The two-day event launched an action programme of the VFF in promoting efforts in combating corruption and wastefulness for 2018-2020, which aims to promote the supervising role of the people in the work. Participants agreed that this is a practical duty, contributing to building the pure and strong Party and administration.They stressed the need to enhance coordination among the VFF’s member organisations, and between the front and the Party and State agencies in the work. The conference also approved the VFF Central Committee’s action coordination programme for 2018, which focuses on improving dissemination work and mobiliation of people to strengthen the great national unity bloc; effective implementing patriotic emulation movements; promoting democracy and representing and protecting legitimate rights of the people; carrying out the supervising role and taking part in Party and administration building; expanding people-to-people diplomacy activities. In his closing speech, President of the VFF Central Committee Tran Thanh Man highlighted remarkable achievements in 2017, contributing to the successful implementation of the country’s political tasks. He asked VFF member organisations and chapters at all levels to swiftly implement the action coordination programme, towards creating breakthroughs in the work. In 2017, the VFF held 7,271 meetings with the ethnic groups with 346,677 taking part, 9,186 visits and meetings with religious followers with the attendance of 586,066 people and 1,186 gatherings to honour 26,990 outstanding and prestigious people at the grassroots level. The “For the Poor” fund raised a total of VND919.483 billion (US$40.86 million) while individuals and businesses donated over VND3 trillion to social welfare programmes…
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“Building and defending national borders is part and parcel of the national defence strategy and a joint effort by the entire Party, army and people,” said Mr Manh. “People of different ethnic groups in the border and island areas play an important role in fulfilling this task.”He acknowledged that over the past years, the awareness of the responsibility to work toward national defence and security among officials and people, including those living in border and island areas, has been enhanced. The political system in the border and island areas has been strengthened at grassroots level. Border management and defence unites…... [read more]
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Vietnamese businesses should do theirutmost to invest in projects in Laos to ensure positive political,social and economic outcomes, said President Nguyen Minh Triet. “Investing in Laos means investing in Vietnam ,” Triet told aconference held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 31, which was aimed atpromoting investment from Vietnam into its neighbouring country. Vietnam ’s ministries should facilitate investors doing business inLaos , he said at the conference, which was attended by seniorofficials from both Laos and Vietnam . Addressing the conference, Lao Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavatpraised the level of investment from Vietnam into his country. “Investments from…... [read more]
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They reaffirmed their commitments to the principles stipulated in the 2012 Statement of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers on ASEAN's Six Point Principles on the East Sea, the 2012 Joint Statement of the 15th ASEAN-China Summit on the 10th Anniversary of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), and the ASEAN Foreign Minister’s Statement on the Current Developments in the East Sea which was issued on 10 May 2014.They urged all parties concerned to exercise self-restraint and avoid actions which would complicate the situation and undermine peace, stability, and security in the East Sea and to…... [read more]
Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong talks with delegates to the national personnel conference, Ho Chi Minh City, August 20, 2012 - Photo: VGP Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong made the statement at the Politburo's national personnel conference, which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday.He emphasized that personnel work should be conducted based on the principle of centralized democracy as it is a matter of psychology, ethics, honor and conviction, which requires ensuring democracy and bringing into full play the responsibility of the individual, especially for leaders,.During the two-day conference, participants will discuss and give opinions on issues…... [read more]
