Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong chaired a meeting of the Politburo and the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on July 22 to discuss disciplinary measures against some collectives and individuals involved in wrongdoings in the south-central province of Phu Yen.

Tran Sy Thanh, 51, Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, was elected to be Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee for the 2021-26 tenure at the 8th session of the 16th-tenure Hanoi People’s Council on July 22 afternoon.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính was receiving Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Maeda Tadashi in Hà Nội.  

The results of the vote showed that all delegates agreed to elect Thanh to the position of Chairman of the People's Committee of Hà Nội.

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on July 22.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Vu Quang Minh on July 21 paid a working visit to Leipzig at the invitation of Mayor Burkhard Jung, during which the two sides discussed ways to further strengthen cooperation between the German locality and Vietnam.

Building grassroots-level Party organisations should go with the political system building as they are the foundation of the Party, the political nucleus and the bridge between the Party and people, Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member and Secretary of the Party Central Committee said at a national conference on July 22.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 22 for Governor of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Maeda Tadashi, during which the PM hailed the effective and positive cooperation from the bank and its provision of loans for important infrastructure and large-scale projects in Vietnam.

The Australia – Vietnam Enhanced Economic Engagement Strategy is helping realise the economic potential exiting between the two nations, the spokesperson for the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said on July 22 in response to a question from a Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Sydney.

Website thediplomat.com has recently run an article highlighting that with Penny Wong’s maiden trip to Vietnam as the new Australian foreign minister, Hanoi stood out as one of Canberra’s leading priorities in Southeast Asia.

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

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has emphasised the important role the State plays in land management at a national conference on a resolution recently passed on the issue. 

Deputy Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Phạm Thu Hằng made the remarks on Thursday during the regular press briefing in Hà Nội, in response to questions on the situation of the Vietnamese community in the South Asian country that is plunging into a deep economic crisis.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a meeting with the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs and experts on July 21 to discuss the drafting of a strategy for building and completing a law-governed socialist state of Vietnam by 2030, with a vision to 2045.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has sent a message of condolences to the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) Central Committee over the death of José Ramón Balaguer Cabrera, one of the founders of the PCC.

Vietnam has been intensifying efforts to bring a stop to human trafficking in recent years, according to Deputy Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang.

Since joining ASEAN, Vietnam has increasingly proved itself to be a responsible and active member of the group as well as the international community, said Foreign Ministry Deputy Spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang.

A delegation of the Lao National Assembly (NA) led by its Vice President Sounthone Xayachack paid a working trip to the northern province of Hoa Binh on July 21.

Vice Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang on July 21 stressed the demand that China respect Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago.

Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and head of its Organising Commission, received Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Maeda Tadashi on July 21.