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Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng delivered the opening speech at the eighth meeting of the 12th Party Central Committee yesterday, suggesting that participants should focus on socio-economic development, the Việt Nam Maritime Strategy and Party-building. —VNA/VNS Photo Trí Dũng HÀ NỘI — Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng delivered the opening speech at the eighth meeting of the 12th Party Central Committee yesterday, suggesting that participants should focus on socio-economic development, the Việt Nam Maritime Strategy and Party-building. He said that 2018 was in the middle of the Party’s 12th tenure, so it would play a decisive role in the realisation of the Resolution of the 12th National Party Congress and is the first year for making preparations for the 13th National Congress. The Party leader noted that this meeting’s agenda covered many important issues directly relating to socio-economic development targets and the building of a pure and strong … [Read more...] about Leader opens Party Central Committee’s meeting

HCM CITY — Yesterday in HCM City, the National Assembly’s Judicial Affairs Committee opened its 6 th plenary session (lasting 2 days) to discuss reports and proposals from directors of Supreme People’s Procuracies, Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, and amendments to the Judicial Records Act. On the first working day, the committee reviewed a proposal by the head of the People’s Procuracy on a job scheme in the Procuracy branch – which would include 226 positions at all levels, with a total of at least 17,516 employees on the state payroll (10.4 per cent higher than the current number of 15,860). The assessment council of the committee said that the necessity for increased employment must be studied further, and the proposed scheme would be submitted to the National Assembly’s Standing Committee for feedback, as the Party is advocating for streamlined civil service. Also, the committee discussed a proposal by the Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court in which … [Read more...] about Judicial Affairs Committee starts 6th plenary session

Party General Secretary, President Nguyễn Phú Trọng (left) speaks at a Central Public Security Party Committee’s conference in Hà Nội yesterday. — VNA/VNS Photo Trí Dũng Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Party General Secretary, President Nguyễn Phú Trọng has asked the Central Public Security Party Committee to review its achievements in 2018 and fix shortcomings in Party building. The Party chief made the request when speaking at a Central Public Security Party Committee’s conference in Hà Nội yesterday to review Party work in 2018 and set tasks for 2019, as well as recommended personnel for positions in the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee for the 2021-26 tenure. He called for attention to the Party building, political and ideological education and the improvement of Party activities, adding that each official and Party member of the public security force must set an exemplary model, staying loyal to the Party, nation and the people. Trọng described the … [Read more...] about Party leader sets tasks for key committee

Residents at a meeting in HCM City on Saturday brought planning maps of the Thủ Thiêm new urban area to prove that their houses are located outside the project’s boundary. VNA/VNS Photo Tiến Lực Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The secretary of HCM City Party Committee on Saturday promised residents involved in the T hủ Thiêm dispute, especially those living outside the project’s boundary, that swift action would be taken to resolve the issue. Nguyễn Thiện Nhân reiterated his promise to find a satisfactory solution to the land dispute, following a meeting on Thursday in which the city apologised for its wrongdoings. “I will continue to meet with Thủ Thiêm residents until the dispute is settled,” he said. “The Standing Committee of the city Party Committee has organised six meetings related to this issue in the last five months." Nhân also said the Standing Committee would organise another meeting soon to discuss compensation for the residents. The city’s … [Read more...] about HCM City Party Committee promises swift action on Thủ Thiêm dispute

The fifth plenary meeting of the 12th Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee closed in Hà Nội yesterday, fulfilling all set objectives after six days of working.– VNA/VNS Photo Trí Dũng HÀ NỘI – The fifth plenary meeting of the 12th Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee closed in Hà Nội yesterday, fulfilling all set objectives after six days of working. At the meeting, the Party Central Committee approved several resolutions and conclusions, including resolutions on “completing the socialist-oriented market economy institution”, “continuing to re-organise, renovate and improve the efficiency of State-owned enterprises” and “developing the private economy into an important driving force of the socialist-oriented market economy”. The committee agreed that the socialist-oriented market economy is a theoretical and practical issue in the country’s economic development policy, a creation of the Party for the general economic model in the transitional … [Read more...] about Party Central Committee’s fifth meeting concludes

