Party Central Committee elects two new members to Secretariat
The Party Central Committee (PCC) elected two additional members to the PCC Secretariat on October 6, the third working day of the PCC’s sixth plenary meeting in Hanoi.
Hanoi (VNA)– The Party Central Committee (PCC) elected two additional members to the PCCSecretariat on October 6, the third working day of the PCC’s sixth plenary meetingin Hanoi.
The new PCCSecretariat members are Pham Dinh Trac, head of the PCC’s Commission forInternal Affairs and Vice Chairman of the Central Steering Committee forAnti-Corruption, and Nguyen Xuan Thang, Director of the Ho Chi Minh NationalAcademy of Politics and Vice Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council.
The Party CentralCommittee also discussed the Politburo’s proposal on disciplinary measures on NguyenXuan Anh, PCC member and Secretary of the Party Committee of the central cityof Da Nang.
The Party CentralCommittee agreed that as the leader of the city’s Party Committee, Nguyen XuanAnh bears the main responsibility for violations and mistakes of the municipalParty Committee’s Standing Board.
Anh himself brokeorganizational and operation rules on the Party, violated the regulations onthings Party members are not allowed to do, and the rule on Party members’responsibility in setting good example. He also failed to meet criteria for amember of Party Committee.
Anh’s wrongdoings andmistakes are serious, putting negative impacts on the prestige of the Party organizationand himself, and causing discontent among Party members and people, the PartyCentral Committee concluded.
The Party CentralCommittee decided to dismiss Anh from the positions of Secretary of the Da Nangmunicipal Party Committee, member of the municipal Party’s Standing Board and themunicipal Party Committee for the 2015-2020 tenure. He was also removed fromthe 12th Party Central Committee.
In the afternoon, theParty Central Committee discussed the projects on improving public healthprotection and care and on population affairs.-VNA
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The 12th Party Central Committee’s sixth meeting opened in Hanoi on October 4, expected to discuss the socio-economic and financial-budgetary situation in 2017 and draft plans for next year.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Cuong highlighted ASEAN’s nearly six decades of development, during which the region transformed from division to harmony, from confrontation to cooperation, and from poverty to dynamic growth, becoming a global bright spot for regional cooperation.
Overview of the working session (Photo: VNA) 
