Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.
- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam on February 23 sent a congratulatory message to General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un on his re-election as the WPK chief at the ninth party congress.
In his message, the Vietnamese Party chief congratulated Kim on his re-election and expressed his belief that under the leadership of General Secretary Kim, the WPK and the fraternal Korean people will continue to obtain great achievements in their national construction cause. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for drastic efforts to promptly translate the culture-related contents of the 14th National Party Congress's Resolution and the Politburo’s Resolution No.80-NQ/TW on developing Vietnamese culture into concrete and effective actions.
Addressing a working session with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on February 23, he requested the ministry to swiftly carry out an action plan for implementing Resolution 80, along with the national target programme on culture and a scheme for developing cultural and entertainment industries. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a Lunar New Year (Tet) reception for outstanding intellectuals, artists, journalists, athletes, coaches and representatives of cultural and tourism enterprises in Hanoi on February 23.
Participants expressed their determination to contribute to building an advanced Vietnamese culture imbued with strong national identity, turning culture into an internal driving force for sustainable development and promoting the country’s values globally. Read full story
- The State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) must bring into full play its professional expertise and effectively tap information from multiple sources to proactively advise the Party and State, instead of merely organising audit delegations, National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man has said.
He stressed the requirement at a working session with the SAV on February 23, the first working day after the nine-day Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday. Read full story
- National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man visited and extended Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to the NA Committee for Legal and Judicial Affairs, the Committee for Economic and Financial Affairs, and the NA Office on February 23, the first working day after the nine-day Tet holiday.
At a working session with the Committee for Legal and Judicial Affairs, the top legislator praised its contributions to the NA’s achievements in law-building, supreme supervision and decision making on important national issues last year. Read full story
- During the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday from February 14–22, Phu Quoc International Airport handled 767 flights and more than 260,473 passengers, marking its strongest Tet growth since becoming operational in 2012.
The airport recorded 767 flights (1,534 take-offs and landings), including 371 domestic and 396 international services, up 46% year-on-year. Read full story
- The Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien urban railway line 1 in Ho Chi Minh City carried more than 570,000 passenger trips during the seven peak days of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, exceeding the target by 42%.
From February 16 - 22, the metro operated 1,801 trips, hitting 100% of the scheduled timetable and registering a 39% annual hike in services. Total ridership reached 571,528 passengers, equivalent to 94.4% of the line’s annual passenger volume./. Read full story
