The view of the second plenum of the 13th-tenure Party Central Committee held on Monday in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The second plenary conference of the 13th-tenure Party Central Committee opened in Hà Nội on Monday. During the two-day sitting, the Party Central Committee will discuss the working agenda of the entire tenure, the nomination of candidates for high-ranking positions like the State President, Prime Minister, and National Assembly Chair – as proposed by the Politburo, and several other important issues. In his opening remarks, Party General Secretary and State President Nguyễn Phú Trọng said the session takes place when the country is celebrating the success of the 13th National Party Congress held on January 26-February 2 this year, implementing socio-economic development tasks while combating the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing for the upcoming elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels in the 2021-26 term, which is slated for May. Party General Secretary and State President Nguyễn Phú Trọng delivered the opening remarks of the second plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee on Monday. — VNA/VNS Photo Phương Hoa After the 13th National Party Congress, the Politburo has directed the completion and announcement of the congress’s documents, while preparing to issue the Politburo’s Directive on studying, disseminating and carrying out the congress’s Resolution. The Politburo has also been preparing for the building of working regulations and other important issues. The Politburo has approved working programmes of the Politburo and the Secretariat in 2021, assigned tasks for Politburo and Secretariat members, rearranged personnel of several centrally-run agencies and conducted preparations for the introduction of candidates to run for seats in the 15th NA. The Politburo would ask for the Party Central Committee’s opinions before it officially introduce candidates for other posts for …
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10 big tasks of Hanoi Party Committee for next term
The Hanoitimes - The programs are expected to double the city's gross regional domestic product (GRDP) per capita from the current US$5,200 by 2025. The Hanoi Party Committee is implementing 10 programs which are seen as driving forces for the city’s comprehensive development in the next five years. Hanoi Party Commiteee's Secretary Vuong Dinh Hue. Photo: Kinhtedothi The programs are expected to raise the Hanoi’s connection and competitiveness in the global integration, and greatly enable the city to double its gross regional domestic product (GRDP) per capita from the current US$5,200 by 2025. Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue said that the city needs to take actions immediately to gain its set targets. Key tasks for the municipal Party Committee in the 2020-25 term are as follows: Program No.1 Reinforcing the Party and city political system, and promoting the administrative reforms. Program No.2 Focusing on economic growth and restructuring, international integration, and competitiveness. Program No.3 Pushing up urban refurbishment and socio-economic growth as well as ensuring urban development and sustaining urban economy. Program No.4 Promoting the implementation of the national program on new -style rural areas and agricultural restructuring for better living standards of people in rural areas. Program No.5 Improving planning, management, the use of natural resource and environment protection, natural disaster respond, and climate resilience. Program No.6 Concentrating on improving cultural development and human resources, and maintaining the style of elegant Hanoians. Program No.7 Boosting the development of science and technology and creativeness. Program No.8 Improving social welfare and living standards of local residents. Program No.9 Putting the focal point on increasing defence and security capacity for the next five years. …
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VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 7
15th National Assembly expected to have 500 seats There will be a total of 500 seats in the 15th National Assembly at both central and local levels, according to a new resolution adopted by the National Assembly Standing Committee. Minister promises greatest efforts to ensure safety in COVID-19 vaccinations The Ministry of Health will mobilise all resources to carry out COVID-19 vaccinations, the largest-ever vaccination programme, so as to ensure absolute safety for people, Minister Nguyen Thanh Long has said. Long chaired a teleconference which was organised on March 6 and connected with 700 places across Vietnam to launch the vaccination plan and provide related training for medical workers nationwide in the use and storage of the vaccine, as well as the treatment of post-injection complications. He informed the teleconference that the vaccination programme will start on March 8, although the first batch of vaccine arrived in Vietnam on February 24. “As the vaccine is new, we need to carry out thoroughly,” Long said, adding that Vietnam has to obtain an accreditation certificate from the producer and reassess the safety index of the batch of vaccine. Because of the limited number of vaccine, the ministry cannot allocate for all 63 provinces and cities, but for 13 pandemic-hit localities, with priority given to Hai Duong province – Vietnam’s largest outbreak at present, he added. The minister asked localities which have yet to receive the vaccine to prepare and make training programmes as the ministry will allocate vaccines to them when more are transported to Vietnam in March. COVAC and AstraZeneca have agreed to provide 30 million doses each for Vietnam this year, the minister said, adding the ministry asked the producers to hand over the vaccines to Vietnam before September and is negotiating with Pfizer to buy an additional 30 million doses from this producer. The ministry has assigned three deputy ministers to be …