Nhan Dan - A two-day national conference studying and implementing two resolutions and three conclusions of the Party Central Committee's sixth plenum, wrapped up in Hanoi on December 27. … [Read more...] about Conference studying resolution of Party Central Committee’s 6th plenum closes
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Public questions luxury villa being built by son of Party Secretary
At a regular press meeting on May 27, the Minister of Information and Telecommunication Nguyen Bac Son, said that the media has every right to inform the public of a luxury villa being built in Hai Duong Province. However, the media needs to be cautious of the way it mentions the issue, as it is a delicate matter, and should avoid any negative consequences that affect the public, the minister added. Recently, several newspapers have published articles about a 5,000sq.m garden villa worth millions of US dollars belonging to the Party Secretary of the northern province of Hai Duong. The newspapers have posted articles along with photographs of the under-construction garden villa, being built in the midst of a large rock garden and surrounded by expensive bonsais and ornamental trees in Ninh Thanh Commune of Ninh Giang District of the northern province of Hai Duong. This palatial building supposedly belongs to Bui Thanh Quyen, the Party Chief of Hai Duong and a member of the Central … [Read more...] about Public questions luxury villa being built by son of Party Secretary
Vietnamese Chief of the General Staff passes away
PANO - The Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence, Senior Lieutenant-General Nguyen Khac Nghien, died of serious illness at military hospital No. 108 on November 13 th. Nguyen Khac Nghien, born in 1951 in a small village in Chuong Xa Commune, Cam Khe District, the Northern Province of Phu Tho, was a revolutionary veteran with over 40 years of revolutionary experiences. He was awarded a number of high honours, including the 30-year Party Member Badge. The state funeral for the general will be held on November 17 th at the National Funeral Hall at No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi. The General will rest in peace in Mai Dich National Cemetery, Hanoi. In his recent writing about Nguyen Khac Nghien, Lieut. Gen. Le Minh Vu, the former head of the Military Politics Academy, recalled his time living and working side by side with Gen. Nghien in the war against the American imperialists. “We took part in the Quang Tri … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Chief of the General Staff passes away
Chief-of-the-General-Staff visits Shanghai Naval Base and Garrison
PANO - A Vietnamese senior-officer delegation, led by Senior Lieutenant-General Do Ba Ty, Chief-of-the-General-Staff, paid a visit to Shanghai Naval Base under the Donghai Fleet and Shanghai Garrison of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China on April 15 th. Rear-Admiral Shen Hao, Commander of Shanghai Naval Base, briefed Senior Lieutenant-General Do Ba Ty and the delegation on the unit’s function, tasks, and achievements in training and building regularity and in fulfilling its assigned missions. Founded on March 10 th, 2012, the Shanghai Naval Base has a mission of commanding defensive combat, preventing torpedo, nuclear, biological and chemical warfare and ensuring logistics, technology, and telecommunications and so on. It is equipped with frigates, mine-clearers and minelayers. The Vietnamese delegation was also briefed on Shanghai City and the Shanghai Garrison by Major-General Peng Shuigen, Shanghai Garrison Commander. At present, the Shanghai Garrison is … [Read more...] about Chief-of-the-General-Staff visits Shanghai Naval Base and Garrison
Chief of General Staff inspects units in Kon Tum province
At the working session At the Kon Tum provincial Party Committee, General Giang hailed the locality's achievements in areas such as economy, culture, society and national defense and security. Besides, the Chief of the General Staff and leaders of the province discussed measures to strengthen the leadership orientations for military and defense missions along with the local socio-economic development; especially promote information dissemination for ethnic minority groups to better understand policies and guidelines of the Party and laws of the State, and support them in developing their household-economy, reduce poverty and improve their living standard quality.At Regiment 28 (Division 10) and Division 10 (Army Corps 3), General Giang praised their outcomes in training, conducting exercises and unit building. He also reminded the units to further strengthen the political and ideological education for officers and soldiers, uphold their combat readiness and fulfill all … [Read more...] about Chief of General Staff inspects units in Kon Tum province