Party leader visits Bac Ninh province ahead of Tet
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visited and extended Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to the Party organisation, administration, and people of northern Bac Ninh province on January 24.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (front, third from right) and officials at Do Temple while visiting Bac Ninh province on January 24. (Photo: VNA)
Bac Ninh (VNA) – PartyGeneral Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visited and extended Lunar New Year (Tet)greetings to the Party organisation, administration, and people of northern BacNinh province on January 24.
Reporting on the province's achievements,Secretary of the provincial PartyCommittee Dao Hong Lan said from a wholly agricultural locality with underdevelopedinfrastructure, Bac Ninh has established itself as a modernity-orientedindustrialised province that is among the leading localities nationwide interms of many socio-economic indexes.
It is also one of the best performersin foreign investment attraction, she said, noting that 38 countries and territorieshave come to invest 21.2 billion USD in Bac Ninh.
In particular, the province has takenstrong and flexible moves in response to the COVID-19 pandemic last year so asto swiftly revitalise production and business activities and adapt to the newnormal, Lan added.
Congratulating Bac Ninh on its substantial efforts and achievements, GeneralSecretary Trong asked the province to continue upholding its glorioustraditions so as to build an increasingly clean and strong Party organisationand political system and become an exemplary Party organisation of the entirenation.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and officials offer incense to the kings of the Ly Dynasty at Do Temple in Bac Ninh province on January 24. (Photo: VNA)
He underlined that economicdevelopment must be promoted in tandem with cultural and social development,especially the maintenance of local cultural values as well as the country’sadvanced culture deeply imbued with the national identity
At present, all-level Party committees, authorities, and organisations in BacNinh need to work to ensure a merry Tet for all residents, including revolutioncontributors, disadvantaged and low-income households, and workers, he added.
The leader expressed his belief thatthe province’s Party organisation, administration, and people will stay unitedto step up reforms while achieving and surpassing the targets set at the 20th provincial Party Congress in order to secure sustainable development.
On this occasion, the Party chief and senior officials offered incense at Do Temple, a specialnational relic site dedicated to eight kings of the Ly Dynasty (1010 - 1225),and met with artisans of the Quan ho Bac Ninh folk songs - part of therepresentative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity./.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh offered Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to officials and people of Vinh Long while visiting the Mekong Delta province on January 23.
Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue joined workers in the southern province of Binh Duong in a celebration of the coming Lunar New Year (Tet) on January 23.
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The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) in Ho Chi Minh City and businesses have handed gifts to youth unionists, adolescents and children who are living in disadvantageous circumstances and adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, on the occasion of the approaching Lunar New Year (Tet).
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.
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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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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.
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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.
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Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (front, third from right) and officials at Do Temple while visiting Bac Ninh province on January 24. (Photo: VNA) 
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and officials offer incense to the kings of the Ly Dynasty at Do Temple in Bac Ninh province on January 24. (Photo: VNA) 