Minister of Education and Training Phùng Xuân Nhạ spoke at the National Assembly Standing Committee’s yesterday afternoon meeting, where delegates discussed revisions to the education law. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Members of the National Assembly Standing Committee said there is a need to collect feedback from the general population and incorporate them into the draft of the revised education law. The suggestion was made in yesterday’s meeting of the committee in their 26th working session, following recent discoveries of score manipulation schemes in northern mountainous provinces in the national high school exam. NA Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân commented that the debates surrounding the exam, considered the most important test in a Vietnamese student’s life, has shown why conducting a nationwide survey is “unavoidable” as the issue is “affecting every household.” Opinion is split over whether a single high-stakes national high school exam is … [Read more...] about NA Standing Committee suggests poll on education law

Nguyễn Văn Thiện, former Secretary of the Bình Định provincial Party Committee. — Photo congan.com.vn HÀ NỘI — The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat has decided to give a warning to Nguyễn Văn Thiện, former Secretary of the Bình Định provincial Party Committee, for his wrongdoings between 2010 and 2015. Chaired by Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng, the Secretariat convened a meeting in Hà Nội on Thursday to review a report by the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission. The report proposed punishment be imposed on Thiện, who is a former member of the Party Central Committee and former Secretary of the central province’s Party Committee. The Secretariat concluded that while serving as Secretary of the Bình Định Party Committee in the 2010-15 tenure, Thiện contributed to local development. However, through the Inspection Commission’s report on denunciation settlements, the Secretariat learned that he supplemented candidates and … [Read more...] about Party Secretariat gives warning to ex-chief of Bình Định party committee

Speakers at the 18th HCM City Party Committee conference, which closed yesterday in HCM City. VNA/VNS Photo Tiến Lực Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City has set out a plan to use the Party’s assets more effectively based on market economy principles, according to the secretary of HCM City Party Committee. Speaking at the 18th HCM City Party Committee conference which closed yesterday, Nguyễn Thiện Nhân said: “It’s vital to ensure that the city’s Party’s assets are used effectively on the basis of a market economy”. In the coming time, the city Party Committee Office will not be in charge of doing business but will transfer responsibility to appropriate companies under the city’s Party, according to Nhân. For example, the city Party Committee has been involved in business activities such as leasing out land and property to generate revenue, but it will no longer take part in such activities. He also urged the police to work with agencies to ensure security … [Read more...] about City Party Committee plans for market-oriented economy

NA Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân speaks at the NA Standing Committee' 34th session.— VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The recent hike in power prices and public concern over climbing electricity bills dominated discussions of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Wednesday. NA Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân said it was necessary to review the electricity price adjustment to ensure strict compliance with the Prime Minister’s decision despite the fact that the framework and roadmap for power price increases had been approved by the PM office. In addition to asking the Government inspectors to study the latest power price adjustment, it was the Government who had to explain the electricity price rise, Ngân said during a discussion on the Government’s reports evaluating socio-economic performance in the first months of 2019. Lê Thi Nga, chairwoman of the NA’s Judicial Committee, said the Government reports mentioned figures on economic development but didn’t address the … [Read more...] about Power hike dominates NA’s Standing Committee discussions

District 2 residents show a zoning map of the Thủ Thiêm new urban area issued on Jan 15, 1998 at a recent meeting with the authorities. — VNA/VNS Photo Tiến Lực Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Secretary of HCM City Party Committee Nguyễn Thiện Nhân yesterday spoke with families who have been affected by the Thủ Thiêm new urban area project in HCM City’s District 2, some of whom have refused to move and others who have already resettled in Bình Khánh Ward. The households who refused to move are living at temporary shelters set up by District 2 authorities in An Phú Ward. Nhân visited the families to talk to them about why they still refuse to move, and to discover the state of their current living and working conditions. Residents in the area are still waiting for the conclusion of the Government Inspectorate about the legal status of the project, including the project’s boundary and compensation and resettlement decisions. But the conclusion, expected on July 15, has yet to … [Read more...] about Secretary of HCM City’s Party Committee visits Thủ Thiêm residents