The National Election Council has published the official list of 864 candidates standing in 182 electoral units nationwide to elect 500 deputies to the 16th National Assembly.

Party General Secretary To Lam received visiting US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Michael DeSombre in Ha Noi on February 13.

On February 13, Comrade Hau A Lenh, Member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, offered incense in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh and fallen heroes at Tan Trao Special National Relic Site, the Temple dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh, the Memorial to Fallen Heroes and the Provincial Martyrs’ Cemetery.

On February 10, in Nanning, Comrade Hau A Lenh, Member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Tuyen Quang Provincial Party Committee, held talks with Comrade Chen Gang, Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Secretary of the Party Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The meeting took place at the Liyuan Villa International Conference Center and was attended by Vietnamese Consul General in Nanning Nguyen Thi Huong, along with senior officials from Tuyen Quang Province.

On February 10, a delegation from Tuyen Quang Province led by Comrade Hau A Lenh, Member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, arrived in Nanning City, marking the start of an official visit and working trip to the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (China).