Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has pledged to build a transparent, strong, united government that will take drastic, creative and effective actions, and do its best to serve the people.

 Việt Nam requested China to cancel its oil drilling plan and promptly remove its Haiyang Shiyou 981 drilling rig from the mouth of the Gulf of Tonkin whose delineation is under negotiation, said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lê Hải Bình.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng was released from his post, and Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc was nominated for the position.

The National Assembly elected Nguyễn Xuân Phúc as Prime Minister this morning with 446 approval votes, or 90.26 per cent of the total deputies in the legislature.

 The Foreign Ministry awarded the Friendship Order of the Vietnamese President to Singaporean Ambassador to Việt Nam Ng Tech Hean during a ceremony in Hà Nội yesterday. 

The National Assembly (NA) deputies at the 11th session yesterday passed the Press Law and retained the stipulation defining a child as one under the age of 16 in the Child Law.

The ASEAN Finance Ministers have committed to adopting cautious monetary and fiscal policies to sustain economic growth and stabilise the macro-economy, in which, economic restructuring remains a priority in the region.

Đỗ Bá Tỵ and Phùng Quốc Hiển have been elected Vice Chairmen of the 13th National Assembly (NA), according to the voting results announced this morning.

The National Assembly Standing Committee submitted to the NA a list of candidates for the positions of NA Vice Chair and member of the NA Standing Committee for the 13th tenure during a plenary session yesterday.