Vietnam condemns terror attacks in downtown Jakarta, Indonesia, on January 14, which caused deaths and injuries, said Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s newly elected chairman Nguyen Duc Chung served more than three years as the city police chief. He directly commanded investigations of many major cases.

Deputy Minister of Construction Pham Hong Ha, former Party Secretary of Nam Dinh, said that the election of young provincial Party Secretaries like Da Nang and Kien Giang is the result after implementation of personnel planning.

 Since its establishment, the Communist Party of Vietnam has held 11 Congresses. Each Congress is considered an important historical milestone in recognising the Vietnamese revolution’s victories, achievements and lessons.

 Hungary’s Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City will resume its operation after years of interruption as its new headquarters were inaugurated at Lim Tower in District 1 on January 13.

 The 11th Party Central Committee wrapped up its 14th meeting in Hanoi on January 13.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The submarine named Danang is expected to arrive at Cam Ranh Bay in Khanh Hoa Province in late January 2016.

 The Government has promulgated a Resolution underlining key measures to realise the socio-economic development plan and State budget estimates in 2016.

 President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Nguyen Thien Nhan, received Chairman of the German Catholic Bishops’ Conference Cardinal Reinhard Marx in Hanoi on January 11.

 Vietnam and Indonesia need to enhance economic-trade and investment ties and speed up the implementation of an action plan on realising their strategic partnership in 2014-18.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung hosted a banquet to welcome the first year of the ASEAN Community, which was officially launched on December 31, 2015, and upcoming Lunar New Year in Hanoi on January 10.

 The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has called on China to immediately end actions that violate Vietnam’s sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago, not repeat any similar actions, and respect relevant regulations of international law.

  The relationship with Vietnam is a priority in Indonesia’s regional policy, Speaker of Indonesia’s Regional Representative Council (Senate) Irman Gusmand said on January 7.

 Da Nang's Border Guard Force found 264 arrivals of Chinese ships violating the Viet Nam's sea sovereignty in 2015, Colonel Le Van Phuc, the force's commander, said in a year-end meeting yesterday.

Foreign affairs have contributed significantly to Vietnam’s multi-faceted achievements during its reform process over the last three decades, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.

 The Political Bureau has requested Party Committees and organisations to make thorough preparations for the upcoming elections of deputies to the 14th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2016-2021 tenure.

 Representatives of the national steering committee for searching for and repatriating Vietnamese martyrs’ remains have paid a working visit to China to discuss cooperation in the field, the Quan doi Nhan dan (People’s Army) daily reported.

 President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) held talks with President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Ged Kearney in Hanoi on January 4.

Who will be the Party General Secretary, the President, the Prime Minister, the Chairman of the National Assembly, and the heads of ministries? Such questions are very common now in the country.

Twenty-four provinces and cities elected the chair of the People's Council and People’s Committee for the 2011 - 2016 term. Up to 22 new chairs were born in the 60s. The chairman of Lao Cai province is the youngest: 43.