1. National Assembly elects General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong as President of Vietnam On the morning of October 23, deputies of the 14th National Assembly elected Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, as the State President for the 2016-2021 tenure during their sixth session in Hanoi. It was an important political event which met the aspiration and hope of voters and people across the country and attracted much attention from both the domestic and international public Immediately after the result of the vote, the new President had a swearing-in ceremony at the NA hall. 2. Reviewing and approving many important laws The parliament adopted 16 laws in 2018 with high consensus. These are key laws which are designed to facilitate socio-economic development, step up the fight against corruption and wastefulness and enhance high-quality human resources training, while ensuring national defence and security, social order and safety. They included th Law on … [Read more...] about Prominent events of Vietnamese National Assembly in 2018
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Victory of Cuban Revolution – influential event in 20th century
Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Lianys Torres Rivera (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Cuba is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution (January 1, 1959), which was significant to not only the country but also the whole Latin America in the 20th century. The remark was made by Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Lianys Torres Rivera in an interview about this event with Vietnam News Agency. The ambassador stressed that the success of the Cuban Revolution on January 1, 1959, which put an end to the Batista dictatorial regime and the 500 years of the colonial rule in Cuba, was one of the most influential political events in Latin America in the 20th century. To Cuba, this victory was the result of the struggle for national liberation launched in the 19th century that fought against firstly the Spanish colonialists and then the US-backed administration. Following the triumph, inclusive social and democratic policies were implemented, turning Cuba into one of the … [Read more...] about Victory of Cuban Revolution – influential event in 20th century
MND and MPS well coordinate to ensure absolute safety of important political events
Major General Luong Tam Quang, Head of the MPS’s Office, and Major General Tran Hong Cong, Deputy Director of the Department of Operations, presided over the meeting. Major General Tran Hong Cong speaks at the meeting. In the third quarter of this year, under the sound leadership of the Central Military Commission, the Central Party Committee of Public Security, and leaders of the MPS and MND, the two standing agencies have brought into play their roles, worked closely with each other to carry out effectively the Government’s Decree No.77 on the MPS's and MND’s coordination on implementing missions of protecting national security, social order and safety and defense mission as well. Thanks to their close cooperation and good advisory work, major targets, structures, political, cultural and diplomatic events of the country, activities of the Party and State leaders, visits of international delegations, international conferences hosted by Vietnam have … [Read more...] about MND and MPS well coordinate to ensure absolute safety of important political events
Nation turns out for elections – Politics & Laws – Vietnam News
NEC reports 98 per cent election turnoutPolling stations offer support to older residents on Election Day95% of eligible voters cast ballots in HCMC as of 5 pm.Election Day at a polling stationBuddhist, Khmer community vote in NA election Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng cast the first ballot at a poling station in Hai Bà Trưng District, Hà Nội. - VNA/VNS Photo Trí Dũng Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Nearly 70 million Vietnamese cast ballots yesterday to elect deputies to the 14th National Assembly and Peoples Councils. The election is the largest ever in scale with over 69 million voters across the country casting their votes to pick up the most competent candidates, who will represent them at the National Assembly, as well as Peoples Councils at all levels nationwide. Citizens voted to choose 500 NA deputies and 322,966 Peoples Council deputies for the 2016-21 term during the election, which … [Read more...] about Nation turns out for elections – Politics & Laws – Vietnam News
Vietnam, Laos exchange experience in political system operation
At the seminar. (Photo: dangcongsan.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese and Lao experts gathered at a seminar held in Hanoi on March 28 to share experience in the operation of the political system. Assoc. Prof Le Quoc Ly, Vice Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics laid stress on the significance of refining the political system in each nation. In the past years, Vietnam and Laos have worked to step by step renew their political systems and renovate the Party’s leadership to build a law-governed socialist state. In Vietnam, functions and competence of the Party’s leadership, the State’s authority and the surveillance of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and other socio-political organisations have been assigned in a more specific manner. The apparatus has been streamlined to become more efficient, Ly noted, adding that Vietnam can learn from Laos’s management decentralisation from central to grassroots levels and personnel work in the election … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Laos exchange experience in political system operation