Wednesday, May 19, 2021 18:43
Hanoi (VNA) - The elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 tenure are an important political event of Vietnam and a festival of its people. Preparations for election day on May 23 have now been basically completed. Amid the complex developments of COVID-19, it is extremely important to ensure absolute security and safety at all polling stations.
Preparations are being made in agencies at all levels, sectors, and localities. NA General Secretary and Head of the NA Office Bui Van Cuong said that inspection and supervision activities show that preparations have closely followed the directive from the Politburo as well as the plans and orders within the law on the election of National Assembly and People’s Council deputies and the National Election Council (NEC)’s resolution.
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Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo has affirmed the political significance of the elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 tenure, scheduled for May 23, in an interview granted recently to the Vietnam News Agency.
Friday, May 21, 2021, 16:02 GMT+7
Defendant Le Thi Lieu is seen at her trial at the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court on May 20, 2021. Photo: Danh Trong / Tuoi Tre
A businesswoman has been sentenced to five years in prison for organizing the illegal exit of nine people on an outbound flight of the then-Vietnamese National Assembly chairperson in 2018.
The Ho Chi Minh People’s Court on Thursday tried Le Thi Lieu, former director of GVA Joint Stock Company, and her seven accomplices in the case.
Lieu, determined to be the mastermind of the illegal sending of nine people under the cover of business people to South Korea, was charged with arranging for people to flee abroad illegally.
At the reception (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –
Brazil considers Vietnam its
important partner and it will continue working
closely with the Southeast Asian country to further strengthen the bilateral
relations, Vice President of Brazil Halmiton
Mourao has said.
The Brazilian leader made the statement at a reception for Vietnamese
Ambassador to Brazil Pham Thi Kim Hoa on May 17, during which he affirmed that there is
great potential for
the two sides to expand their all-around cooperation in the framework of their
comprehensive partnership.
Vietnam is one of the fastest growing countries in Southeast Asia, with an
important strategic position and located in a crucial maritime route, he said.