Politics - Society

A delegation of Indian investors visited Ninh Binh province on October 13 to seek investment opportunities in the textile industry.

Vice Chairman of the Ninh Binh Province People's Committee Dinh Chung Phung had a working session with a French Development Agency (AFD) delegation on the examination of a project to build a water drainage facility in Kim Son district on October 12.

The 11 th tenure Party Central Committee's 12 th meeting convened its final working day in Hanoi on October 11, chaired by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

The 12th meeting of the 11th Party Central Committee screened personnel preparations for the 12th Party Central Committee in Hanoi on October 8.

The 11th Party Central Committee convened its 12th plenary in Hanoi on October 5 under the chair of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

The Vietnam Railway Corporation on October 3 launched a high-quality express railway service for the Hanoi - Thanh Hoa route.

Pham Dao, a reporter from Nhan Dan newspaper, accompanied President Truong Tan Sang and his entourage on an official visit to Cuba at the invitation of Cuban President Raul Castro, recapped the Vietnamese leader's activities in the Caribbean country.

Vietnam is determined to foster sustainable development as its regular and long-term orientation, President Truong Tan Sang stated during his meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York, the US, on September 24 (local time).

The three-day 21st Party Congress of Ninh Binh closed on September 24, re-electing Ms.NguyenThiThanh as Secretary of the provincial Party Committee for the 2015-2020 tenure.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan expressed his belief that the Party Committee and people of Ninh Binh province will drive the locality into a new development period with higher and more sustainable economic growth, improved living standards and a strengthened political system.

The northern province of Ninh Binh convened the 21th Party Congress for the 2015-2020 tenure on September 23 with the presence of 339 delegates representing more than 64,000 local Party members.

The Vietnam government and the United Nations have released a report revealing that 43 million Vietnamese have been lifted out of poverty over the past 15 years.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met with President of the House of Councilors Masaaki Yamazaki on September 16, who affirmed the Japanese upper house always gives priority to promoting cooperation with Vietnam.

The press center of the 12th National Party Congress on September 14th opened an online page entitled "Communist Party of Vietnam - 12th National Party Congress" at the address http://daihoi12.dangcongsan.vn/.

Good Neighbors International (GNI) from the Republic of Korea (RoK) has donated gifts worth 5.5 billion VND (250,000 USD) to disadvantaged students in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung had separate meetings with President Pro Tempore of the US Senate Patrick Leahy and Senator John McCain on early September 10 (Vietnam time), saying that Vietnam treasures ties with the US.

Many localities have completed handing over youths to army units under the second enlistment drive of this year.

A business delegation from Japan's Yamada Business Company visited the northern province of Ninh Binh on September 4 to seek investment opportunities in tourism, restaurant and hotel serivices.

State President Truong Tan Sang had a meeting with Chinese Party General Secretary and State President Xi Jinping in Beijing on September 3.