Hanoi, March 15 -- Vietnam's election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 tenure holds particularly important significance, said Professor Zhu Zhenming of the China (Kunming) Academy of South and Southeast Asian Studies.

In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency's correspondents in China, the scholar said the election takes place shortly after the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), and therefore plays an important role in concretising the Resolution adopted at the congress. It represents a practical step toward translating the goals and tasks set out at the congress into reality.

He held that the election of deputies to the National Assembly and ...