Hanoi, April 6 -- The first session of the 16th National Assembly was officially convened on the morning of April 6 in Hanoi. Attending the opening sitting were Party General Secretary To Lam; State President Luong Cuong; Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh; Politburo member and Standing member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat Tran Cam Tu; and Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Bui Thi Minh Hoai; along with former Party and State leaders, and foreign guests. In his opening remarks, Chairman of the 15th NA Tran Tranh Man noted the successful election of deputies to the 16th NA and People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term. He descri...