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Party General Secretary To Lam has demanded strong and comprehensive actions to make breakthroughs in the combat against wastefulness across society, highlighting the prevention and fight against wastefulness as an immediate and urgent task in 2025.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 31 chaired his 2024 dialogue with farmers, designed to inspire aspirations for wealth creation and contribute to the development of a prosperous and happy nation, as Vietnam confidently steps into a new era.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam has granted an interview to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on the occasion of the Lunar New Year of the Snake 2025 and the 95th founding anniversary of the CPV (February 3, 1930 – 2025). The following is a translation of the interview:

(CPV) - According to data from the General Statistics Office of Vietnam at the beginning of 2019, the country has approximately 6.2 million people with disabilities aged 2 and older, including around 1 million individuals with autism. It is estimated that for every 100 children born, one child is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Over the past 15 years, the number of children diagnosed with autism has significantly increased, becoming a pressing social issue that requires urgent attention.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man has underscored the pressing need to complete the restructuring and streamlining of the NA committees and NA Standing Committee agencies, departments and units under the NA Office.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received visiting Lao Deputy Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith in Hanoi on December 30.

Party General Secretary To Lam met with representatives of artists and writers from across the country in Hanoi on December 30, affirming the special attention the Party and State pay to them.

A total of 70 spring flower markets are set to be launched throughout the capital for the purposes of shopping, sightseeing, and entertainment for visitors to enjoy in the build-up to the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

Hanoi ranked first among 63 provinces and centrally-run cities in the Provincial Innovation Index (PII) 2024, released by the Ministry of Science and Technology on December 30.

The Vietnam Recreational and Electronic Sports Association (VIRESA) on December 30 launched the Vietnam E-Sports White Paper 2022-2023, a publication jointly produced by VIRESA and OTA Network.

Grandmaster Le Quang Liem came in at 41st position in the overall rankings of the rapid event in the World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2024, the highest recorded by a Vietnamese player so far in the global rapid competition.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man has ordered the central city of Hue, which will become a centrally-run city next year, to achieve double-digit growth while working to preserve its imperial cultural heritage so as to turn itself into a cultural, tourism, and intensive healthcare hub in Southeast Asia under a resolution of the Politburo.

Party General Secretary To Lam and a delegation of central officials offered flowers and incense at the national special historical relic site of Dong Loc T-junction, the central province of Ha Tinh, on December 29 in memory of heroic martyrs who sacrificed their lives for national liberation.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 29 laid stress on the significance of penning policies encouraging officials to work at the grassroots level as the Government is moving forwards with its major restructuring which will see the cabinet streamlined to 21 from 30 units.

Party General Secretary To Lam on December 29 offered incense and flowers in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at the Chung Son Temple dedicated to the revered leader's ancestors, and at the Kim Lien special national relic site in Nam Dan district, the central province of Nghe An, the homeland of the late President.

Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan has awarded Labour Orders to students who won prizes at international Olympiads and international science-technology competitions in 2024.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh directed the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) to restructure itself into a national industrial-energy group while addressing the firm's year-end review conference in Hanoi on December 28.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the planning and investment sector to take the pioneering role in five major areas to, together with the whole nation, make breakthroughs in completing targets in 2025 and the 2021-2025 tenure.

A total of 11 Vietnamese citizens were handed over to Dien Bien provincial border guards via Tay Trang international border gate by the Security Department of Lao province of Bokeo on December 27.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man held a working session with the standing board of the Ha Tinh provincial Party Committee to review its 2024 performance and the implementation of National Assembly resolutions, as well as chart a course for 2025.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 27 urged the agriculture sector to accelerate and make breakthroughs for a more prosperous and happier life for farmers, more modern rural areas, and more advanced agriculture.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man presented 50 gift packages to policy beneficiary and disadvantaged families, and a war invalid in Thach Ha district, the central province of Ha Tinh on December 27.

Nearly 30 million people have been supported through some 5,500 programmes, projects, and campaigns carried out by volunteer clubs, teams, and groups under the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU)’s Vietnam National Volunteer Centre in 2024.

Within the framework of the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan, the central coastal city of Da Nang is ramping up efforts to promote study abroad programmes and high-tech workforce training with Japanese localities, Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Anh Thi has said.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 26 urged the 80th national public security conference to outline major strategies, solutions, and policies to ensure security and order, while building a regular, elite, and modern force.

In the context of a gradual economic recovery and people tending to tighten spending, a series of affordable Tet gift baskets have been launched by businesses with diverse designs.

Vietnam are among the leading teams at the 2024 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Doha, Qatar.

Six Vietnamese firms have been officially selected to send labourers to work in Australia in the agricultural sector under the Vietnam Labour Mobility Arrangement (VLMA).

State President Luong Cuong attended a national political-military conference in Hanoi on December 26, during which he underlined the need for the entire army to continue sticking to the all-people defence and people’s war strategy to protect the Fatherland in the new context, following the principle that the people are the root.

The Railway Transport Joint Stock Company on December 25 officially inaugurated a project to upgrade and renovate 11 high-quality passenger carriages (AnL28).