The first meeting of the National Assembly Party Committee for the 2020-2025 tenure was held in Hanoi on February 10, under the chair of Chairman Tran Thanh Man.
Deputy Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives and Chairperson of the Australia-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians' Group Sharon Claydon spoke highly of the good relations betweeen the legislative bodies of Australia and Vietnam while receiving Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam in Canberra on May 31.
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn on May 20 issued a royal decree on the dissolution of the country's parliament, paving the way for a general election to be held in May. The decree took effect on the same day.
Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue left Hanoi on November 19 morning for the 43rd ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-43) and official visits to Cambodia and the Philippines.
Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced on October 10 that parliament has been dissolved, paving the way for national elections to be held before the end of the year.
The parliament of New Zealand attaches great importance to Vietnam and will actively push ministries, sectors and localities to expand cooperate with the Southeast Asian nation, Speaker of New Zealand’s House of Representatives Adrian Rurawhe told visiting Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son in a meeting on September 14.
Malaysia's government will present its budget for 2023 to parliament on October 7, earlier than originally scheduled, law minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has said.
The Vietnamese Government has made significant progress in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG5 on Gender Equality, said Elisa Fernandez Saenz, UN Women Representative in Vietnam.
The fourth meeting of Malaysia’s 14th Parliament, originally set for September 6 - 30, has been postponed to September 13 - October 12, said Lower House Secretary Nizam Mydin Bacha Mydin.
In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency’s correspondents in the country on the occasion of the elections of deputies to the 15th NA and People’s Councils at all levels, Vietnamese expatriates in Germany commended the contributions by the 14th-tenure National Assembly to the national development, and pinned high hopes on the new parliament.
The 41st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 41) themed “Parliamentary Diplomacy for a Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN Community” will discuss a series of important issues during its second working day on September 9.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on July 3 sent a letter of congratulations to Gombojav Zandanshatar on his election as Speaker of the Mongolian Parliament.
The Parliament of Malaysia sit for the first time on May 18 since the PN government came to power, with King Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah’s speech being the only item on agenda.
Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan hosted President of the Hessen State Parliament Boris Rhein in the southern city on November 14.
The 4th Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments (MSEAP 4) kicked off in Nur Sultan, the capital city of Kazakhstan, on September 24 with Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong representing Vietnam at the event.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on August 16 formally proposed to the parliament a plan to move the country’s capital from Jakarta on the island of Java to Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has suggested that the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan continue promoting party, government and parliament delegation visits with Vietnam as well as support stronger cooperation in trade, investment, people-to-people and locality-to-locality exchanges.