Tenth parliament sitting to start Tuesday, last three weeks The tenth sitting of the 14th-tenure National Assembly will be held starting Tuesday, with the first working week being online and a two-week long plenary session held in mid-November in Hà Nội.

President, Party chief Trọng meets with Hà Nội's voters

President and Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng met with voters of Hà Nội’s inner district on Wednesday ahead of the upcoming National Assembly meeting slated for late October.

COVID-19, economic development and corruption voters' biggest concerns The coronavirus pandemic, Việt Nam’s socio-economic performance, and corruption issues were the top of voters’ concerns at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc in Hải Phòng City on Tuesday.

Trump and Biden go on the attack in fiery, chaotic first presidential debate

Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden battled fiercely over Trump's leadership on the coronavirus pandemic, the economy and taxes in a fiery first debate on Tuesday marked by Trump's repeated interruptions.

Role of young parliamentarians highlighted at AIPA-41 The important role of young parliamentarians in conveying desires and ideas of young voters in contributing to AIPA and its member parliaments was highlighted at their first ever unofficial meeting held today within the framework of the virtual 41st AIPA General Assembly (AIPA-41).

Suga announces LDP leadership bid, vows to continue Abenomics Suga announces LDP leadership bid, vows to continue Abenomics

Trump gets Republican nomination and claims election being rigged

President Donald Trump opened his bid for a second term after securing the Republican nomination Monday in typically combative fashion by claiming Democrats want to "steal" the election that polls currently show him losing.

Harris, making history as VP pick, condemns Trump's leadership 'failure' Kamala Harris made history Wednesday when she accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president, while joining Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to condemn President Donald Trump's profound "failure" as a leader.

Democrats kick off convention to nominate Biden and 'save' democracy US Democrats opened their unprecedented online nominating convention on Monday with a show of unity behind Joe Biden, as former first lady Michelle Obama said the party's presidential candidate "knows what it takes" to lead the nation out of crisis.

US convention season set to begin, with (virtual) spotlight on Biden As Democrats on Monday open an unprecedented virtual convention, the party's disparate factions are projecting a united front behind Joe Biden, brought together by their common determination to oust Donald Trump in November's election.