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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh made a tour of Phu Quoc in southern Kien Giang province on March 30, aiming to help address urgent, but fundamental and long-term issues for the island city to develop rapidly and sustainably.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged the island city of Phu Quoc in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang to maximise its potential, strengths and opportunities to develop rapidly and sustainably, while addressing a conference on March 31.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia held a ceremony on March 29 to mark the 120th birth anniversary of Nguyen Luong Bang, a prominent leader of the Vietnamese Party and revolution and also the country’s first ambassador to the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue chaired a meeting between the NA’s Party Delegation and the Standing Board of the Nghe An provincial Party Committee on March 29, with a focus on a draft NA resolution for continuing to implement the Politburo’s resolution on this central province’s development.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 29 acknowledged that key transport projects are progressing more effectively.

On March 28, the Hai Phong City Border Guard Party Committee held a preliminary conference to review 3 years of implementing Conclusion 01-KL/TW dated May 18, 2021 of the Politburo on continuing to implement Directive 05-CT/TW dated May 15, 2016 of the Politburo (term XII) and 2 years of implementing Resolution 847-NQ/QUTW dated December 28, 2021 of the Central Military Commission on promoting the qualities of Uncle Ho’s soldiers, resolutely fighting individualism in the new situation.

The Standing Board of the Khanh Hoa Businesses Bloc’s Party Committee has held a conference to summarize 3 years of implementing Conclusion 01 of the Politburo on continuing to implement Directive 05 promoting studying and following Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style.

Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on March 29 asked Central Highlands and central coastal localities to pay due attention to emulation and reward work as it can stimulate motivation for the political system and people to perform their tasks.

On this occasion of the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory, as many as 5,000 houses have been built and handed over to poor households in the northern province of Dien Bien under a housing project for the disadvantaged in Dien Bien (Project 09) launched by the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee in April 2023.

(CPV) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Viet Nam hosted a technical meeting about the transition from coal-thermal power generation to sustainable alternatives.

​A delegation of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) led by Standing Deputy Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai on March 24 offer flowers at President Ho Chi Minh’s Monument in Caracas, Venezuela during the working visit to the country.

A delegation from the Lai Chau Power Company led by Mr. Tran Kim Long, Secretary of Party Committee and Director of the Lai Chau Power Company, on March 28 offered flowers to Uncle Ho’s monument with Lai Chau ethnic groups at the square in the centre of Lai Chau province.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha received Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski and leaders of Corio Generation of Australia’s Macquarie Group in Hanoi on March 28.

The National Assembly Standing Committee convened a conference in Hanoi on March 28 to review the activities of NA deputy delegations of provinces and centrally-run cities in 2023 and deploy tasks for 2024.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 28 hosted a reception for World Bank (WB) Country Director for Vietnam Carolyn Turk, who came to say goodbye at the end of her tenure.

Vietnam always treasures ties with Japan and activities of its investors in the country, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told a delegation from the Japan Business Federation (KEIDANREN) led by Masayoshi Fujimoto and Masayuki Hyodo, Co-chairmen of KEIDANREN’s Japan - Vietnam Economic Committee at a working session in Hanoi on March 28.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue asked NA deputy delegations to continue increasing their working capacity and enhancing their operational efficiency while delivering a speech at a conference hosted by the NA Standing Committee in Hanoi on March 28 to review operations of NA deputy delegations of provinces and centrally-run cities in 2023 and launch tasks for 2024.

The 36 praised groups and individuals are typical examples in studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style over the past 3 years in Huong Son district, the central province of Ha Tinh.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on March 27 met outstanding scholars, intellectuals, religious dignitaries, and representatives from ethnic minority groups in Hanoi.

On March 27, the Tra Vinh Border Guard Party Committee summarized 3 years of implementing Conclusion 01 of the Politburo (term XIII) on continuing to implement Directive 05 of the Politburo (term XII); 2 years of implementing Resolution 847 of the Central Military Commission on promoting the qualities of Uncle Ho's soldiers and resolutely fighting individualism in the new situation (2021-2023).

On March 26, the Son La provincial Public Security and 20 outstanding young men and women members paid tribute at Uncle Ho's Temple at the Northwest Square.

On March 23, the Son La provincial Museum coordinated with President Ho Chi Minh relic site in the Presidential Palace to open an exhibition introducing a collection of signatures and autographs of President Ho Chi Minh in the 1945-1969 period at the Son La Prison Special National Relic Area.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son attended and delivered a speech at a seminar on Vietnam-US relations at Brookings Institute in Washington D.C. on March 26, within the framework of his official visit to the US to co-chair the first foreign ministerial-level dialogue between the two countries.

A ceremony has been held where a delegation of outstanding and promising young Vietnamese faces in 2023 respectfully paid tribute to and reported their achievements to Uncle Ho on the occasion of the 93rd anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (March 26, 1931 - March 26, 2024).

The Son La Provincial Police Department and 20 outstanding young people of the department on March 26 reported their achievements to Uncle Ho at Uncle Ho’s Temple in Tay Bac Square in the centre of Son La city in the northern mountainous province of Son La.

(CPV) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) announced a joint initiative to assist smallholder farmers and small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the provinces of Can Tho, Dak Lak, and Son La on March 27th 2024 to adopt circular economy models for the coffee and rice value chains.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong held phone talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 26, during which the two leaders discussed and agreed on several major orientations to step up bilateral cooperation in the coming time in many fields such as security-defence, trade, culture, and tourism.

Politburo member, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, head of the subcommittee for socio-economic affairs of the 14th National Party Congress, chaired its 2nd meeting in Hanoi on March 26 to discuss a draft report on the evaluation of the five-year implementation of the socio-economic development strategy in 2021-2030, as well as orientations and tasks for socio-economic development for 2026-2030.

The Can Tho City Party Committee has organized a conference to thoroughly grasp and realize the 2024 theme of “Studying and following Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality, and style on promoting the will to be self-reliant to continue to strengthen the work of building a clean and strong Party and political system.”

On March 25, the Ha Nam Youth Committee and Police Women Committee organized a seminar to study and implement Uncle Ho’s six teachings and honor the exemplary youth and women of the provincial Public Security in 2023.