City residents began arriving as early as 6 am on Election Day at polling station 75 (in Ward 11 in HCM City’s District 5), waiting to vote in the National Assembly and People’s Council elections.

The Most Venerable Thích Thiện Nhơn, chairman of the Việt Nam Buddhist Sangha’s Executive Council, led a group of Buddhist monks who voted at election unit No. 60 on Trần Quốc Thảo Street yesterday morning.

 HCM City voters took part in the election for the 14^th Việt Nam National Assembly this morning, which saw cooler temperatures after an overnight rain.

The nation’s voter turnout reached more than 70 per cent by 11am this morning, according to the National Election Council.

 US President Barack Obama today departed for a week-long tour of Asia as part of his efforts to boost economic and security cooperation with the region. The President is expected to arrive in Việt Nam late tonight for an official visit from May 23-25.

Together with voters nationwide, more than 5.2 million voters in HCM City on Sunday took part in Election Day, exercising their rights and duties in voting for candidates for the 14^th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels.

Nearly 1,500 voters in Mân Thái ward in Sơn Trà District cast their votes for deputies to the 14th National Assembly and all-level People’s Councils this morning.

President Trần Đại Quang today attended a ceremony to celebrate the 2560th birthday of Lord Buddha at Quan Su Pagoda in Hà Nội.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc met with his counterparts from Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand in the Russian city of Sochi on the sidelines of the ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit.