The 12th National Party Congress, which took place from January 20-28, was a success that featured the spirit of “Solidarity – Democracy – Discipline – Renovation”.
Hanoi (VNA) ܫ– The 12th National Party Congress, which took place from January 20-28, was a success that featured the spirit of “Solidarity – Democracy – Discipline – Renovation”.
Promoting the previous Congresses’ resolutions, this Congress’s documents contained numerous new thoughts, and defined road maps, key tasks and targets to make the country grow comprehensively across politics, economics, socio-culture, defence, security, and diplomacy.
Focused tasks include developing socio-economic affairs, building the Party, developing culture, and strengthening defence and security.
Together with the target of fast and sustainable development to soon make Vietnam a modernity-oriented industrialised country, a political report delivered at the Congress emphasised the need to continue reforming the growth model, restructuring the economy, stepping up industrialisation and modernisation in line with the development of a knowledge economy, perfecting institutions, and developing a socialist-oriented market economy.
The 12th Congress gathered the brainpower of the whole Party and people. The collected 26 million ideas submitted by Party members and ordinary people contributed to building and bettering the Congress’s documents.
With more than 30 ideas made at plenary sessions and 668 ideas at group discussions, delegates helped outline the country’s development orientations for the new phase.
Many agreed that renewing the political system in line with the economy is an urgent requirement.
They stressed the need to boost economic development in parallel with environmental protection, consider the position of enterprises as the position of the nation, and intensify creativeness to improve labour productivity.
Many others suggested Vietnam upgrade socio-economic infrastructure synchronously and modernly, speed up administrative procedure reform, properly implement policies to encourage investment and support businesses, and improve the quality of human resources.
This Congress also drew the attention of many countries’ press agencies.
Venezuela’s Rincon de Orinoco newspaper devoted a page comprising of four articles and photos to Vietnam’s important event, which highlighted the Congress’s spirit of “Solidarity – Democracy – Discipline – Renovation”.
Argentina’s Resumen Latinoamericano newspaper ran an editorial in which it affirmed that reform is a sound policy of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
Meanwhile, Carlos Alzugaray, a former Cuban Ambassador in many EU countries and a diplomat and researcher of international relations, said that documents submitted to the 12th National Party Congress mirror a constructive spirit to move toward social equality, despite the global economic crisis.-VNA
Several newspapers in the US have commented that leadership transition at Vietnam’s 12th National Party Congress shows political stability in the Southeast Asian nation.
Newly elected Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong delivered a speech at the closing session of the 12th National Party Congress in Hanoi on January 28.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly departed from Hanoi on August 10 morning for a four-day state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK), which is made at an invitation of RoK President Lee Jae Myung.
As part of the ASEAN Day celebrations, the Vietnamese embassy will also host the ASEAN Family Day 2025 in Ottawa to foster solidarity and community spirit among ASEAN members in Canada.
State President Luong Cuong’s trip once again reaffirmed the Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of relations. It also reflected the strong trend of enhanced cooperation among countries of the Global South in shaping a new, more multipolar, fair and equitable world order.
The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 9 inspected the construction site of the new Phong Chau bridge, and surveyed a planned route for the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway section running through the northern province of Phu Tho.
Across print, broadcast, and online platforms, Angolan media portrayed State President Luong Cuong's visit as a warm and historic occasion, strengthening bilateral ties and boosting Vietnam’s presence in Africa through the AU.
The 500kV Lao Cai – Vinh Yen power transmission line has a total investment of over 7.41 trillion VND (282.5 million USD), and a total length of 229.5 km, passing through 31 communes in the two provinces, and comprising 468 transmission tower foundations.
The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Party General Secretary To Lam called on the criminal police force to accelerate the application of science, technology, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation in criminal investigation tasks such as crime prevention, detection, tracking and verification, ensuring that no area remains out of their reach.
Many Koreans living, studying, and working in Hanoi see the upcoming state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by Party General Secretary To Lam as an opportunity to generate strong synergy in economic cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and cultural understanding.
The achievements of the five decades of Vietnam–Angola cooperation provide a strong and enduring foundation, as well as momentum for the two sides to consolidate, expand, and bring their partnership into a new phase of development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed that the emulation and commendation work is a vital driver, fostering patriotism, dedication, and collective momentum in the run-up to the 11th National Patriotic Emulation Congress, Party congresses at all levels, and the 14th National Party Congress.
Emphasising the need for sustainable, long-term collaboration, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man called on Japanese investors not only to bring in capital but also to share expertise and modern technology, especially in areas such as green transformation, the circular economy, and advanced corporate governance.
President Luong Cuong's activities during his state visit to Angola, the celebration of the financial sector's 80th traditional day, and the Foreign Ministry's flag-hoisting ceremony marking the 58th founding anniversary of ASEAN are among news highlights on August 8.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Pham Viet Hung praised the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ meaningful initiative, noting that the ASEAN Family Run was not only a sporting activity but also an opportunity for diplomats and their families to show unity, connection, and solidarity within the ASEAN family.
Politburo member, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 8 attended the first congress of the Party Organisation of Tay Ho ward of Hanoi for the 2025–2030 term, during which he called for fresh momentum to turn the ward into a model that takes the lead in all fields.
The size of the economy increased from over 5 billion USD in 1986 to over 476 billion USD by 2024, making Vietnam the fourth-largest economy in Southeast Asia and the 34th largest in the world.
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