Expressing their view on the new posts on the sidelines of the NA meeting on Saturday, the three new Deputy Prime Ministers and 18 others ministers and cabinet members said their were honoured to be selected as cabinet members and vowed to do their best to fulfil their tasks in the new term.

Việt Nam was deeply saddened after receiving the news that an explosion occurred yesterday killing at least 100 and injuring many others in India’s Kerala state, said Foreign Minister spokesman Lê Hải Bình.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, who was sworn in on Thursday, made the remarks Saturday at a Hà Nội reception for Victoria Kwakwa, the World Bank Country Director in Việt Nam.

The National Assembly voted to approve the Prime Minister’s appointment of three Deputy Prime Ministers and 18 Ministers and Cabinet members this morning, during the ongoing 11th and the last session of the 13 th legislature in Hanoi. 

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday submitted proposals on removing 20 Deputy
Prime Ministers, ministers and Cabinet members to the 13th NA’s 11th meeting, while also
presented proposals on nominating new Deputy PMs, Ministers and other Cabinet members. NA
deputies will vote to approve the proposals today.

Leaders of the Vietnamese State and Party attended traditional rituals for the Laos Bun Pi May festival, which was organised by the Laotian Embassy in Việt Nam yesterday in Hà Nội.

Việt Nam and Timor Leste will intensify their cooperation across politics, economy, investment, trade, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, energy, and communications.

The National Assembly (NA) elected the new Vice President, Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court and Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy this morning.

As many as 458 lawmakers or 92.71 percent of the total consented to dismiss Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan from her post.