Hanoi, March 15 -- As of 9am on March 15, quick reports from localities showed that voters had enthusiastically participated in the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 tenure right from the opening hours, with turnout progressing positively. The information was released by Ta Thi Yen, Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly's Committee for Deputy Affairs and Standing Deputy Chief of the Office of the National Election Council (NEC). Notably, Yen said, in mountainous, remote and disadvantaged areas, ethnic minority voters gathered early at polling stations, affirming the election as a true nationwide festival of the great national unity bloc. Many polling stations record...