Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính expressed his hope to advance relations between Việt Nam and AstraZeneca PLC, towards strategic cooperation in vaccine and drug production.

Trương Thị Mai, Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee and head of its Organisation Commission, led a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to visit Laos from May 30 to June 1.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính officially launched the Month of Action for Children at a ceremony in Hà Nội on Tuesday (May 31).

The National Assembly (NA) is scheduled to spend the whole day of June 1 discussing the supplementary assessment of the implementation of the socio-economic development plans and the state budget in 2021 and in the first months of 2022, within the framework of the ongoing third session.

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

The National Assembly (NA) yesterday confirmed the necessity of completing legal provisions on the dissemination and use of the National Flag, the National Emblem and the National Anthem to meet the requirements and ensure the sanctity of the national symbols.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his hope to advance the relations between Vietnam and Astrazeneca PLC, towards strategic cooperation in vaccine and drug production, during his reception for Pascal Soriot CEO/Executive Director at Astrazeneca in Hanoi on May 31.

The National Assembly (NA) spent the morning of May 31 to discuss the draft law on amendments and supplements to a number of articles of the Law on Intellectual Property.

Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and head of its Organisation Commission, is leading a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to visit Laos from May 30 to June 1.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired the third session of the steering committee for developing a project on a strategy for building and perfecting Vietnam’s law-governed socialist state to 2030 with orientations to 2045, held in Hanoi on May 31.

Legislators on May 31 debated the draft Law on amendments and supplements to a number of articles of the Law on Intellectual Property as part of the ongoing third session of the 15th National Assembly.

The Management Board of the President Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum and the All-Russian Research Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (VILAR) reviewed their 30-year direct partnership in ensuring the long-term preservation and absolute safety of the body of President Hồ Chí Minh at a conference in Moscow on Monday (local time).

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on May 30 hosted a reception for Secretary (East) of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Saurabh Kumar, who has been in Vietnam to co-chair the 12th Political Consultation and the 9th Strategic Dialogue between the two foreign ministries.

The National Assembly on Monday discussed the implementation of planning law and policies, with opinions calling for further clarification on the responsibilities of involved parties, especially in leadership.

To uphold Việt Nam’s peace-loving traditions and implement the Party and State’s policies, in recent years the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) has sent officers and soldiers to participate in United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions, which has been supported by local people and appreciated by the UN and the international community.

National Assembly (NA) deputies exchanged views on the implementation of policies and laws related to the planning work on May 30 during the 15th NA’s third session.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 30 for British Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward.

There is no ground to eliminate nuclear power planning, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien said on May 30 during the 15th National Assembly (NA)’s third session while explaining deputies’ ideas on canceling plans for a nuclear power construction site in the central coastal province of Ninh Thuan.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 30 sent messages of sympathies to US President Joe Biden over the recent mass shooting in Uvalde city in Texas state.

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on May 30.