NDO/VNA – Collecting public feedback on the draft documents to be submitted to the upcoming 13th National Party Congress is a vivid illustration for the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s efforts to ensure democracy in the Party, said Vice Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation Nguyen Phuoc Loc. 

NDO – On January 22, the Thu Duc City People’s Council (under Ho Chi Minh City) opened its first session to elect the titles of Chairmen, Vice Chairmen of the People’s Council and People’s Committee of Thu Duc City for the 2021-2025 tenure. At the same time, they officially ended the duties and powers of the apparatuses of the People’s Committees of Districts 2, 9 and Thu Duc. 

NDO – Politburo member and National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman, Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has extended her best wishes to former full-time NA deputies and retired officials, civil servants and employees at the NA Office on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. 

NDO/VNA - The Party Central Committee’s Commission for Communication and Education opened a press centre serving the upcoming 13th National Party Congress at a ceremony in Hanoi on January 22. 

NDO/VNA - The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee held a national teleconference on January 22 to provide instructions on handling affairs relating to the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and all-level People’s Councils for the 2021-2026 tenure. 

NDO – Politburo member and Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Tong Thi Phong led a delegation visiting and presenting gifts to policy beneficiaries in Na Ri district, the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan on January 21. 

NDO/VNA – A news website on external relations was launched on January 22, aiming to provide information about the Party’s policies and standpoints, the State’s laws as well as the country’s foreign affairs and international integration, and promote the image, culture, history and people of Vietnam. 

NDO – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked border guard forces to enhance their combat readiness, overcome the consequences of natural disasters and effectively prevent those who illegally enter and/or exit the country. 

NDO/VNA – The new ambassadors of Spain, Iran, and the Philippines to Vietnam presented their credentials to Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on January 22. 

NDO/VNA – Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong on January 22 inspected the preparations for the 13th National Party Congress, which is scheduled to begin next week at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi. 

NDO/VNA – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison had a telephone talk on January 21 to discuss bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues of shared concern.