Việt Nam News

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday presented the first-class National Defence Order to the intelligence team of the public security force on its 75th founding anniversary.

Members of the National Election Council (NEC) met in Hà Nội yesterday to prepare for a national conference that will take place on January 21.

 Joint efforts have been made to prepare for the upcoming elections, a meeting of the National Election Council (NEC) in Hà Nội on Monday was told.

An exhibition on the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) opened at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts in Hà Nội on Monday, to mark the CPV’s 91st founding anniversary (February 3, 1930) and welcome the upcoming 13th National Party Congress.

The HCM City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) held a gathering yesterday to celebrate the 71st founding anniversary of Việt Nam-China diplomatic relations (January 18, 1950 - 2021).

The diplomatic corps and representatives of international organisations in Việt Nam have been invited to attend the opening and closing sessions of the upcoming 13th National Party Congress, which is scheduled to take place in Hà Nội from January 25 to February 2, heard a meeting on Monday.

The Party Central Committee on Sunday approved lists of candidates for key leading positions in the upcoming 13th tenure as its plenum wrapped up in Hà Nội.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyễn Phú Trọng held phone talks with the newly-elected General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee Thongloun Sisoulith on January 16.

The 12th Party Central Committee began its 15th plenum in Hà Nội  this morning, chaired by Party General Secretary and State President Nguyễn Phú Trọng.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has requested that democracy, fairness and safety be ensured in the upcoming elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels in the 2021-2026 tenure.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee and State President Nguyễn Phú Trọng has sent a message of congratulations to newly-elected Secretary of General of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee Thongloun Sisoulith.

 All delegates at the 13th National Party Congress will be tested for COVID-19 twice from January 18-23, Director of the Hà Nội municipal Health Department Nguyễn Khắc Hiền said during an online meeting on Thursday. 

Winners of the fifth National Press Awards on Party building, called “Búa Liềm Vàng” (Golden Hammer & Sickle), were announced at a ceremony in Hà Nội on Wednesday evening.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) chapters at all levels must well perform their duties in holding consultations to select and nominate candidates for the election of deputies to the National Assembly and all-level People’s Councils in the 2021-2026 tenure, said President of the VFF Central Committee Trần Thanh Mẫn. 

While the lives of people in ethnic minority and mountainous areas have improved over the years, efforts must be made to preserve their unique cultural identities, a top official has said.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has praised the Government Inspectorate for its contributions to Party building work and the war against corruption while addressing the inspection sector’s teleconference on Tuesday.

Việt Nam has reaffirmed its commitment to joining efforts of the international community to fight terrorism.

Progress has been made to prevent crime and corruption but shortcomings remained, officials said at a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC) on Tuesday, which discussed performance during their term of office in 2016-2021.