Politics - Society

Nguyen Phu Trong has been re-elected as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee in the 13th tenure at the first plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee.

On January, 31, Mr. Tran Song Tung, Vice Chairman of Ninh Binh People's Committee and representatives of Department of health, department of public security and army force has carried out inspections of COVID-19 prevention and control in the province.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a directive on several urgent measures to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, after 83 community transmissions of the SARS-CoV-2 variant were found in the northern provinces of Hai Duong and Quang Ninh on January 27 and 28.

The 13th National Party Congress discussed and voted to approve the number of Party Central Committee members being 200, at a plenary session in Hanoi on January 28, according to the press release on the working day of the congress.

On January 27, 2021, the 13th National Party Congress worked all day at the conference hall, debating Documents submitted to the Congress, according to the press release on the second working day of the Congress.

Politburo member and Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivered the opening speech at the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam on January 26. The following is the full text of the speech.

The Red Cross Society of northern Ninh Binh province held a humanitarian Lunar New Year fair in support of the poor and the disabled in Yen Thanh, Yen Dong and Yen Thai - the poorest communes of Yen Mo district, on January 25.

Delegates to the 13th National Party Congress attended a preparatory session in the morning of January 25, during which they are scheduled to adopt working regulations of the congress.

The 13th National Party Congress, to open next week, is a milestone in the development of the Party and the nation, according to a high-ranking Party official.

The new ambassadors of Spain, Iran, and the Philippines to Vietnam presented their credentials to Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on January 22.

Deputy Head of Central Organizing Committee Nguyen Thi Thanh on January 20 visited and presented gifts to poor workers and benificiaries in the Yen Mo district, Ninh Binh province ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

As many as 1,587 delegates representing nearly 5.2 million Party members will attend the 13th National Party Congress scheduled to take place from January 25 to February 2, official has announced.

The National Assembly (NA)'s Standing Committee convened the 52nd session on November 11 under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

The Prime Minister has submitted a proposal to the State President on presenting gifts to people who made contributions to the revolution on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) with a total value of nearly 518 billion VND (over 22.4 million USD).

The airport system, including Long Thanh International Airport, will play a significant part in making Vietnam stronger in the coming time, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on January 5.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a ceremony on January 3 in the central province of Quang Nam province to mark the 75th anniversary of the first election of the Vietnamese National Assembly (January 6).

Localities across the nation have planned a wide range of activities to greet the upcoming New Year 2021.

The year 2020 can be said to be the most successful year of Vietnam during 2016-2020, as the country is among the few in the world posting a positive growth rate amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed.

A delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) led by President of the VFF Central Committee Tran Thanh Man extended Christmas greetings to the Diocese of Phat Diem in Kim Son district in northern Ninh Binh province on December 24.