Leaders of Laos, China, Cambodia and Cuba have extended their congratulations to Vo Van Thuong on his election as President of Vietnam.

New State President Vo Van Thuong delivered his inauguration speech after he was elected by the 15th National Assembly (NA) on March 2 morning.

The 15th National Assembly elected Vo Van Thuong, 53, as the new President of Vietnam at its fourth extraordinary session on March 2.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has been appointed as the Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Committee on Digital Transformation, replacing former Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a decision assigning tasks to deputy prime ministers.

Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son resigned from his post due to personal reasons from today, November 1.

The National Assembly has approved the appointment of the ministers of Health and Transport, who both work in fields unrelated to their university major.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh handed over the President’s appointment decisions to Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan and Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang for the 2021-2026 tenure during a ceremony in Hanoi on October 22.

Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The will be leaving office when the National Assembly (NA) holds its next session next week.

The first session of the 15th National Assembly on July 28 approved Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s proposal for the 27-member Cabinet line-up for the 2021-2026 term.

VietNamNet talked with Pham Thi Thanh Tra soon after she was elected Minister of Home Affairs.

Member of Party Central Committee Hau A Lenh was elected as Minister-Chairman of Committee for Ethnic Minorities Affairs at the 11th sitting of the 14th legislature on April 8, 2021.

Party Central Committee Nguyen Van Hung was elected Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism at the 11th session of the 14th National Assembly on April 8, 2021.

Member of the 13th Party Central Committee Tran Van Son was appointed as Minister-Chairman of the Government Office at the 11th session of the 14th National Assembly on April 8, 2021.

Party Central Committee member Doan Hong Phong was elected as Inspector General of Government Inspectorate at the 11th session of the 14th National Assembly on April 8, 2021.

The National Assembly has approved the appointment of Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang as the Minister of Defense.

The National Assembly on April 8 approved the appointment of several government members, including Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra, the only woman among the 15 newly elected cabinet members.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked officials and public employees to focus on work right after the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday and not organise New Year parties and go to festivals during working hours.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has presented the State President’s decisions to appoint Nguyen Thanh Long as Minister of Health (MoH), and Huynh Thanh Dat as Minister of Science and Technology.