Việt Nam News

The congress elected a 200-member Party Central Committee, comprising of 180 official and 20 alternate members.

Nguyễn Phú Trọng, the incumbent General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam, was voted to hold the position for the next five years on Sunday in the first plenum of the recently elected 13th-tenure Party Central Committee.

The breakthroughs and achievements Việt Nam has obtained after 35 years of Đổi mới (Renewal) and five years of implementing the 12th National Party Congress’s Resolution haven't only brought the country rapid development but have also significantly contributed to enhancing the reputation and role of Việt Nam in the international arena, according to experts.

The Vote Counting Committee of the 13th National Party Congress today announced the names of newly elected Party Central Committee members, including 180 official and 20 alternate members. Nine-teen of them are women.

The decision was made today after the adjusted working agenda of the congress was approved by delegates.

Starting from Thursday afternoon, the nearly 1,600 delegates will dedicate almost three days to hearing reports on the candidates and consider their votes.

The 13th National Party Congress continued discussing personnel affairs during its plenary session in Hà Nội on Friday.

Different plans have been designed to respond to all circumstances, including a worst-case scenario, that could happen to reporters as they cover the ongoing 13th National Party Congress amid the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng has said.

The Vietnamese community and US scholars in New York have expressed their belief that the 13th National Party Congress will determine targets and plans for Việt Nam’s future development.

The communist parties of many countries have sent congratulatory messages to the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV), which is being held in Hà Nội from January 25 to February 2.

Moroccan Ambassador to Việt Nam Jamale Chouaibi has highlighted the importance of the 13th National Party Congress, saying the results of the event will have a great influence on Việt Nam’s socio-economic life in the future.

Việt Nam is one of the first countries in the world to issue a program or strategy on National Digital Transformation, putting the country on par with others more advanced in the world, said Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng, Minister of Information and Communications as the 13th Party Congress continued discussion of draft documents.

Việt Nam welcomes positive political, security and socio-economic progress in Central Asia despite the challenges of COVID-19 and hopes the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) will maintain its effective activities in the region, according to Ambassador Phạm Hải Anh, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim at the Vietnamese mission to the UN.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc issued a directive on Thursday ordering a 21-day lockdown of a northern city of more than 200,000 people and the closure of a large international airport, following the detection of major clusters of community COVID-19 cases.

Remarkable results have been achieved seven years since the implementation of Government Resolution No 29-NQ/TW of the Party Central Committee's 11th tenure on education and training renovation, said Phùng Xuân Nhạ, Minister of Education and Training.

The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Việt Nam concluded its second official working day Wednesday, with the entire day dedicated to deliberating key Congress documents, according to a press announcement.

A discussion regarding draft documents on Party building and national development took place under the chair of Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Wednesday as part of the ongoing 13th National Party Congress.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) has “discussed at length” about exemption cases, especially regarding age limit, among the incoming candidates for the country’s leadership in the ongoing 13th National Party Congress, an official has said.