Vietnam Today

President Vo Van Thuong has hailed the Presidential Office in supporting the President and Vice President in performing both domestic and external affairs tasks assigned by the Party and the State this year.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue held a working session with leaders of Thai Nguyen on December 28 to review the northern province's new-style rural area building work.

The Prime Minister has signed a telegram, asking for solutions to be introduced to rein in the gold market that has fluctuated sharply in recent times.

President Vo Van Thuong on December 27 signed a decision to reduce death penalties to life sentences for 18 prisoners.

The Long An Department of Education and Training on December 27 coordinated with the Education Sector’s Trade Union to organize a conference reviewing implementation of Directive 05-CT/TW of the Politburo on intensifying studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style in 2023.

On December 26, the Thai Nguyen provincial Youth Union coordinated with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to organize the final round of the contest “Thai Nguyen Youth - Journey following Uncle Ho”.

Over the past time, studying and following Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style has gradually become a regular job of the Bac Lieu Women’s Union at all levels in the province. Many good practices and models have created positive changes, contributing to arousing the sense of emulating and studying in each official and female member.

The President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Protection Command has awarded prizes for the writing contest on promoting the political and cultural significance of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum project.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh outlined certain tasks for the public security force while attending the 79th National Public Security Conference opened in Hanoi on December 27.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 26 for visiting Chairman of the Presidium of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Central Committee Shii Kazuo.

The Vietnamese Embassy in China held a meeting with Vietnamese and Chinese press agencies, including the Vietnam News Agency, ahead of 2024 New Year in Beijing on December 26.

An event was held by the Ho Chi Minh City General Publishing House in collaboration with Thu Duc City Book Street to exchange with readers about the work “Uncle Ho’s kindness" by author Tran Dinh Viet at the main stage of Thu Duc City Book Street on December 26.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting in Hanoi on December 26 to consider seven proposals on drafting laws, ordinances and two bills.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on December 26 demanded building an increasingly strong Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VFU) that is the true representative of farmers’ rights and legitimate interests.

The Quang Binh Youth Union Pioneer Organization’s Council has launched the movement of emulating and following Uncle Ho’s five teachings in the 2023-2027 period, according to the provincial Communist Youth Union.

The Vietnamese Government always attaches importance to the Mekong - Lancang Cooperation (MLC) and will continue joining hands with China and other Mekong countries to promote the strong, effective, and sustainable development of this cooperation mechanism, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has lauded the performance of the people’s procuracy sector in 2023, saying it has synchronously deployed many solutions, performed well the proposed tasks, achieved and exceeded many targets and requirements set by the Party, State and National Assembly.

Politburo member, Permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee's Secretariat, and Chairwoman of the CPV Central Committee's Organisation Commission Truong Thi Mai on December 25 held talks with Chairman of the Presidium of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Central Committee Shii Kazuo who is paying an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of CPV Central Committee.

The festival is organized to praise and honor advanced examples of Youth Unions of provinces and cities in the southern region in studying and following Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style in various fields.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who is also Secretary of the Central Military Commission, chaired the commission’s eighth session in Hanoi on December 25 to review the fulfillment of military, national defence and Party building tasks in 2023 and roll out tasks for 2024.

The Presidential Office on December 25 held a press conference to announce the President’s order on the promulgation of the laws approved by the 15th National Assembly at its recent sixth session.

The General Political Department of the Vietnam People’s Army and the Army Radio and Television Center organized a ceremony in Hanoi on December 21 to launch the national video/clip contest on beloved soldier and the national writing contest on stories about soldiers.

Thousands of people, including young people and students from many universities, on December 24 gathered at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology campus to respond to the 16th Red Sunday blood donation program 2024.

The 78th United Nations General Assembly on December 22 unanimously passed a resolution to add Lunar New Year as a holiday for the United Nations (UN).

President Vo Van Thuong, head of the Central Steering Committee for Judicial Reform, attended a national conference held in central Da Nang city on December 24 to launch tasks for the court sector in 2024.

President Vo Van Thuong on December 23 sent a message of condolences to President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel over a shooting at Charles University in Prague on December 21 that claimed many lives and left many wounded.

The 32nd National Diplomatic Conference concluded on December 23 after five working days.

President Vo Van Thuong attended a ceremony in Quang Ngai on December 23 to celebrate 10 years of the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) in the central province.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 23 attended a live-fire tactical exercise of the Army Corps 12.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 23 visited and extended Christmas and New Year greetings to priests and Catholics in the Bac Giang Parish as part of his trip to the northern province.