A delegation of the Party Central Committee, the State President, the National Assembly, the Government, and the Việt Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee on Monday paid tribute to President Hồ Chí Minh on the occasion of the late President’s 130th birthday (May 19, 1890-2020).

Party General Secretary and President Nguyễn Phú Trọng has called on citizens and soldiers nationwide to be united in natural disaster prevention, control and response tasks, to create a society safe from natural disasters and aim towards national sustainable development.

The National Assembly (NA)’s Committee for Finance and Budget proposed prioritising public investment sourced from the State budget in the 2021-25 period to disadvantaged areas in the mountainous, border and island localities to shorten development gaps between regions.

The ASEAN 2020 National Committee convened its fifth meeting in Hà Nội on Friday, focusing on preparations for the upcoming 36th ASEAN Summit.

The Government needed to build short- and long-term scenarios for socio-economic development and review major targets for the economy for 2020, lawmakers said at a NA Standing Committee meeting on Friday.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hoà Bình on Friday led a delegation of high-ranking officials from the Vietnamese Party, State, National Assembly, and Government as well as the Vietnam Fatherland Front to pay tribute to former Lao Prime Minister and former Chairman of the Lao Front for National Construction Central Committee Sisavath Keobounphanh, who passed away on May 12 at the age of 92.

He expressed his belief that the ambassadors will bring into play their important bridging role to develop relations with Việt Nam.

ASEAN defence senior officials held a video conference on Friday to share experiences of ASEAN defence forces in preventing the COVID-19 pandemic and discuss future co-operation direction for disease response.

Việt Nam stands ready to cooperate with countries, including Canada, in recovering the global trade and supply chain, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh told Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne during their phone talks on Thursday.