The 15th National Assembly (NA) on June 6 elected via secret ballots Nguyen Thi Thanh as NA Vice Chairwoman and approved the Prime Minister's proposal to appoint Le Thanh Long as Deputy Prime Minister and Luong Tam Quang as Minister of Public Security, all for the 2021-2026 term, during its on-going seventh plenary session.

National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan highlighted Vietnam’s effort in promoting gender equality as well as women’s wide-ranging participation in social life.

NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong received Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on August 17 in Hanoi.