26 parties secure seats at Thailand’s lower house World

26 parties secure seats at Thailand’s lower house

Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) announced on May 8 the list of 149 member of parliaments (MPs), with 26 political parties entering the House of Representatives of the National Assembly following the March 24 general election.
Belgian lower house backs expanded ties with Vietnam Politics

Belgian lower house backs expanded ties with Vietnam

Belgium’s lower house of parliament backs expanding cooperation with Vietnam at all levels, said President of the Chamber of Representatives Siegfried Bracke when meeting with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Brussels on October 17.
Top legislator meets Kazakh lower house chairman in Turkey Politics

Top legislator meets Kazakh lower house chairman in Turkey

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with Chairman of the Mazhilis (lower house) of the parliament of Kazakhstan Nurlan Z. Nigmatulin on the sidelines of the third Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments (MSEAP 3) in Antalya, Turkey, on October 9.
President meets Japan’s lower house speaker Politics

President meets Japan’s lower house speaker

President Tran Dai Quang has urged Japan’s House of Representatives (lower house) and the National Assembly of Vietnam to intensify the sharing of legislative experience and further promote their role in the development of relations between the two countries.
NA Chairwoman meets Indonesian Lower House Speaker in Geneva Politics

NA Chairwoman meets Indonesian Lower House Speaker in Geneva

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with Speaker of Indonesia’s House of Representatives Bambang Soesatyo on the sidelines of the 138th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly (IPU-138) in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 24 afternoon (local time).
Myanmar has new lower house speaker ASEAN

Myanmar has new lower house speaker

The House of Representatives ((Pyithu Hluttaw) of Myanmar elected U T Khun Myat as Speaker of the lower house at a meeting in Nay Pyi Taw on March 22.
Myanmar lower house speaker U Win Myint resigns World

Myanmar lower house speaker U Win Myint resigns

Speaker of the House of Representatives (Pyithu Hluttaw) of Myanmar U Win Myint stepped down after two years holding the position, announced Vice Speaker T Khun Myat in a session on March 21.
Top legislator of Vietnam receives leader of Chile’s lower house Politics

Top legislator of Vietnam receives leader of Chile’s lower house

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 20 for President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile Fidel Espinoza Sandoval, who said his country’s top priority now is promoting cooperation with Asian-Pacific countries, including Vietnam.