Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
– Party General Secretary To Lam on January 27 urged the northern province of Quang Ninh to maintain its position as one of Vietnam’s most dynamic localities and gradually become a model of green development, modernity, innovation and international integration, deserving the trust of the Party and the people nationwide.
Addressing a working session with the provincial Party Committee, General Secretary Lam commended the Party organisation, authorities and people of Quang Ninh for the achievements recorded in recent years. He stressed that these were not short-term gains, but the outcome of a sustained, consistent reform process marked by bold thinking, decisive action and a strong sense of responsibility for the common good. Read full story
– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 27 visited and offered encouragement to officials and employees at the Quang Ninh Public Administration Service Centre.
PM Chinh expressed his pleasure at returning to the centre after 13 years, since Vietnam’s first public administration service centre model was established in Quang Ninh province. He noted that its staff have become more mature, experienced, confident and knowledgeable. Read full story
– Politburo member and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Bui Thi Minh Hoai paid a courtesy call on visiting General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith on January 27 afternoon.
Hoai extended her warmest congratulations to the LPRP on the successful organisation of its 12th National Congress. She noted that the Congress’s success once again affirmed the Party’s unity in political resolve, ideology, organisation and leadership methods, while marking a new stage of its growth and development. Read full story
– General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith on January 27 paid a visit to Nong Duc Manh, former General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
At the meeting, Manh said that the Lao leader’s state visit to Vietnam helps reaffirm the foreign policies of both countries, which places special importance on preserving and continuously strengthening their great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation, and strategic cohesion. Read full story
– Politburo member and standing member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu presided over the farewell ceremony on January 27 afternoon for Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith, his spouse, and the high-ranking delegation of the Lao Party and State, as they prepared to depart Hanoi, successfully concluding their two-day state visit to Vietnam.
On behalf of the Politburo, the Secretariat, and General Secretary To Lam, Tran Cam Tu respectfully thanked Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith, his spouse, and the Lao high-ranking delegation for paying a state visit to Vietnam. Read full story
– The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has completed its full agenda and adopted key documents, Politburo member and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung told representatives of foreign diplomatic missions and international organisations in Vietnam on January 27.
Co-chairing the meeting to brief the foreign diplomatic missions and international organisations on the Congress’s outcomes, Trung thanked international friends and partners for their participation and interest in the event. Read full story
– Vietnam supports all initiatives to resolve conflicts and build peace based on the rule of law and in conformity with the United Nations (UN) Charter, Minister-Counsellor Nguyen Hoang Nguyen, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UN, has affirmed.
Addressing a high-level open debate on “Reaffirming international rule of law: Pathways to reinvigorating peace, justice, and multilateralism,” held by the UN Security Council (UNSC) on January 26, Nguyen shared the concerns expressed by UN leaders and many countries over unprecedented challenges facing multilateralism and international law. These include heightened geopolitical tensions, armed conflicts in numerous regions, violations and selective application of international law, as well as the use or threat of use of force in international relations. Read full story./.
