The Hanoitimes - President Tran Dai Quang encouraged US businesses to make investment in Vietnam’s energy, oil and gas, infrastructure, finance-banking, education and training, and tourism while addressing a workshop on the Vietnam-US prospects in 2017 and the following years in Hanoi on May 19. The event was jointly held by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham). Vietnam hopes to export to the US its farm produce, seafood, timber products, garment-textile, electronics, and consumer products, while importing hi-tech commodities to serve the local economy, he said. He added that the country highly values investment projects of US businesses and vows to provide the optimal conditions for foreign investors to make long-term investment. The successful economic cooperation will create an important foundation for the bilateral comprehensive partnership to grow in a sustainable, constructive and mutually beneficial manner, he … [Read more...]

The National Politics Truth Publishing House (NPTPH) has announced its publications in the first six months of 2017. Accordingly, it has launched nearly 200 valuable publications of politics - society, history, culture, law, building the Party and the socialist legitimate state in our country. Besides, NPTPH also produced a number of publications on the political, ideological, and theoretical fronts to fight against the wrong views of hostile forces, contributing to protecting and developing Marxism - Leninism and Ho Chi Minh’s thought; firming the socialist line and maintaining and strengthening the leadership of the Party, the management of the State, raising the sense of revolutionary vigilance among officials and the Party members and the people A lot of important publications, including: "Work Modification" and "New Life" by President Ho Chi Minh; "Party building and rectification is key task to build the country" by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong; "Comrade … [Read more...]

Vietnamese nationals living in Thailand have joined hands to build memorial houses for the late President Ho Chi Minh in Udonthani and Nakhon Phanom provinces to show their respect to the great leader. The path leading to Ho Chi Minh memorial complex in East Hamlet, Pamakhap village, Udonthani where he stayed in 1928 The Overseas Vietnamese Association in Thailand built the memorial complex on an area of 5,500sq.m in 2014 In autumn 2018, Nguyen Ai Quoc (Ho Chi Minh), alias Tho stayed with OVs in Pamakhap village for a month before leaving for Thai northeast provinces Tools and furniture exhibited on the house are collected by the complex’s manager Ho Chi Minh memorial complex has become a cultural and tourist attraction in Udon province A Thailand-Vietnam friendship village and HCM memorial complex is built in Noongyath village, Nakhon Phanom province, around 800km from Bangkok The complex displays pictures and archives of Ho Chi Minh Household utensils which closely attached … [Read more...]

Viet Nam News By Hoàng Nguyên THÁI NGUYÊN - Sustainability has remained a top priority for the mining industry and the Government. The topic has also been much discussed over the years by experts and specialists in the field, including from the APEC Mining Task Force (MTF), which was established in 2007. It was again on the agenda at the APEC Mining Policy public-private dialogue held as part of the second APEC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM 2) in Hà Nội recently. One of the questions asked was: Can mining companies change the negative image of their industry as one that leaves social and environmental scars and achieve sustainable growth? The answer is yes if they can communicate the value of mining to targeted communities and optimise socio-economic benefits to boost sustainable community development. One of the ways to do this is through corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes. The Government constantly encourages enterprises to deliver on CSR and make it a key to … [Read more...]

To mark the 127th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19th), on May 18th, a delegation of representatives from the Party Central Committee, State President, National Assembly, Government and the Vietnam Fatherland Front paid homage to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum; and burnt incense to commemorate heroic martyrs at the Martyrs’ Memorial in Hanoi. Attending the ceremony were Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh city's Party Committee-VFF President Nguyen Thien Nhan. Former Party General Secretaries Nong Duc Manh and Le Kha Phieu; former NA Chairmen Nguyen Van An and Nguyen Sinh Hung; former Party and State leaders; Politburo members; Secretaries of the Party Central Committee; Vice State President; NA Vice Chairpersons; Deputy Prime Ministers; revolutionary senior cadres and leaders from ministries and central unions, also attended the ceremony. The delegation … [Read more...]

Vietnam hopes to export to the US its farm produce, seafood, timber products, garment-textile, electronics, and consumer products, while importing hi-tech commodities to serve the local economy, he said. He added that the country highly values investment projects of US businesses and vows to provide the optimal conditions for foreign investors to make long-term investment. The successful economic cooperation will create an important foundation for the bilateral comprehensive partnership to grow in a sustainable, constructive and mutually beneficial manner, he said. He told participants that Vietnam has gained significant achievements over the past 30 years of renovation and become a middle-income developing country, he said, adding that the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is expected to reach US$3,200-3,500 by 2020 while the economic size will stand at nearly US$350 billion. “As an active and responsible member of the ASEAN Economic Community, Vietnam is proactively … [Read more...]

