

The 17th Congress of Hanoi's Party organisation for the 2020-2025 tenure opened on October 12 morning, with the participation of 497 official delegates representing over 450,000 Party members across the capital city.

On October 12, the northern province of Ninh Binh inaugurated its public administrative centre in Ninh Binh City and held a ceremony to attach the signboard of works to welcome the 22nd provincial Party Congress, term of 2020-2025.

A number of socio-economic development reports and plans were delivered during the first day of the 12th Party Central Committee's 13th sitting in Hanoi on October 5.

The 13th session of the 12th Party Central Committee opened in Hanoi on October 5 under the chair of Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong.