Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 22 called upon border guards to increase efforts to effectively prevent illegal exit and entry, helping to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. During a meeting with border guards ahead of the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, the PM said the border force must raise its readiness for combatting illegal crossings and responding to natural disasters. Communications work also needs to be stepped up so that fishermen will not violate fishing regulations, he said, stressing the significance of external affairs in border areas. The PM lauded the efforts of border guards and local people in national defence, saying the border force has effectively fought crime and safeguarded political security and social order and safety. They have served as the core force in the fight against natural disasters and disease and conducted rescue operations, most notably during the COVID-19 battle, according to the leader. The force has also maintained close … [Read more...] about Illegal exit, entry must be tackled: PM
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Defense Minister hosts Lao ambassador
He thanked Laos for actively supporting, engaging, and contributing to activities hosted by Vietnam during its ASEAN Chairmanship Year in 2020, including the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense (MND)-hosted ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM), ADMM Plus and related meetings. … [Read more...] about Defense Minister hosts Lao ambassador
Record number of delegates to attend 13th National Party Congress in Hà Nội
The congress will also review Party-building work and the leadership of the 12th Party Central Committee, determine the directions and tasks of Party-building in the new term, evaluate the implementation of the Party’s Charter of the 12th tenure Party and elect the Party Central Committee for the 13th tenure. … [Read more...] about Record number of delegates to attend 13th National Party Congress in Hà Nội
People always put at centre of Party and State’s policies, decisions
Hanoi (VNA) – The Party and the State have pursued a consistent policy of ensuring social welfare for people, as reflected through a raft of Party documents, National Assembly resolutions, strategies, plans, projects and programmes of the Government. Social welfare activities have been rolled out in different sectors, from health care to education, insurance, employment and poverty reduction. In 2020 when millions of labourers were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and natural disasters battered many provinces and cities, the Party and the State adopted multiple countermeasures. The Party and the State consistently protected human rights and people’s health and lives with strong and humanitarian policies and decisions. Meanwhile, the Government proposed the legislature issue solutions and fiscal policies to remove difficulties in production, business and social welfare. Notably, a package worth 62 trillion VND (2.66 billion USD) has been implemented to support … [Read more...] about People always put at centre of Party and State’s policies, decisions
Vietnam News Agency helping spread official news on 13th National Party Congress
Hanoi (VNA) - Welcoming the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has put into operation a special website (https://daihoidang.vn/) that provides information and news on the country's major political event in different forms and languages. Le Quoc Minh, Secretary of the VNA Party Committee and Deputy General Director of the agency, said that following the rise of data journalism, the VNA, in recent years, has built many specialised information pages during major events and on current affairs in Vietnam and the world. However, this website is the first to use various forms of journalism, he stressed. Building the special site for the National Party Congress began in April last year and it became operational in early December. It provides information, both archival and updated, in the form of text, photos, videos, infographics, and data so that domestic and foreign media agencies and readers can quickly gain an insight … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency helping spread official news on 13th National Party Congress