Vietnam has made remarkable strides in developing a comprehensive, life-cycle, and gender-transformative social protection system.

Cashless parking payment is a key step in managing static traffic, solving parking issues, and serving as the underlying technology for a smart digital map of parking spaces throughout the city.

Hanoi is expected to remain at the forefront of implementing central government policies, driving innovation, and advancing the city’s economic, cultural, and social development.

On August 3, Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc led the Vietnamese delegation to the 8th political-security-national defence dialogue with the US in Washington D.C.

The 7th General Assembly of the Asian Farmers’ Association (AFA) for Sustainable Rural Development, hosted by the Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VNFU), opened in Hanoi on August 5.

On August 4, while hosting a reception for Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Somdy Douangdy in Hanoi, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Lao Government to support Vietnamese enterprises’ operations in the country.

On August 3, a Vietnamese delegation led by Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh attended 48th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (AEM 48) and related meetings in Vientiane, Laos, focusing on economic cooperation among the 10 member countries as well as between the group and its partners.

On August 2, President Tran Dai Quang hosted a reception for Cambodia’s Senior Minister and Minister of Cults and Religion Him Chhem in Hanoi.

On July 29 afternoon, the 14th National Assembly (NA)`s first session was wrapped up in Hanoi after eight days of working, the important content is to complete the election of State key positions.

The Thai Deputy Prime Minister, Tanasak Patimapragorn, has expressed his satisfaction at Vietnam-Thailand relations and stressed good prospects for cooperation among ASEAN.

The 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings has successfully concluded, reflecting the ten-member group’s efforts to realise its vision for a dynamic ASEAN Community.

On the 69th National War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day (July 27, 1947 - 2016), Delegation of Party, State and Hanoi has wreaths and paid tribute to heroic martyrs at the Monument to Heroic Martyrs in Bac Son Street, remembering outstanding people of the nation fought and sacrificed heroically for independence and freedom of the Fatherland.

With 485 approval votes, or 98.18%, legislators of the newly-formed National Assembly on Tuesday re-elected Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc as Prime Minister of Vietnam in the tenure 2016-2021.

In the first official working day the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 49) in Laos, followed by the bilateral meetings with Foreign Ministers of ASEAN countries, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Pham Binh Minh had talks with South Korean Foreign Minister and Australian Foreign Minister.

​The 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting issued a Joint communiqué in Vientiane on July 24.

Tran Dai Quang was officially sworn in as State President, swearing to be loyal to the nation, people and the Constitution and promising to intensify efforts to effectively fulfill entrusted tasks.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh affirmed that Vietnam supports for Laos’s 2016 ASEAN Chairmanship, considering Laos` success as the success of ASEAN and Vietnam.

On July 24, 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-49) was officially opened at the Donchan Plaza Hotel in Vientiane, Democratic Republic of Laos, under the chairmanship of Laos - the country holding the rotation chairmanship of ASEAN in 2016.

KTĐT - The 14th National Assembly (NA) elected heads of the legislature’s key agencies on July 22 afternoon in the form of secret ballots.

Officers from the Vietnamese Defence Ministry and Cuba’s Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) have agreed to further step up the bond between the two agencies in a more practical and effective manner.

On July 22, Chairwoman of the 13th National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan was re-elected as the head of the 14th legislature during the first session, with the majority of votes.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh suggested Singapore to promote the Viet Nam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) model that has been very successful in Vietnam, continue to encourage Singaporean businesses to invest in Vietnam, especially high-tech industries, aviation, infrastructure and harbor.

On July 20 morning, the first session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) was formally opened at the Houses of Parliament, Ba Dinh, Hanoi.