Women and ethnic minority groups account for 13.99 and 11.03 per cent of the delegates, respectively.

 A news website on external relations was launched on Friday, aiming to provide information about the Party’s policies and standpoints, the State’s laws as well as the country’s foreign affairs and international integration, and promote the image of Việt Nam.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison had a telephone talk on Thursday to discuss bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues of shared concern.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Bình Minh on Thursday led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the online ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat (AMM Retreat), the first activity of the bloc this year to discuss orientations and priorities for 2021 as well as regional and global issues of shared concern.

The election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and to the people’s councils at all levels in the 2021-26 tenure is an opportunity to exercise people's ownership and to select virtuous, talented representatives of people, Party General Secretary, President Nguyễn Phú Trọng told a national conference on Thursday which discussed measures to ensure security and safety for the upcoming vote on May 23.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyễn Phú Trọng and Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Thursday congratulated Joseph R. Biden Jr. on taking oath as the 46th President of the US.

Major General Tô Ân Xô, a spokesman for the Ministry of Public Security, spoke to Vietnam News Agency on security for the upcoming 13th National Party Congress

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held its annual meeting with the press at the Government Guesthouse in Hà Nội on Tuesday, praising press agencies and reporters nationwide for their contributions to the achievements of the diplomatic sector in the past year.

Việt Nam took part in the 9th Fullerton Forum, held via videoconference on Monday and Tuesday to prepare for the Asia Security Summit, also known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, the Quân đội Nhân dân (People’s Army) newspaper reported.