The Hanoitimes - Party, State and Hanoi leaders paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on May 18 on the occasion of the late leader’s 127th birth anniversary (May 19, 1890). They included Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Nguyen Thien Nhan, together with former Party, State and National Assembly leaders, war veterans and representatives from ministries and sectors. They recalled the life and career of the late President, who devoted his entire life to the national liberation cause and worked tirelessly for peace and progress in the world. President Ho Chi Minh led the nation to success in the struggle for national independence and in establishing the Democratic Republic of Vietnam following the August Revolution in 1945. He passed away in 1969. Also in the morning, officials from the Defence Ministry, the … [Read more...]

They included Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Nguyen Thien Nhan, together with former Party, State and National Assembly leaders, war veterans and representatives from ministries and sectors. They recalled the life and career of the late President, who devoted his entire life to the national liberation cause and worked tirelessly for peace and progress in the world. President Ho Chi Minh led the nation to success in the struggle for national independence and in establishing the Democratic Republic of Vietnam following the August Revolution in 1945. He passed away in 1969. Also on the same morning, officials from the Defence Ministry, the Ministry of Public Security, and Hanoi paid homage to the late President. They later laid a wreath at the Memorial to War Heroes. … [Read more...]

The event saw the participation of more than 200 delegates who are former Party and State leaders, and officials. Prominent among them were former Party General Secretaries, Le Kha Phieu and Nong Duc Manh; former President, Truong Tan Sang; former Prime Minister, Nguyen Tan Dung; former National Assembly Chairmen, Nguyen Van An and Nguyen Sinh Hung. At the meeting, PCC Secretary and Chief of the PCC Office, Nguyen Van Nen, briefed participants on the outcomes of the PCC’s fifth plenum as well as the country’s socio-economic situation, security and defence, external relations, Party building and fight against corruption during the first months of this year. The delegates then contributed their opinions and suggestions to boost the country’s socio-economic development, enhance Party building, prevent and drive back ideological, ethical and lifestyle degradation, as well as the manifestation of “self-evolution” and “self-transformation” inside the … [Read more...]

Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang (R) hold talks with Speaker of Myanmar’s Parliament and House of Nationalities Mahn Win Khaing Than During the visit, he held talks with National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and met with Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, State President Tran Dai Quang, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and Secretary of the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Thien Nhan. He attended the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) regional seminar for the Asia-Pacific on responding to climate change and actions of parliaments to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) jointly held by the Vietnam National Assembly and the IPU in Ho Chi Minh City. At the meetings, the two sides reasserted the importance of the traditional friendship founded by late President Ho Chi Minh and General Aung San and agreed to work together to make it easier in terms of law to support their businesspeople. Vietnam suggested early signing cooperation agreements … [Read more...]

He greeted visiting Speaker of Myanmar's Parliament and House of Nationalities Mahn Win Khaing Than in Hanoi on May 16. President Tran Dai Quang (R) receiving Speaker of Myanmar's Parliament and House of Nationalities Mahn Win Khaing Than  Vietnam highly values the traditional friendship and multi-faceted cooperation with Myanmar, he stressed, noting that the thriving political-diplomatic ties and productive economic relations provide an important prerequisite for the countries to continue expanding their partnership in the coming years. Quang said he supports the two law-making bodies to ratchet up their affiliation given it this lays down a crucial foundation for the bilateral friendship and cooperation to grow further. He stressed the need to maintain the existing cooperative mechanisms, and increase visit exchanges and the relations between localities and people to boost mutual trust and understanding. Vietnamese businesses are keen to invest in Myanmar, Quang said, … [Read more...]

During the visit, he held talks with National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and met with Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, State President Tran Dai Quang, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and Secretary of the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Thien Nhan. He attended the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) regional seminar for the Asia-Pacific on responding to climate change and actions of parliaments to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) jointly held by the Vietnam National Assembly and the IPU in Ho Chi Minh City. At the meetings, the two sides reaffirmed the importance of the traditional friendship founded by late President Ho Chi Minh and General Aung San and agreed to work together to make it easier in terms of law to support their businesspeople. Vietnam suggested an early signing for cooperation agreements on customs and finance and supplementing the agreement on investment protection and promotion and the memorandum of understanding on … [Read more...]

At a working session with provincial officials on May 15, he noted despite certain achievements, Hoa Binh still faces an array of difficulties with 74 percent of the local population being ethnic minority people, mostly Muong ethnics. He told the province to fine-tune its development plan on the basis of local natural and human conditions, and pinpoint priorities for investment. While it is necessary to step up the building of new-style rural areas, Hoa Binh should improve the quality of this work in communes already recognised as new-style rural areas. The Party leader also told provincial authorities to strengthen the fight against drug crimes and work harder to maintain security and social order. In 2016, Hoa Binh recorded an economic growth rate of 7.62 percent with the expansion of industry, construction and services in local economic structure. The proportion of agro-forestry-fishery sectors have shrunk to about 22 percent. Annual per capita income is estimated at 36.5 million … [Read more...]

