The Patriotic Emulation Congress of Hanoi for the 2020-2025 period was held in the capital city on October 3 with the attendance of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Patriotic Emulation Congress ofHanoi for the 2020-2025 period was held in the capital city on October 3 withthe attendance of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Delivering a report reviewing the city’s emulation andcommendation movement during the 2015-2020 period, Chairman of the municipalPeople’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh highlighted its achievements, which he said,have made important contributions to fulfilling socio-political, economic,national defence-security tasks assigned to the city.
Over the past five years, tens of thousands of localcollectives and individuals have been honoured by the Party, State, PrimeMinister and municipal People’s Committee with the titles of heroic Vietnamesemothers, labour heroes, national emulation soldiers and certificates of merit.As many as 59 outstanding individuals were recognised as outstanding citizensof the city for 2015-2019.
Anh stressed that the Party Organisation, administration andpeople of Hanoi will continue staying united, overcoming challenges toaccomplish socio-political, economic and cultural tasks for 2020-2025 and the subsequentyears, thus deserving its tradition as a City for Peace.
Addressing the event, PM Phuc, who is also Chairman of theCentral Council for Emulation and Commendation, asked Hanoi to continuerenewing its emulation and commendation affairs in order to ensure openness,transparency and democracy.
He expressed his belief that following the congress, themunicipal authorities, armed forces and people will effectively carry outemulation campaigns and movements to build a modern and civilised city.
Later, Anh called on local departments, agencies,businesspeople, officials, cadres, workers and people from walks of life torespond to the city’s patriotic emulation movements, contributing to fulfillingpolitical tasks for 2020-2025.
On the occasion, PM Phuc presented the title of Hero of the People’sArmed Forces to the city’s volunteer young people force.
Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Informationand Education Vo Van Thuong and President of the Vietnam Fatherland FrontCentral Committee Tran Thanh Man granted Labour Orders to outstandingcollectives for the 2015-2020 period.
Ten outstanding citizens of the city in 2020 were alsohonoured. A number of collectives and individuals also received certificates ofmerit from the Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee for theirachievements in emulation movements for 2015-2020.
Earlier, PM Phuc and the city’s leaders visited anexhibition on Hanoi’s patriotic emulation movements for the 2015-2020 period./.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc ordered the Government Office to be a pioneer in national emulation campaigns while addressing a ceremony on August 20 to mark the 75th anniversary of its traditional day (August 28) and patriotic emulation congress for 2015-2020.
The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee on September 18 held the VFF National Patriotic Emulation Congress for the 2020-2025 period virtually, with the participation of delegates from all 63 cities and provinces.
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.
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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.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) 
