A delegation of Party, State, National Assembly (NA), Government and Vietnam Fatherland Front leaders on July 26 offered incense in tribute to fallen combatants at the Martyrs’ Monument and paid tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum in Hanoi on the occasion of the 75th War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).

Lt. Gen. Nguyen Trong Binh, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, received visiting Maj. Gen. Keosouvan Inthavongsa, Director of the Kaysone Phomvihane National Defence Academy of Laos, in Hanoi on July 25.

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

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Monday applauded the Việt Nam People's Army’s efforts to ensure national security in the first six months of the year and set out missions for the second half.

A get-together was held by the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on July 25 to mark the 69th anniversary of the Moncada Barracks attack in Cuba (July 26).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh praised the contributions made by the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) to the achievements Vietnam has recorded over the first half of this year while addressing a national political-military conference in Hanoi on July 25.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 25 chaired the fourth session of the steering committee for building a strategy for a law-governed socialist state of Vietnam by 2030, with a vision to 2045.

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on July 25.

Ngô Văn Tuấn was assigned as Deputy Auditor General in charge of the State Audit of Vietnam (SAV)

A conference was held in Hanoi on July 24 to announce a decision of the Politburo and the National Assembly Standing Committee’s resolution to assign Party secretary of the northern province of Hoa Binh Ngo Van Tuan as the Secretary of the Party delegation to and Deputy Auditor General in charge of the State Audit of Vietnam (SAV).

Politburo member, permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man chaired a ceremony in Hanoi on July 24 to present the State President’s Friendship Order to former Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Anders Johnsson.

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

The central province of Nghe An holds huge opportunities, advantages and resources to make breakthroughs in the coming years, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a working session with the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee as part of his trip to the locality on July 24.

It is becoming difficult to ensure the quantity and quality of workforce for the tourism sector after the COVID-19 pandemic. The sector needs an influx of quality staff to meet the needs of the rising tourism industry.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and Party and Government officials on Saturday paid tribute to late President Hồ Chí Minh and heroic martyrs in the central province of Nghệ An, as Việt Nam’s War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27) approaches.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Party and Government officials on July 23 paid tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh and heroic martyrs in the central province of Nghe An, as Vietnam’s War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27) approaches.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vương Đình Huệ hosted a reception for the visiting Governor of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Maeda Tadashi, in Hà Nội on July 22 during which the Vietnamese top legislator spoke highly of his guest’s recommendations for Việt Na in energy transition.

There will also be meeting between foreign ministers of ASEAN and partner countries within the framework of ASEAN+1, ASEAN+3, the East Asia Summit (EAS), including the first ASEAN-UK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting since the UK became partner dialogue to ASEAN

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue hosted a reception for the visiting Governor of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Maeda Tadashi, in Hanoi on July 22 during which the Vietnamese top legislator spoke highly of his guest’s recommendations for Vietnam in energy transition.

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.