Politics - Society

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Guangzhou city, Guangdong province, on August 18 morning, starting their three-day state visit to China.

Ninh Binh's leaders had a working session with the Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts (AVSE Global) on August 17 to seek their consultancy the development strategy in an effort to build Ninh Binh into a centrally-run city by 2035 with characteristics of a millennium heritage and creative city.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the 9th session of the Central Emulation and Commendation Council in Hanoi on August 16, urging the focused, practical, and effective emulation and commendation work to harness the intrinsic strength of the nation.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on August 13 chaired a meeting of standing members of the sub-committee in charge of drafting documents for the 14th National Party Congress.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam on August 14 chaired a meeting of the Central Steering Committee for Prevention and Control of Corruption and Negative Phenomena.

Under the motto of reducing poverty sustainably, localities in Ninh Binh have carried out numerous ways and implemented the government's and the province's policies and mechanisms to support the poor.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee convened its 5th thematic session on law-building on August 12 morning under the chair of NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

The 12th Congress of Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) chapter in Ninh Binh officially opened in the northern province of Ninh Binh on August 9.

As the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) marks its 57th anniversary (August 8,1967 - 2024), its member states and global partners have held a range of activities, including flag-hoisting ceremonies.

Many organisations, charitable groups, and the community have been joining hands with the Party and State to take care of and provide support in various forms for victims of Agent Orange/dioxin.

ASEAN is on a positive trajectory to become the world's fourth-largest economy by 2030 from the current fifth place, with the bloc's gross domestic product (GDP) soaring 51% to 3.8 trillion USD in 2023 compared to 2.5 trillion USD in 2015, according to ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Deputy Secretary-General Satvinder Singh.

A meeting of key leaders was held in Hanoi on August 6 to evaluate July performance and outline major tasks for August, under the chair of Party General Secretary and State President To Lam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 5 demanded all-level authorities, sectors, and localities take timely, flexible, and efficient moves to achieve better and more inclusive socio-economic development in 2024 compared to last year.

The Cuc Phuong National Park in Nho Quan district of Ninh Binh province, 130 kilometers from Hanoi's centre, it is seen as the second home of over 2,500 wild animals.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam has penned an article titled "Resolving to build a strong Party, and a prosperous, powerful, democratic, equal and civilised Vietnam".

Timor Leste expects to get Vietnamese assistance in areas where Vietnam has strengths, such as agriculture, food security, infrastructure development, education - training, human resource development, health care, and poverty reduction.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi held a joint press conference on the results of their talks on August 1 afternoon in New Delhi.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha chaired in Hanoi on July 31 a meeting on the first-ever plan for urban and rural systems, stressing the role of rural areas in urbanisation.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a Vietnamese delegation arrived at Palan military airport in New Delhi late July 30 (local time), beginning a State visit to India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.