An official of the Yên Bái Province’s forest ranger team yesterday shot and killed two provincial leaders before turning the gun on himself in a shooting case authorities are calling  “especially serious” and “unprecedented” in the country.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc made a trip to the northern mountainous province of Yên Bái this noon following a shooting targeting two local leaders the same day.

The 14th National Assembly (NA) plans to hold its second session from October 20 to November 18, according to the NA Standing Committee (NASC) yesterday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc underscored the importance of personnel work during a teleconference in Hà Nội yesterday reviewing State administrative reform from 2011-2015.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has said he hopes China’s Hong Kong will establish friendly co-operative ties with Vietnamese localities and promote affiliation in investment and trade.

The head of the local forest ranger team shot two provincial leaders and later himself in the northern mountainous Yên Bái Province this morning.

The arbitral ruling last month laid out a historic legal basis for a step closer to resolving territorial disputes in the East Sea (South China Sea), yet it will take patience to expect any breakthroughs on the way, especially a change of view from China, experts have said.

The National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC), in a meeting yesterday, agreed with the Government’s proposal to use VND77 billion (US$3.5 million) to pay compensation for local residents who were impacted by the Tả Trạch Hydro Power Reservoir Project.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc congratulated the Vietnamese sports delegation who brought glory to the home country in the Rio Olympics 2016, during a reception in Hà Nội yesterday.