Top leaders elected, War Invalids’ and Martyr’s Day celebrated
The election of Vietnam’s top leaders and activities marking War Invalids’ and Martyr’s Day were among the most prominent events of the past week.
Top leaders elected
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With 97.4 percent of the votes, Truong Tan Sang was elected State President for the 2011-2016 term while Nguyen Tan Dung was re-elected Prime Minister of Vietnam.
Nguyen Thi Doan was chosen as State Vice President, Truong Hoa Binh as Chief Judge of the Supreme People’s Court, and Nguyen Hoa Binh was named the Head of the Supreme People’s Procuracy.
The NA also approved the list of members elected for the posts of Chairperson, Vice Chairpersons and members of the NA Ethnicity Council, as well as members, Chairpersons and Vice Chairpersons of NA Committees.
Vietnam’s leaders received congratulatory messages for their new positions from their foreign counterparts worldwide.
Activities marking War Invalids’ and Martyrs’ Day
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Over the past year, the Party, State and people have joined hands to care for social-policy beneficiary families and victims of Agent Orange by building houses of gratitude and bringing the remains of war martyrs to cemeteries.
ASEAN Naval Chiefs gather in Hanoi
The fifth ASEAN Naval Chiefs’ Meeting (ANCM-5) opened in Hanoi on July 27 with the participation of the Chiefs of Naval Forces from the nine ASEAN member countries and the defence attaché from Laos.
Under the theme of “ASEAN Naval Cooperation for Maritime Peace and Security,” the meeting focused on the current situation of regional security, the role of and cooperative relationship between the navies of ASEAN countries in maintaining peace and security, and creating favourable conditions for regional development.
They also discussed Vietnam’s two initiatives including a roadmap for cooperation between ASEAN naval forces and exchanges of young naval officers among ASEAN member countries.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the first seven months of 2011 continued to grow abnormally, with a sharp increase in April then bounced back after two months to 1.17 percent in July.
Economists say there are many reasons for the increasing prices of food and foodstuffs, including short supplies on account of epidemics, bad weather, speculation and price manipulation.
National squad says farewell to World Cup
Despite coming from behind to defeat Qatar 2-1 in the second leg of their 2014 World Cup qualifier at Hanoi’s My Dinh Stadium on July 28, the Vietnam football team did not qualify for the next round after losing 2-4 on aggregate.
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The storm, which was measured as category 10 or 11, gusting up to 13, was forecast to reach the coast from the northern city of Hai Phong to the central province of Ha Tinh.
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The accident occurred on a bridge near the city of Wenzhou after the first train lost power due to a lightning strike and the bullet train following behind crashed into it.
The accident was said to be caused by serious flaws in the signaling system.
Weather wreaks havoc in Asia
At least 32 people have been killed in landslides in the Republic of Korea as heavy rain deluged homes and caused chaos across northern areas of the country on July 27.
Meanwhile, 190,000 people had to be evacuated to safe areas in China’s Hainan province after tropical storm Nock-Ten hit the island late afternoon on July 29.
US debt: House vote on Republican spending cuts delayed
A vote on a Republican bill to raise the US debt ceiling, cut spending and avert default has been delayed in the face of conservative resistance.
The US Treasury has warned the government will run out of money to pay its bills unless a US$14.3 trillion borrowing limit is increased by next Tuesday.