Pham Minh Chinh was elected as Prime Minister of Vietnam for the 2021-2026 tenure on July 26 during the first session of the 15th National Assembly in Hanoi.

Newly-elected State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc pledged to work harder to preserve and carry forward the strength of the great national unity bloc in any circumstances, while taking the oath of office on July 26.

YBO - The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Yen Bai province in collaboration with the World Vision Organization in Vietnam organised a workshop announcing the results of a survey on One Commune One Product (OCOP) products in Tran Yen district and devising plans to promote such products in 2021.

YBO - Vice Chairwoman of the Yen Bai Provincial People's Committee Vu Thi Hien Hanh requested strengthening a number of COVID-19 prevention and control measures to strictly monitor people entering the province while inspecting medical quarantine checkpoints.

The 15th National Assembly elected Politburo member and Chairman of the 14th NA Vuong Dinh Hue as Chairman of the 15th legislature on July 20.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has urged the National Assembly to further uphold its role and position in creating a legal framework for the country’s activities.

The success of the first session of the 15th National Assembly will create an important premise and momentum for legislative activities in the tenure, Chairman of the 14th NA Vuong Dinh Hue said in his opening remarks.

YBO - A delegation from the Indian Embassy in Vietnam led by Deputy Ambassador Subhash P. Gupta has visited and worked with leading officials of Yen Bai province on a tree planting ceremony in the province towards the celebration of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and India (January 7, 1972 - 2022) and the 75th anniversary of India's Independence Day (August 15, 1947 - 2022).

YBO - British Council and Nguyen Tat Thanh High School for the Gifted, Yen Bai City organised the first ever IELTS exam in the province. 47 out of 50 candidates from Nguyen Tat Thanh High School for the Gifted, Nguyen Hue High School, and Ly Thuong Kiet High School scored band 6 and higher.

YBO - The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics coordinated with the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the World Bank Vietnam, and the Indiana University of the US to hold the virtual Local Development Dialogue 2021 on July 13.

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on July 14 wrapped up its 47th session in Geneva, Switzerland, with 27 resolutions adopted, including one regarding climate change and human rights, which was initiated and compiled by Vietnam together with Bangladesh and the Philippines, focusing on vulnerable groups, especially the disabled and the elderly.

YBO - On July 13, a delegation of 44 doctors, nurses and technicians departed for Ho Chi Minh City to help the current biggest pandemic hotspot contain COVID-19.

The Vietnamese delegation to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics consists of 43 members led by Deputy General Director of the Vietnam Sports Administration Tran Duc Phan, according to a decision issued by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

YBO - Coming to Tu Le commune, visitors will have a chance to “fly” above Van Chan and Mu Cang Chai districts thanks to an over-1km-long zipline.

YBO - Yen Bai province’s total aquatic product output reached 6,363 tonnes in the first half of 2021, a year-on-year increase of 9.8 percent.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong led a high-ranking delegation of the CPV to attend and deliver a speech at the Communist Party of China (CPC) and World Political Parties Summit which was held in the form of videoconference on July 6.

YBO - The Health Ministry on July 6 in collaboration with the World Health Organisation in Vietnam launched infographic “Truth about COVID-19 vaccines” in both Vietnamese and English versions to raise public awareness of the issue.

YBO - The 19th People’s Council of Yen Bai on July 4 held its first meeting to select a number of key positions of the council as well as the provincial People’s Committee, and the people’s jurors at the provincial People’s Court, and discuss a number of important issues.

YBO - The Yen Bai provincial steering committee for the economic census launched the second phase of this 2021 census at a ceremony in Minh Tan ward of Yen Bai city on July 1.

YBO - Yen Bai province’s Irrigation Sub-department has coordinated with the provincial Children's Activity Center to organise dissemination activities in response to the "National Week of Clean Water and Environmental Sanitation” with the theme "Ensuring water security in clean water supply and rural environmental sanitation for public health”.

YBO - Since 2017, the investment for infrastructure development in Luc Yen district’s extremely disadvantaged areas under the Government’s Programme 135 has amounted to over 104 billion VND (4.5 million USD).

Addressing a meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on June 25 to discuss the political progress in Syria, Vietnam called for the maintenance of humanitarian assistance to the Syrian people as the political process in this country is still facing a deadlock.

YBO - A questionnaire survey covering 1,000 local residents in Nghia Lo township has revealed that 65.65 percent of them are satisfied with their lives.

YBO - Implementing the Van Yen district Party Organisation's plan to develop and multiply role models in 12 different sectors in the 2016-2021 period, so far the district has seen the emergence of 704 role models.

YBO - On June 15, the province’s steering committee 515 organized a conference to review the implementation of a project on searching and gathering remains of fallen soldiers (Project 1237) and another on identifying remains of fallen soldiers (Project 150) in the 2013-2020 period.