Tough measures have been and will be taken against officials for mismanagement, says General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Vietnam’s Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong on Saturday said officials causing damage to the country will continue to be punished and that the recent dismissal of Ho Chi Minh City's top leader is part of this mission. The Communist Party last week removed Dinh La Thang, the Party chief in Ho Chi Minh City, from the Politburo, its highest decision-making body. Thang, 56, was punished for bad business decisions made when he was at the helm of the state-owned oil and gas group PetroVietnam several years ago. His position as Ho Chi Minh City’s Party leader position was soon later filled by Nguyen Thien Nhan, a Politburo member and former education minister. Speaking at a town hall meeting in Hanoi's Ba Dinh District on Saturday, Trong said Thang has been censured by the Party and now relevant authorities are handling criminal proceedings. He said there … [Read more...]

Party Central Committee wraps up 5th Plenum The Saigon Times Daily HANOI – The 5th Plenum of the 12th Party Central Committee completed its agenda after a six-day meeting in Hanoi on May 10, the Government news website reports. The committee’s members showed a high sense of responsibility and gave opinions on various reports and schemes. Members of the committee were unanimous to pass resolutions, especially those intended to perfect the socialist-oriented market economy; restructure, renovate and improve the efficiency of State-owned enterprises; and prop up the private sector to be a major driving force of economic growth. The committee agreed that despite shortcomings and weakness that need fixing, SOEs have shown efforts to improve production and business. Along with policies and mechanisms, SOEs are an important tool for the State to effectively implement macro-economic policies, cope with market fluctuations and control inflation. Besides, after 30 years of … [Read more...]

The public and Party members across the nation applauded the outcomes of the fifth plenary meeting of the Party Central Committee in dealing with mistakes committed by Party officials and in outlining major orientations for socio-economic development. Many opinions said that the public execution of disciplinary measures against officials with mistakes regardless of their positions and ranking is the right thing to do to build a strong and transparent Party. Nguyen Tuc, a member of the Presidium of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee said the public punishment of cadres is a good form of education to help them realize their violations and correct their mistakes. The first ever public punishment of a Politburo member is a right decision, said Nguyen Viet Chuc, another member of the Presidium of the VFF Central Committee. He added that building a strong and transparent Party is the root for sustainable economic development and defence and security. “It is … [Read more...]

Three key resolutions aimed at promoting Vietnam's private economic sector were issued by Vietnam's Party Central Committee on Wednesday at the conclusion of a six-day meeting in Hanoi. Three key resolutions aimed at promoting Vietnam's private economic sector were issued by Vietnam's Party Central Committee on Wednesday at the conclusion of a six-day meeting in Hanoi. The fifth plenary meeting of the 12th Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee commenced last Friday to a six-day agenda with a particular focus on moving the country's economy forward. The committee issued three resolutions at the end of the meeting aimed at completing the socialist-oriented market economy institution; continuing to re-organize, renovate and improve the efficiency of state-owned enterprises; and developing the private economy into an important driving force behind the socialist-oriented market economy. Closing Wednesday's meeting, CPV General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said the three … [Read more...]

During the Doi Moi period, the Party has always prioritised economic development as a central task of top significance, with the focus being on renovating the economic mindset, transitioning from a centrally planned economy to a socialist-oriented market economy, and building as well as fine-tuning the socialist-oriented market economy appropriate with each development phase, considering this task as a continual process. The Central Committee held lively discussions and developed many new and important ideas. The Central Committee strongly agrees that the socialist-market economy is a fundamental theoretical and practical matter in Vietnam’s economic development path, a new creation by the Vietnamese Party on the general economic model during the transitional period towards socialism in Vietnam. The socialist-oriented market economy in Vietnam is one operating completely in line with the laws of a market economy and is oriented towards socialism appropriate with each of the … [Read more...]

At this meeting, the Party Central Committee approved a number of resolutions and conclusions, especially three resolutions on "completing the socialist-oriented market economy institution", "continuing to re-organize, renovate and improve the efficiency of State-owned enterprises" and "developing the private economy into an important driving force of the socialist-oriented market economy". The committee agreed that the socialist-oriented market economy is a basic theoretical and practical issue in the country's economic development policy, a new creation of the Party on the general economic model in the transitional period to socialism in Vietnam. At the closing session The socialist-oriented market economy Vietnam is building is an economy operating fully and synchronously in line with the rules of the market economy while ensuring socialist orientations suitable to each development stage of the country. It is a modern and internationally integrated economy put under the … [Read more...]

The closing session was chaired by National Assembly Chairwoman, Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. President Tran Dai Quang presented the Politburo’s report,acquiring the opinions of the Committee’s members on the project on completing the socialist-oriented market economy institutions. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivered another report on the CPVCC members’ opinions on the project on continuing to re-organise, renovate and improve the efficiency of State-owned enterprises. The meeting also heard a report on the project reviewing the 15-year implementation of the Resolution of the ninth Party Central Committee’s fifth meeting on the development of the private economic sector. The Committee approved the fifth plenary meeting’s Resolution. Party General Secretary, Nguyen Phu Trong, delivered a speech to conclude the meeting. … [Read more...]