NDO/VNA – National Assembly Vice Chairman Do Ba Ty inspected preparations for the elections of deputies to the 15th legislature and People’s Councils for the 2021-2026 tenure in Ho Chi Minh City on April 19. 

NDO – An inspection delegation from the National Assembly’s Standing Committee and the National Election Council, led by Politburo member and Minister of Public Security, General To Lam, visited the central city of Da Nang on April 19 and inspected procedures regarding its preparations for the upcoming elections of deputies to the 15th NA and all-level People’s Councils for the 2021-2026 tenure. 

NDO – Vietnam’s Ministry of Defence in coordination with the Vietnam Union of Friendship Associations and the Vietnam – Cuba Friendship Association held a meeting in Hanoi on April 19 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Cuba’s Giron victory (April 19, 1964-2021). 

NDO/VNA – National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue requested that the NA Committee for Judicial Affairs continue promoting its core role in the legislature’s activities, while chairing a working session with standing members of the committee on April 19. 

NDO/VNA – The Hanoi-based 108 Military Central Hospital held a ceremony on April 19 to mark its 70th founding anniversary (April 1) and receive the “Labour Hero in the Renewal Period” title. 

NDO – As the President of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in April 2021, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc presides over a high-level open debate today (April 19) on enhancing cooperation between the UN and regional organisations in promoting confidence-building and dialogue in conflict prevention and resolution. This is an important external relations event in the second year that Vietnam takes on the role of a non-permanent member of the UNSC for the 2020-2021 term, demonstrating the policy throughout its term of “Partners for sustainable peace”. 

NDO - At present, the entire Party, armed forces and people of Cuba are celebrating the most important political event of their country, the 8th National Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC). 

NDO/VNA – The seventh Japan-Vietnam Festival (JVF) opened at the September 23 Park in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 on April 17 with a host of activities. 

NDO/VNA – Vietnam welcomes the US Department of the Treasury’s positive adjustment to the content related to Vietnam in the department’s latest report on the macroeconomic and foreign exchange policies of major trading partners of the US, said Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang. 

NDO/VNA – Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on April 17 requested the Party Central Committee’s Theoretical Council to further improve both reality analysis and theoretical research on the basis of the Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh’s ideology so as to fulfill assigned tasks. 

NDO/VNA – The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has sent a message of greetings to the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) on the occasion of the CPC’s 8th National Congress. 

NDO – The Ministry of Defence held a ceremony in Hanoi on April 16 to launch the ministry's public service portal. 

NDO/VNA - The third consultative conference was held by the Presidium of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee in Hanoi on April 16 to adopt the final list of 205 eligible candidates nominated by central agencies and organisations for the upcoming election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly. 

NDO/VNA - Leaders of foreign countries have extended congratulations to the new leaders of Vietnam.