The draft Housing Law (revised) will be a highlight of the 15th National Assembly (NA)’s ongoing fifth session’s agenda on June 19.

Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Council of Central Highlands Lam Dong province Dong Tran Duc Quan led a delegation to pay working trip to Venezuela from June 14-17 to promote diplomatic ties and cooperation with the South American country.

The following is a list of selected news summaries last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.

The “For peace and friendship among nations” insignias, the most noble award of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), have been conferred upon three US friends for their contributions to preventing the US war in Vietnam, addressing the consequences of the war, reconciling and promoting the Vietnam-US people-to-people exchanges.

A high-ranking delegation of the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire led by its President Adama Bictogo left Hanoi on June 16, successfully concluding their four-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

President Vo Van Thuong on June 17 attended a flag-saluting ceremony at a sovereignty flag pole on Phu Quy island, an island district of the south central province of Binh Thuan.

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, has expressed concern that recent developments in the East Sea could affect peace, security and development.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has urged the press to continue moving forwards and serving as a bridge between the Party, the State and the people.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted separate receptions in Hanoi on June 16 for Ambassador Giorgio Aliberti, Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Vietnam, and Ambassador of Switzerland to Vietnam Thomas Gass.

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 16 received visiting Cuban Minister of Justice Oscar Manuel Silvera Martinez, during which he affirmed that Vietnam is willing to share experiences of its ‘Doi moi’ (Renewal) process, including the building and improvement of the legal system, and judicial reform, with the Cuban side.

President Vo Van Thuong advised the central province of Ninh Thuan to develop luxury tourism, digital transformation and high technology, while working with the provincial Party Committee on June 16 as part of his working visit to the locality.

A Côte d’Ivoire delegation led by National Assembly Vice President Diawara Mamadou visited the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh and paid a courtesy call to local authorities on June 16.

A delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly led by Don Tuan Phong, Vice Chairman of the Committee for External Affairs attended the Parliamentary Conference on Interfaith Dialogue which took place from June 13-15 in Marrakesh, Morocco.

Vietnamese Ambassador to India, Nepal, and Bhutan Nguyen Thanh Hai paid courtesy calls on leaders and senior officials of Bhutan on June 14, as part of a trip to the South Asian country to present his credentials.

Vietnam has made great progress in strengthening the legal framework, and ensuring everyone's equality before the law and in line with international standards on human rights, a Vietnamese representative told the UN General Assembly (UNGA)’s high-level debate in New York on June 15.

The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission convened its 29th meeting in Hanoi from June 12-15, during which it looked into disciplinary measures against some Party organisations and members.

President Vo Van Thuong on June 15 sent a message of sympathy to his Nigerian counterpart Bola Tinubu over the recent boat accident in Kwara, Nigeria.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended a signing ceremony of coordination regulations between the NA Secretary General and permanent members of NA agencies in Hanoi on June 15.