The Hanoitimes - He participated in four wars against foreign invaders and was a key figure in the normalization of the Vietnam-US relations. US Ambassador lauds late President Le Duc Anh for normalization of US-Vietnam ties Former President Le Duc Anh passes away Vietnam’s highest decision-making bodies have decided to hold the funeral of former President Le Duc Anh with the national mourning etiquette next week, and the Communist Party of Vietnam’s General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong will take charge of it. Former president Le Duc Anh. Photo: local media A board of 39 senior officials led by Nguyen Phu Trong will take charge of the funeral, which will take place in Hanoi on May 3-4. A foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday that Mr. Trong fell sick due to a heavy workload and changing weather, and will be "back to office soon." Trong visited the southern province of Kien Giang on his 75th birthday in mid-April and … [Read more...] about Vietnam party chief in charge of former President Le Duc Anh’s funeral
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Hanoi, HCMC do a bad job of controlling corruption
The 2018 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI 2018) report, which surveyed around 14,300 people across 63 provinces and cities in Vietnam, ranks Hanoi and HCMC in 55th and 59th place, respectively, in terms of controlling corruption in the public sector. The ranking is based on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. It is further broken down into four smaller categories: limits on public sector corruption, limits on corruption on service delivery, equity in employment and willingness to fight corruption, each ranked on a scale from 0.25 to 2.5. The southern province of Ben Tre ranked highest at controlling corruption in the public sector with 7.61 points, while the northern city of Hai Phong was the worst at 5.52 points. Hanoi scored 6.08 points and and HCMC 5.95. "The difference between the province with the highest and lowest point is quite large. It shows that each province’s effectiveness in controlling public … [Read more...] about Hanoi, HCMC do a bad job of controlling corruption
October 22-28: Party chief elected State President
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong elected Vietnamese President Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was sworn in as President of Vietnam after being elected by the National Assembly on October 23. President Nguyen Phu Trong was born in 1944 in Dong Anh district on the outskirts in Hanoi. He is currently General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Prior to becoming the Party chief in 2011, he held numerous important posts including Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee and Chairman of the National Assembly. 14th National Assembly commences sixth session A general view of the opening sitting at the sixth session of the 14th National Assembly on October 22. (Photo: NDO/Duy Linh) The sixth session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) opened at the National Assembly House in Hanoi on October 22. The NA is scheduled to adopt nine bills, a resolution and give opinions on six other bills. Besides law-making, the NA will discuss and make decisions on many important socio-economic … [Read more...] about October 22-28: Party chief elected State President
Biography of Party General Secretary, President Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee (CPVCC) Nguyễn Phú Trọng was elected President for the 2016-21 tenure at a plenum of the 14th National Assembly’s sixth session in Hà Nội on Tuesday. The following is a brief biography of Party General Secretary, President Nguyễn Phú Trọng: - Current positions: General Secretary of the CPVCC, President of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission. - Date of birth: April 14, 1944 - Ethnicity: Kinh – Native village: Đông Hội Commune, Đông Anh District, Hà Nội - Current residency: No. 5 Thiền Quang Street, Nguyễn Du Ward, Hai Bà Trưng District, Hà Nội - Family background: Poor peasant - Occupation when recruited: Student - Date of joining … [Read more...] about Biography of Party General Secretary, President Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Biography of Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong
Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong takes the oath of office. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) Nguyen Phu Trong was elected as President for the 2016-2021 tenure at a plenum of the 14th National Assembly’s sixth session in Hanoi on October 23. The following is a brief biography of Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong: - Current positions: General Secretary of the CPVCC, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission. - Date of birth: April 14, 1944 - Ethnicity: Kinh - Native village: Dong Hoi Commune, Dong Anh district, Hanoi - Current residency: No. 5 Thien Quang Street, Nguyen Du ward, Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi - Family background: Poor peasant - Occupation when recruited: Student - Date of Party admission: December 19, 1967 - Date of official admission to the Party: December 19, 1968 - … [Read more...] about Biography of Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong