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Vo Thi Anh Xuan elected Vice State President of Vietnam

Vo Thi Anh Xuan, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee of An Giang province, and head of the National Assembly (NA) deputies’ delegation of the province, has been elected Vice President of Vietnam for the 2016 – 2021 tenure.

Legislators on April 6 afternoon cast secret ballots to elect the new Vice President, part of the ongoing 11th session of the 14th NA.

After that, a resolution on his election was adopted with the support of 447 out of the 449 deputies present at the sitting, equivalent to 93.13% of the total number of parliamentarians. The resolution took effect immediately upon approval.

Vo Thi Anh Xuan, born on January 8, 1970, was an alternate member of the Party Central Committee for the 11th tenure. She is a member of the Party Central Committee in the 12th and 13th tenures and a deputy of the 14th NA, according to NDO.

Party Delegation of Vietnam Fatherland Front has new chief

The Political Bureau has assigned Do Van Chien, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, to hold the position of Secretary of the Party Delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) for the 2019-2024 tenure.

Vice Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Ha Ban announced the appointment decision at a conference held by the Party Delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front on April 6.

Chien has worked as Secretary of the Party Civil Affairs Committee and Minister-Chairman of the Government’s Committee for Ethnic Affairs.

Do Van Chien, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and Secretary of the VFF's Party Delegation in the 2019-2024 tenure (Photo: VNA)

Congratulating Chien on his assignment to the new position, Politburo member, Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly and President of the VFF Central Committee Tran Thanh Man expressed his belief that Chien and members of the Party Delegation of the VFF will complete all missions assigned them, further promoting the role of the VFF in the current period.

For his part, Chien pledged to continue improving his political virtue and enrich his knowledge to make more contributions to the revolutionary cause of the Party and people, as reported by NDO.

Several members of NA Standing Committee relieved

The 14th National Assembly relieved several members of its Standing Committee of their duties through secret ballots at its ongoing 11th meeting on April 6 morning.

The legislators also cast secret ballots to relieve the Chairpersons of some NA Committees, the NA Secretary General and the State Auditor General.

The 14th National Assembly relieved several members of its Standing Committee through secret ballots at the ongoing 11th meeting on April 6 morning. (Photo: VNA)

After the voting results were announced, with all 448 deputies present at the sitting, equivalent to 93.33% of the total number of legislators, a resolution was passed relieving Phan Thanh Binh, Phan Xuan Dung, Nguyen Van Giau, Nguyen Hanh Phuc and Tran Van Tuy from their positions as members of the 14th NA Standing Committee.

All 448 participating deputies also adopted a resolution on relieving Chairman of the NA Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Adolescents Phan Thanh Binh; Chairman of the NA Committee for Science, Technology and Environment Phan Xuan Dung; and Chairman of the NA Committee for External Relations Nguyen Van Giau of their posts.

These decisions took effect as soon as they won the approval of the legislature, NDO reported.

Vietnam affirms its role in multilateral co-operation mechanisms

The nation has proactively fulfilled its dual role as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, whilst also affirming its role, prestige, position, and contributions to multilateral co-operation mechanisms as part of regional peacekeeping operations.

The Ministry of National Defence held the 14th meeting of the Experts’ Working Group (EWG) on peacekeeping operations in the fourth cycle for the 2021 to 2023 period via video conference on April 6, within the framework of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+).

The event was co-chaired by the head of a Vietnamese group of experts on peacekeeping operations, Col. Mac Duc Trong, and his Japanese counterpart Matsuzawa Tomoko.

This marked the first activity of the EWG on peacekeeping operations in the fourth cycle, thereby showing that the country has proactively fulfilled its dual role as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council and co-chair of the event alongside Japan. This is in addition to affirming the nation’s role, prestige, position, and contributions to multilateral co-operation mechanisms in the field throughout the region.

It also provides a platform in which to enhance the sharing of expertise and experience between various ASEAN member states and the UN in an effort to boost women’s participation in peacekeeping operations.

The ADMM is primarily focusing on seven practical areas of co-operation, with UN peacekeeping operations being one of the major contents. Amid the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic which has had a long-term political and economic toll, the occasion reflects both Vietnamese and Japanese efforts to maintain the EWG’s activities, according to VOV.

VN To Accelerate COVID-19 Vaccination As Expiry Dates Near

The Ministry of Health has urged all 63 cities and provinces to submit lists of priority groups for free COVID-19 vaccination prior to April 15 to get these groups vaccinated as vaccine expiry dates near.

Viet Nam has received 928,800 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine so far this year, including 811,200 delivered through the COVAX Facility lasst week.

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The Southeast Asian nation is expected to receive around 3.4 million doses of COVAX vaccine by the end of May, said the ministry.

There have been 52,868 people vaccinated in 19 provinces and cities since March 8 when the country started national inoculation program, VGP reported.

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