Anh also held talks with CDRs National Coordinator Gerardo Hernández Nordelo. The two sides informed each other of the two countries’ relations and their respective organization’s outstanding activities, and discussed and agreed on cooperation contents for 2023 and the following years to maintain social order and stability, and support each country’s interests, based on their stances and international law. They expressed their hope to continue consolidating and further tightening the special traditional friendship, fraternal solidarity, comprehensive cooperation, and mutual trust between the two parties, states and people of Vietnam and Cuba. On this occasion, the VFF delegation also worked with representatives from the CDR of Matanzas province, visited Nguyen Van Troi primary school, and paid floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at a park named after the late leader in Havana. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam Fatherland Front, Cuban Revolution Defense Committees maintain close cooperation
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60-year Party membership badge presented to former Party chief Nong Duc Manh
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (R) presents the 60-year Party membership badge to his predecessor Nong Duc Manh on September 29. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A ceremony was held at the headquarters of the Party Central Committee in Hanoi on September 29 to present a badge of the 60-year Party membership to former Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh. Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong presented the badge to his predecessor at the event, which also saw the presence of President Vo Van Thuong, Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue, and Permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat and Chairwoman of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Truong Thi Mai. Congratulating the former Party leader on receiving the badge, General Secretary Trong said Manh used to serve in many positions from the grassroots level to the Secretary of a provincial Party committee, the NA Chairman in the 9th and 10th tenures, and the … [Read more...] about 60-year Party membership badge presented to former Party chief Nong Duc Manh
Dong Nai steps up cooperation with Cuba localities
Paying a courtesy visit to Politburo member and Permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee Roberto Morales Ojeda, Linh affirmed the stance on unceasingly intensify and promote the special friendship and solidarity between the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Communist Party of Cuba, as well as between the two countries' people. The visit to Cuba has helped the Dong Nai delegation get a better insight into the Caribbean country’s socio-economic situation, he said, stressing that there remains ample room for Dong Nai and Pinar del Río provinces to bolster economic and trade cooperation. For his part, Morales Ojeda emphasized the importance of the Vietnam – Cuba fraternal relationship, and expressed his wish that both sides will continue boosting cooperation across various sectors. At a working session with leaders of the Havana Party Committee, the two sides updated each other of the socio-economic development in each locality, exchanged … [Read more...] about Dong Nai steps up cooperation with Cuba localities
NCA aims to promote Vietnam as safe, cyber secure country
The National Cybersecurity Association (NCA) is established on September 8 at its first congress for the 2023-2028 tenure in Hanoi. (Photo: VietnamPlus) Hanoi (VNA) – The establishment of the National Cybersecurity Association (NCA) is expected to contribute to turning Vietnam into a safe and cyber secure country. The Ministry of Home Affairs issued a decision on May 8, 2023, approving the establishment of the National Cybersecurity Association. Under the decision, the association is a socio-occupational organisation of Vietnamese citizens and organisations operating in cybersecurity, set up on a voluntary basis to protect the legitimate rights and interests of members and ensure cybersecurity in line with the Party and State’s orientations and strategies in the field, contributing to national defence and socio-economic development. The event saw the participation of nearly 200 delegates who are members of the NCA, including officials from agencies, business … [Read more...] about NCA aims to promote Vietnam as safe, cyber secure country
Winners of Golden Globe Science and Technology Award 2023 announced
The winners were selected from 69 nominees from 38 organizations, universities, research institutes, domestic and foreign businesses, Vietnamese embassies, and youth unions and Vietnamese student associations abroad. The annual award is presented in five areas of information technology, digital transformation and automation; medical – pharmaceutical technology; biological technology; environmental technology; and new material technology. Dr. Trinh Van Chien, a lecturer from the Hanoi University of Science and Technology’s School of Information and Communications Technology, Dr. Pham Huy Hieu, a lecturer from VinUniversity’s College of Engineering and Computer Science; and Dr. Nguyen Trong Nghia, a lecturer from the University of Adelaide, South Australia, won the award in information technology, digital transformation and automation. There are three winners in the medical – pharmaceutical technology area, namely Dr. Ngo Quoc Duy, a doctor from the National Cancer Hospital; Dr. Ha … [Read more...] about Winners of Golden Globe Science and Technology Award 2023 announced
Hanoi aspires to become a global city
The formulation of capital planning is an integral component of Hanoi's endeavors to achieve its developmental goals by 2030, with a forward-looking perspective reaching to 2045. Hanoi commits to transforming into a globally interconnected metropolis by 2045, serving as the country's visage, said Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Nguyen Van Phong at a scientific conference on the Hanoi Planning Orientation for 2021-2030 , with a vision to 2050, held today [September 29]. Overview of the conference. Photos: Thanh Hai/The Hanoi Times Phong said the city's goal is not merely to vie for supremacy with other provinces and cities in the country but to position itself globally, comparable to countries in Asia and the world. During the conference, Deputy Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Ha Minh Hai said that the formulation of the capital planning for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050, is an integral component of Hanoi's endeavors to … [Read more...] about Hanoi aspires to become a global city
Hanoi leader meets with China’s top political advisor
At the meeting between Dinh Tien Dung , Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee and Wang Huning , a member of the Politburo Standing Committee and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference ( CPPCC ) in Beijing on September 28. (Photo: VNA) Beijing (VNA) – Dinh Tien Dung, Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee paid a courtesy call to Wang Huning, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), in Beijing on September 28. Dung informed his host on the aims of his delegation’s visit to China, which are to further concretise and implement the shared understanding between the top leaders of the two countries and parties reached during General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong’s official trip to China last year, and to carry out the cooperation … [Read more...] about Hanoi leader meets with China’s top political advisor
Vietnam creates best conditions for foreign NGOs
Foreign NGOs are also ambassadors who help spread the image of Vietnam and the Vietnamese to the world. The Vietnamese Government has asked ministries, departments and localities to create the best conditions for foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to operate effectively and stably, Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc told a conference on September 28. As head of the Working Committee on Foreign NGOs, Deputy Minister Ngoc stressed that foreign NGO affairs are an important part of Vietnam's development and foreign policies. "The Vietnamese Government has been paying attention to foreign NGO affairs in order to perfect legal regulations and policies in this field. The promulgation of Decree No. 58 was part of these efforts," he said, adding that various activities have been carried out to disseminate and implement the decree. Ngoc noted that the conference was the first held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to implement the decree. Deputy … [Read more...] about Vietnam creates best conditions for foreign NGOs
Hanoi supports comprehensive relations with Beijing, Guangdong
Vietnam-China relations have made substantial progress over the past decade, with numerous positive outcomes that benefit both countries and contribute to regional and global peace, stability, and development. Hanoi supports comprehensive relations with Beijing and Guangdong, especially in fields of trade–investment, healthcare, science and technology, and urban development. Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung (l) and Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Wang Huning (r). Photos: The Hanoi Times Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung stressed the view during a meeting with the Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Wang Huning on September 28. At the meeting, Dung expressed his delight at visiting China and Beijing again , where he witnessed significant progress and accomplishments made by the Chinese people. He extended warm congratulations to the Chairman of the … [Read more...] about Hanoi supports comprehensive relations with Beijing, Guangdong