Negative Phenomena News Today

VOV.VN - The new State President of Vietnam is scheduled to take up office following a casting vote at the ongoing seventh session of the National Assembly in Hanoi on May 22.

The 15th National Assembly (NA) elected To Lam, Politburo member, Minister of Public Security and deputy to the 15th NA, as President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on May 22.

It imposed disciplinary measures against 68 Party organisations and 104 Party members including 20 officials under the management of the Party Central Committee.

Head of a HCMC property firm has been detained as police expanded investigation into violations at a "smart" housing project in the citys neighbor Dong Nai Province. - VnExpress International

The 15th National Assembly entered the 18th working day of the fifth session in Hanoi on June 19 under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, which was televised nationwide.

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

The 15th National Assembly (NA) on June 19 adopted a resolution approving State budget settlement in 2021, during its ongoing fifth plenary session.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong asked provincial-level Steering Committees on Prevention and Control of Corruption and Negative Phenomena to take drastic actions in combating corruption in their locality without relying on higher-level agencies, while addressing a conference in Hanoi on June 19.

The 15th National Assembly entered the 18th working day of the fifth session in Hanoi on June 19 under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, which was televised nationwide.

President Vo Van Thuong has expressed his belief that the ongoing visit to Vietnam by Chief Justice of Russia Lebedev Vyacheslav Mikhailovich will further deepen Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership.