The first session of the Vietnam-Laos Committee for Cooperation in Technology and Innovation took place in Vientiane, Laos, on May 28.

The first session of the Cambodian Senate, fifth tenure, opened in Phnom Penh on April 3 under the chair of King Norodom Sihamoni.

The steering committee for summarising some theoretical and practical issues on Vietnam’s socialist-oriented Doi Moi (reform) in the past four decades convened its first session in Hanoi on June 9 under the chair of President Vo Van Thuong.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who is also Chairman of the National Defence and Security Council, has requested the council’s members and agencies to promote their role in ensuring the country’s defence and security, and actively prevent and cope with both short-term and long-term non-traditional security challenges.

The Steering Committee for making the project on continuing to promote Party building and rectification, prevent and repel the deterioration in political ideology, morality, lifestyle and internal "self-evolution" and "self-transformation" manifestations convened the first session in Hanoi on August 13.

The first session of the 15th National Assembly (NA) concluded in Hanoi on July 28.

The 15th National Assembly (NA) passed a resolution ratifying Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s proposal on the appointment of 18 ministers and four other members of the Government for the 2021-2026 tenure during its ongoing first session on July 28, with a majority of “yes” votes.

The 15th National Assembly has adopted a Resolution approving the Prime Minister’s proposal on the reappointment of Pham Binh Minh, Le Minh Khai, Vu Duc Dam and Le Van Thanh as Deputy Prime Ministers for the 2021-2026 tenure.

Pham Minh Chinh was elected as Prime Minister of Vietnam for the 2021-2026 tenure on July 26 during the first session of the 15th National Assembly in Hanoi.

Newly-elected State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc pledged to work harder to preserve and carry forward the strength of the great national unity bloc in any circumstances, while taking the oath of office on July 26.

Nguyen Xuan Phuc was elected as State President of Vietnam for the 2021-2026 tenure on July 26 during the first session of the 15th National Assembly in Hanoi.

The 15th National Assembly will conduct procedures to elect the State President and Prime Minister posts on July 26, during its ongoing first session.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on July 23 assigned relevant agencies to add the issue of COVID-19 prevention and control to the agenda of the first session of the 15th NA.

The National Assembly listened to several reports and proposals of the Government of the 2016-2021 tenure in the morning of July 22, the third working day in the first session of the 15th tenure.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, on behalf of the Government, on July 22 proposed the National Assembly sustain the Government’s structure of 18 ministries and four ministerial-level agencies in the 14th term for the 15th tenure.

Lawmakers are expected to hear reports on socio-economic and State budget situation in the first half of 2021 and discuss orientations for the second half, and a socio-economic development plan for 2021-2025 on July 22 – the third working day of the 15th National Assembly’s first session.

The 15th National Assembly (NA)’s first session entered the second working day on July 21 under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

The 15th National Assembly will elect several important positions of the legislature on July 21 morning, the second day of its first session.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue chaired the first session of the 15th NA Standing Committee on July 20, in which Tran Thanh Man was assigned to continue assuming the position as NA Permanent Vice Chairman.

The 15th National Assembly elected Vice Chairmen and members of the Standing Committee of the legislative body in the afternoon of July 20, the first day of the first session of the 15th legislature.