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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the event (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the great national unity festival in Dien Bien ward, Hanoi’s Ba Dinh district, on November 17 on the occasion of the 89th founding anniversary of Vietnam Fatherland Front (November 18). Highlighting the significance of the event, PM Phuc said it is a chance to listen to public feedback via political system at the grassroots level. He expressed his wish that local authorities and people would maintain the tradition of solidarity and unity in the current regional and global context. PM Phuc hailed Dien Bien ward for its achievements since the launch of the campaign “All people stay united to build new-style rural and civilised areas” a year ago, as well as the city and Dien Bien ward’s care for policy beneficiaries and poor households. The leader also spoke highly of the city’s development progress and lauded the ward’s Party … [Read more...] about PM attends great national unity festival in Hanoi

Delegates at the ninth VFF National Congress raise hands to vote on the 374 members of its Central Committee for the 2019-2024 tenure (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Delegates attending the ninth National Congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) on September 20 discussed and adopted the charter of the organisation, while appointing members of the VFF Central Committee. The charter comprises eight chapters and 37 articles, one article more than that of the previous tenure. It contains a new article on the relations between the VFF and member organisations. Accordingly, the VFF Central Committee and its member organisations will have coordinative relations, with the VFF committee playing the key role, cooperating with member organisations through democratic discussions to implement tasks and action programmes designed by the VFF. Regarding the number of the members of the VFF Central Committee for the 2019-2024 tenure, delegates agreed to maintain it at 385. At the session, … [Read more...] about Ninth VFF National Congress adopts new charter

Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich (L) and Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand Prawit Wongsuwan (Photo: VNA)   Bangkok (VNA) – Politburo member, Defence Minister, Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich met Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand Prawit Wongsuwan and Defence Minister of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto in Bangkok on November 16. The separate meetings took place on the occasion of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) Retreat and the sixth ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus in Bangkok. Meeting Deputy PM Wongsuwan, Lich congratulated the Thai Defence Ministry and the Royal Army on successfully holding a series of defence and military meetings in the capacity of ASEAN Chair. He wished that the ADMM Retreat and the ADMM Plus would be successes. Wongsuwan, for his part, thanked Vietnam for supporting Thailand’s ASEAN Chairmanship. He pledged all possible support for the Vietnamese Defence Ministry to successfully hold defence and military meetings during its ASEAN Chair Year … [Read more...] about Defence Minister meets Thai Deputy PM, Indonesian counterpart

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan attends the great national solidarity festival in Tra Vinh province on November 17. (Photo: VNA) Tra Vinh (VNA) – Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan joined residents in Soc Cha B hamlet, Thanh Son commune, the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh’s Tra Cu district, at the great national solidarity festival on November 17. The event was organised to mark the 89th founding anniversary of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) (November 18). The top legislator expressed her delight over the contributions made by Soc Cha B hamlet, a popular revolutionary base in the past, to the province’s socio-economic development. She also rejoiced at the hamlet’s achievements in the past year, with 229 out of the 295 households recognised as cultural families, all students from kindergarten to secondary school levels getting education and fully vaccinated, while all locals holding insurance cards and … [Read more...] about NA Chairwoman attends great national solidarity festival in Tra Vinh

Asia News U.S., South Korea postpone military drills in bid to bolster N.Korea peace effort The Saigon Times Daily Sunday,  Nov 17, 2019,16:08 (GMT+7) U.S., South Korea postpone military drills in bid to bolster N.Korea peace effort The Saigon Times Daily U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks at a joint press conference after the 51st Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) with South Korean Defence Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo at the Defense Ministry in Seoul on November 15, 2019 – PHOTO: REUTERS BANGKOK (REUTERS) - The United States and South Korea said on Sunday they will postpone upcoming military drills in an effort to bolster a stalled peace push with North Korea, even as Washington denied the move amounted to another concession to Pyongyang. The drills, known as the Combined Flying Training Event, would have simulated air combat scenarios and involved an undisclosed number of warplanes from both the United … [Read more...] about U.S., South Korea postpone military drills in bid to bolster N.Korea peace effort