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National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan visits Military Zone 1 (Photo: VNA) Thai Nguyen (VNA) – Military Zone 1 armed forces need to constantly uphold the Party’s military-defence guidelines and policy, as well as their duties to defend the country in the new circumstances, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said. The leader visited the High Command of the Military Zone 1 in northern Thai Nguyen province on December 21, on the occasion of the 74th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army and the 29th anniversary of All-people Defence Festival. The Military Zone 1 was established on October 16, 1945, covering the northeastern provinces of Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen, Bac Ninh, Bac Giang, and Lang Son. “In any circumstances, the Military Zone 1 armed forces have always showed their loyalty to the Party, State and people… and exerted their maximal efforts to successfully accomplish assigned tasks,” the NA … [Read more...] about National Assembly Chairwoman visits Military Zone 1

At the conference (Photo VNA) Da Nang (VNA) – A conference on the National Assembly and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which was jointly organized by the Vietnamese National Assembly, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the UN Development Programme, wrapped up in the central city of Da Nang on December 18. In her concluding remarks, Standing Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong of the Vietnamese NA said presentations, opinions and discussions at the two-day event had shared new knowledge, latest information and useful suggestions on issues related to the implementation of SDGs in Vietnam. Phong also noted that most opinions hailed the self-assessment toolkit developed and issued by the IPU and UNDP are useful for the parliaments in countries in increasing their roles in the implementation of the SDGs. Experience in applying the toolkit in several countries such as Fiji, Serbia, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka is helpful for Vietnam, she said. She affirmed … [Read more...] about National Assembly conference on SDGs concludes

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (L) and Speaker of the RoK National Assembly Moon Hee-sang (Photo VNA) Seoul (VNA) – The National Assembly of Vietnam is willing to work with its counterpart in the Republic of Korea to further enhance the sound friendship and sustainable cooperation between the two parliaments, NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan affirmed during talks with Speaker of the RoK National Assembly Moon Hee-sang in Seoul on December 6. This will contribute to promoting the strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries and for the sake of their peoples, Ngan said. She agreed with the RoK Speaker that the friendship and cooperation between the two countries have witnessed remarkable strides and become even closer since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1992, especially in the fields of politics, economy, culture, and people-to-people exchange. Bilateral relations have been developing comprehensively in all fields, Ngan said, adding … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s National Assembly keen to develop relations with RoK: top legislator