The Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee, the National Assembly, the President, the Government and the Central Committee of the Việt Nam Fatherland Front have issued a special communiqué, announcing that former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee Đỗ Mười passed away at 23:12 on October 1, 2018, and his funeral will be held as a national mourning.
Thirty-two members in the first group of Việt Nam’s level-2 field hospital have arrived in South Sudan to carry out peacekeeping mission in the country.
All members of the 12th Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee have agreed to nominate General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng as a candidate for the post of President, to be elected in the 14th National Assembly’s sixth session to be held later this month.
The 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Việt Nam discussed the socio-economic situation and State budget implementation in 2018 along with plans for 2019 during a morning session yesterday, chaired by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.
The Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee, the National Assembly, Government, and the Lao Front for National Construction’s Central Committee yesterday extended condolences to the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee, National Assembly, Government and the Việt Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee over the passing of Đỗ Mười, former General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee.
National Assembly Vice Chairman Uông Chu Lưu hosted a reception in Hà Nội yesterday for Chairperson of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Việt Nam of the UK Wayne David, assuring him that Việt Nam highly values its friendship and co-operation with the UK.
Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng delivered the opening speech at the eighth meeting of the 12th Party Central Committee yesterday, suggesting that participants should focus on socio-economic development, the Việt Nam Maritime Strategy and Party-building.
Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Mạnh Cầm revealed a little-known fact about late Party General Secretary Đỗ Mười: his fervent support was a major factor in Việt Nam’s choice to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Clingendael Academy of the Netherlands opened a training course for Vietnamese officials on the implementation of the UN Convention Against Torture (UNCAT) at the academy on October 1.
The 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) convened its eighth meeting this morning to review the 10-year implementation of the resolution on Việt Nam's Maritime Strategy towards 2020.
Positive outcomes have been recorded in all economic spheres since the start of the year and the country notched its highest nine-month GDP growth rate since 2011, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc as he chaired the Government’s monthly meeting on Monday.
National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân has urged ambassadors and heads of representative Vietnamese agencies abroad to seek and bring more development opportunities to Vietnamese localities, especially those suffering in disadvantaged areas, in order to narrow the development gap.
Former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Đỗ Mười passed away at 11:30 pm yesterday at the ripe old age of 101 at the 108 Military Hospital, said the National Commission of Health Services for Senior Officials.
Vietnamese top leaders have sent messages of congratulations to their Chinese counterparts on China’s 69th National Day (October 1).
Hidden at the bottom of Thư’s heavy army backpack was a well-wrapped jar of salt. It was a gift from her mother given the last time the two met, and Thư planned to take it to the war-torn South Sudan where she will be one of the first Vietnamese members of the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission.
Top leaders of Việt Nam on Saturday sent messages of sympathy to Indonesian leaders over the huge losses in humans and property caused by earthquakes and tsunami in Palu city, Central Sulawesi province.
Việt Nam always attaches importance to its relations with Mozambique, and considers the country a priority co-operation partner of Việt Nam in Africa, Acting President Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh told former President of Mozambique Armando Emilio Guebuza.
The 12th Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee will organise its eighth session from October 2-6.