Vietnam to have new prime minister

State President Tran Dai Quang said that Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung who was elected at the first session of the 13th NA has fulfilled his assigned tasks. The state president then delivered a report on the nomination for the position of prime minister.

The nominated candidate is Politburo member and Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who is also NA deputy. On April 7 (In just a few hours), the NA will elect the new PM. Also on Wednesday, the National Assembly adopted a number of laws. These include the Law on Access to Information and the revised Law on Export-Import Tariffs.