General Secretary of the Party Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong on January 13 chaired a meeting of the committee’s Secretariat on disciplinary measures against a number of officials for their violations.
The Inspection Commission of the Party Central Committee held its 25th meeting from January 10-12, deciding on disciplinary measures against some Party units and individuals.
An official from Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS) assumed the position of Director for Plans and Programmes at the ASEAN National Police (ASEANAPOL) Secretariat on January 11.
Indonesia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi on January 9 said consolidating the ASEAN Secretariat will be a priority in the country’s ASEAN Chairmanship this year.
Politburo member and standing member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Vo Van Thuong on January 7 had a working session with the Navy in the northern port city of Hai Phong and extended Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to naval soldiers.
The Politburo has decided to give stern criticism of Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and demand him to make serious self-criticism, learn from lessons and promptly direct remedy for violations and mistakes at the Foreign Ministry and report to the Politburo.
Vietnam attaches special importance to its relations with ASEAN in its foreign policy, and exerts efforts to actively contribute to building a strong and united ASEAN and to uphold its central role in the regional security structure, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed on December 23.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia and the Vietnamese delegation at ASEAN and the Vietnamese community living and working in Indonesia on December 22.
The Vietnamese Party and State attach importance to consolidating ties with Cuba, affirmed Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Vo Van Thuong.
Thailand has received compliments from the APEC Secretariat for its excellent hosting of the 29th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting and related events this year.
A Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Myanmar was held on October 27 at the ASEAN Secretariat headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, to deliberate on ways to better implement the Five-Point Consensus (5PC) endorsed by the ASEAN Leaders' Meeting on April 24, 2021.
The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat has issued a warning for the Party Civil Affairs Board of the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) in the 2016 - 2021 tenure and former Minister Phung Xuan Nha for their wrongdoings.
The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat decided to expel two senior officials, including Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung, from the Party, during a meeting chaired by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on September 27.
Director of the Ministry of Information and Communications’ International Cooperation Department, Trieu Minh Long attended a Symposium on “ASEAN Identity and Strengthening ASEAN-RoK Cooperation: Now and Beyond” on September 22.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 15 issued decisions on imposing disciplinary measures against incumbent leaders and a former leader of the People’s Committee of Gia Lai province for their violations and shortcomings in performing their tasks.
Members of the Party Central Committee’s Politburo and Secretariat gave opinions on a number of projects during their meeting on September 9-10 under the chair of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
The Secretariat Office of the ASEAN Centre for Public Health Emergencies and Emerging Diseases (ACPHEED) was soft launched on August 26 at the Bangrak Medical Centre in Bangkok, Thailand, to boost capacity of ASEAN in response to public health emergencies.
Over 1 million Vietnamese nationals have been sent abroad to work in the past decade, up nearly 40% from the figure recorded in the pre-2012 period, according to a report delivered at a nationwide conference held in Hanoi on August 25.
A conference was held in Hanoi on August 24 to review the 10-year implementation of a Directive of the 11th-tenure Party Central Committee's Secretariat on strengthening Party leadership on sending Vietnamese workers and experts to work abroad.
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