
The 14th National Assembly (NA) adopted a resolution on the ratification of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) with 96.7% of votes, during its on-going sixth session on the afternoon of November 12.

General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong joined a great national solidarity festival with locals in Dur Kmal commune, Krong Ana district, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, on November 11.

Head of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC)’s Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh received Assistant US Trade Representative for Services and Investment Daniel Bahar in Hanoi on November 8, asking the US side to increase dialogues in a bid to promptly handle trade barriers.

The National Assembly passed a resolution on the socio-economic plan for 2019 with 447 out of 450 votes in the morning of November 8.

Vietnam treasures the support given by Sudan in the past towards its national liberation, as well as the latter’s current support of the Asian nation’s process of development, said Politburo member Tran Quoc Vuong, who is also a permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat.

The Vietnamese Party and State has always and will continue to prioritise consolidating its traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia, a Vietnamese official has affirmed.

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong received the Japanese Prime Minister’s special envoy Kentaro Sonoura, who is also a member of the House of Representatives, in Hanoi on November 5.

Vietnam’s core interests will still be ensured after the country joins the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh told the National Assembly on November 5.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) and President Nguyen Phu Trong highlighted the significance of personnel planning, especially at the strategic level, at a meeting in Hanoi on November 4.

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on November 2 begins his three-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 31 for Greg Norman, an Australian citizen who was appointed as Tourism Ambassador of Vietnam for the 2018-2021 tenure the same day.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha was grilled about serious pollution in Nhue and Day rivers at the National Assembly on October 30, the first day of Question-and-Answer at the NA’s on-going 6th session.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend China’s first International Import Expo in Shanghai on November 4-5.

The 14th National Assembly (NA) began a question and answer (Q&A) session on the implementation of the NA’s six resolutions on thematic supervision and Q&A sessions from the beginning of the tenure to the fourth meeting of the legislature, which was broadcast live nationwide.

The National Assembly’s question and answer sessions are scheduled to take place in three days, from October 30 to November 1, as part of its ongoing sixth session, according to the NA Office.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Nguyen Xuan Thang, Secretary of the CPV Central Committee (CPVCC), paid a working visit to Switzerland from October 25 to 26.

The National Assembly on October 24 approved a list of 48 officials in high positions elected or approved by the National Assembly who are subject to the vote of confidence at its ongoing sixth session.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Brussels, Belgium, in the afternoon of October 16 (local time), where he will attend the 12th ASEM Summit, pay a working visit to the European Union and make an official visit to Belgium.

The National Assembly Standing Committee opened its 28th session on October 15, with a focus on preparations for the upcoming sixth session of the National Assembly.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse and a high-level Vietnamese delegation arrived at the Vienna International Airport, Austria, on October 14 afternoon (local time), beginning an official visit to the country at the invitation of Austrian PM Sebastian Kurz.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the ASEAN Leaders’ Gathering in Bali, Indonesia, on October 11.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived in Ankara on October 10 afternoon (local time), beginning an official visit to Turkey at the invitation of Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Binali Yildirim.

The National Assembly’s Social Affairs Committee convened its 11th plenary session in the central province of Da Nang on October 9, in preparation for the upcoming sixth meeting of the 14th legislature.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc joined leaders of Japan and the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries at the 10th Mekong-Japan Summit that opened in Tokyo on October 9.