State leader meets with staff of Presidential Office
Emphasising that 2025 is a year of acceleration and breakthrough to achieve the targets outlined in the 13th National Party Congress's Congress, as well as the nation’s five-year and ten-year socio-economic development plans, President Cuong stressed the need for the Presidential Office to ensure higher operational efficiency after the organisational streamlining.
State President Luong Cuong meets with officials and staff of the Presidential Office in Hanoi on February 3, the first working day after the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – State President Luong Cuong had a meeting with officials and staff of the Pres𒈔idential Office in Hanoi on February 3, the first working day after the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.
According to Chairman of the Presidential Office Le Khanh Hai, the office has ensured that all staff members celebrated the Lunar New Year safely, joyfully, and economically while maintaining smooth operations and providing effective services supporting the State President and the Vice President before, during and after the holiday.
President Cuong highlighted the successful preparations for Tet, ensuring that all citizens, particularly those in remote areas and vulnerable groups, had a joyful celebration.
State President Luong Cuong speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA)
At the meeting, the State leader urged the office to continue effectively supporting the State President and State Vice President's affairs throughout 2025 with helpful advice and high-quality services.
Emphasising that 2025 is a year of acceleration and breakthrough to achieve the targets outlined in the 13th National Party Congress's Congress, as well as the nation’s five-year and ten-year socio-economic development plans, President Cuong stressed the need for the office to ensure higher operational efficiency after the organisational streamlining.
Extending New Year wishes to officials and staffs of the office, he expressed his expectation that they will continue promoting solidarity, overcoming challenges, fulfilling responsibilities, and achieving greater achievements in 2025 and beyond./.
Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), and UN Secretary-General António Guterres have discussed issues of mutual concern and cooperation between Vietnam and the UN in 2025.
People have been flocking to Van Mieu (Literature Temple) in downtown Hanoi during the Lunar New Year (Tet) to ask for calligraphy created by scholars to hang at home for good luck, and as home decorations. Tet is also a time for people to capture beautiful moments and enjoy the fresh atmosphere of the capital.
In the moment of the transition between the old Year of the Dragon and the New Year of the Snake, State President Luong Cuong, on behalf of leaders of the Party and State, extended his New Year greetings to all people across the country, as well as the Vietnamese community abroad.
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Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
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Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
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The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien welcomed the proposals put forward by the US side and reiterated Vietnam’s request for consideration of key areas of interest, including reciprocal tariff policies and access for Vietnamese key export products to the US market.
Deputy PM Le Thanh Long proposed countries promote shared values, including building trust, sincerity, and solidarity among nations and peoples; fostering cooperation spirit and responsible behaviour as well as upholding international law and the UN Charter; and placing people at the centre and as the goal, the key player, and the driving force of all policies.
The show, together with a grand parade to be held silmutaneously at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi, will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution, the National Day, and the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA).
In particular, in April 2023, the two sides successfully carried out a joint operation that dismantled a major organised, transnational drug trafficking ring involving both Vietnamese and Cambodian suspects.
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The launch of Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, even before the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam, is considered a testament to President Ho Chi Minh’s strategic foresight and strong belief in the guiding power of the revolutionary media.
