Party chief commends winners of National Press Awards on Party Building
Party General Secretary To Lam attended a ceremony to announce the winners of the ninth National Press Awards on Party Building - the Bua Liem Vang (Golden Hammer and Sickle) Awards 2024 – in Hanoi on January 20.
Party General Secretary To Lam (third from left) and Tran Cam Tu (third from right), Politburo member, permanent member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat and Chairman of the Party Central Committee's Inspection Commission, present Prize A to winners. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)☂ – Party General Secretary To Lam attended a ceremony to announce the winners of the ninth National Press Awards on Party Building - the Bua Liem Vang (Golden Hammer and Sickle) Awards 2024 – in Hanoi on January 20.
The organising board of the ninth edition received 2,544 entries, up 15% compared to the previous one.
Speaking at the event, Lam expressed his joy upon learning that the Awards had continued to achieve outstanding results in both quantity and quality, demonstrating the active and proactive response of press agencies and journalist associations, as well as the enthusiastic participation of numerous authors and groups of authors from both central and local levels.
He affirmed that, in recent times, the press has effectively and widely disseminated the Party's major policies and directions regarding the New Era, the restructuring of the political system's apparatus, and the efforts and determination to address the bottlenecks hindering the country's development.
The revolutionary press has clearly demonstrated its role in guiding thoughts and accompanying the Party in significant steps, helping spread trust, responsibility, and aspirations for development among people of all classes, Lam said, affirming that these contributions are not only the result of creative labour but also a testament to the courage, intellect, and social responsibility of the press in fulfilling its historical mission.
He acknowledged and appreciated the outstanding contributions of the press agencies nationwide, especially those covering the Party building work.
Emphasising that the most important task in 2025 is to successfully achieve the set targets and plans for the 2021-2025 period, thereby laying the foundation for breakthroughs in the next term, he highlighted that journalism focusing on Party building must actively contribute to making the Party increasingly clean, strong, and worthy of its responsibility and historical mission to lead the nation in development during the new era.
The press must closely follow political tasks and major issues of the Party and the country to focus on comprehensive, profound, and effective communication with clear priorities and emphasis, he added./.
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Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung on October 29 met with Director of the Anteo Edizioni publishing house Stefano Bonilauri, who recently received the top prize of the 4th annual competition on protecting the Communist Party of Vietnam’s ideological foundation.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also a Politburo member and Secretary of the Government Party Committee, attended the 4th Party Congress of the EVN Party Organisation for the 2025–2030 tenure on August 10, directing EVN to ensure power supply to meet the country’s development demands with double-digit growth set for the coming years.
Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, along with a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Seongnam Air Base in Seoul on August 10 afternoon (local time), beginning a state visit to the Republic of Korea from August 10-13.
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.
