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Chairing the event, Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong said the Politburo and the PCC’s Secretariat highly value the great contributions that the former officials have made to the Party, people and country during the time they held important positions in central and local agencies. He highlighted that the country had reaped comprehensive achievements last year. The entire Party, people and army stood united and fulfilled the working programme for the tenure. After the 13th National Party Congress, the people have demonstrated their trust in the Party’s leadership and the country’s future, despite the impact of the pandemic. Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong (C) speaks at the meeting. (Photo: NDO) The Party chief wished that the former Party officials will continue to make contributions to the Party, people and nation, and lend their experience in addressing important issues of the country. Participants expressed … [Read more...] about Politburo holds meeting with former Party officials

Soonthorn Xayachak (centre), Secretary of the LPRP Central Committee and head of the committee’s Commission for External Relations, at the videoconference (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Outcomes of the 11th National Congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) were informed to the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) at a video conference on February 26. At the event, Soonthorn Xayachak, Secretary of the LPRP Central Committee and head of the committee’s Commission for External Relations, who is the Special Envoy of General Secretary of the LPRP and Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, said that the LPLP’s 11th National Congress was a success, becoming an important milestone to a new development period of the revolution of Laos. The congress approved a Political Report of the 10th LPRP Central Committee, along with socio-economic development in the 2021-2025 period, as well as the amendment and supplementation of the LPRP Charter, and reviewed the leadership … [Read more...] about Outcomes of Lao People’s Revolutionary Party’s 11th National Congress informed to Vietnam

Vietnam needs over US$128 billion for power investment next 10 years A drone is used to inspect a power transmission system in Vietnam. The country will need an estimated US$128.3 billion for developing the power system in the next decade The Institute of Energy, under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, on February 22 continued to collect feedback over the plan from the relevant agencies. According to the plan, during the 10-year period, Vietnam will need to pour some US$12.8 billion on average into the power sector per year. The total investment for the following 15 years from 2031 to 2045 will be some US$192 billion, including some US$140 billion for power sources and US$52 billion for the grid. The draft zoning plan also revealed that Vietnam will continue to import electricity from China, Laos and Cambodia in the next 10 years. The State-run Vietnam Electricity Group is purchasing electricity from China through two 220kV power lines, with 1.5 billion kWh of … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS FEB. 26

Children and their parents play at Ly Thai To Square in Hoan Kiem Lake. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - A campaign seeking ideas for Hanoi's street decoration and lighting for this year has been launched by the municipal Department of Culture and Sports. According to the organisers, the campaign aims to create a joyful and exciting atmosphere for citizens on national holidays and major anniversaries of the nation, in addition to aiding the political and decorative tasks of the city. It is also set to contribute to preserving and promoting the national cultural identity and typical values of Hanoi as a thousand-year-old capital, creative city and city for peace, as well as meet the increasing demands of cultural enjoyment of citizens. Themed 'Hanoi - Creative City ' and 'Hanoi Congratulates the Party and Celebrates a New Spring', designs must be of high aesthetic, suitable to surrounding landscape, lightning systems and architecture. They are also expected to contain … [Read more...] about Campaign launched to light up Hanoi with competition

The Hanoitimes - Hanoi is falling short of financial resources to build two back dikes in the Red river section through urban districts and relocated nearly one million inhabitants along the river. Three Vietnamese corporations are willing to cover the whole cost of the zoning plan of the riparian areas on both sides of the Red river crossing Hanoi, Zing.vn quoted Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung as saying at a meeting with voters in Hoan Kiem district on July 17. "The three conglomerates include Geleximco, Sun Group and Vingroup. They have shown interest in financing the zoning plan on both sides of the Red river. Some have already invited foreign experts to work on the plan," Chung said. Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung. Photo: Zing The zoning plan has been an issue of concern for Hanoi since the 2000s, Chung said, adding that the municipal government had invited South Korean designers and … [Read more...] about Three Vietnam companies keen on financing zoning plan for Red river: Hanoi mayor