At the opening session of the 13th Party Central Committee's meeting on the morning of August 3, 2024. (Photo: VNA)

📝 OP-ED: Staying united to continue promoting Vietnam's rapid, sustainable development

The 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam on August 3 elected Politburo member and State President To Lam as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee with 100% of approval votes, demonstrating a high level of solidarity and unity in the Political Bureau and the Party Central Committee - the Party’s highest leadership agency between the two national congresses.

On the afternoon of April 23, 2023, a working group, including representatives of ministries, branches and localities, 47 overseas Vietnamese from 22 countries around the world, conclude their trip to Truong Sa island district and DK1 platform (Photo: VNA).

📝 OP-ED: Overseas Vietnamese - Inseparable part of Vietnamese nation

Combating the distorted and misleading statements of hostile forces not only serves to affirm the sound policies of the Party and State towards the Overseas Vietnamese community, but also directly contributes to strengthening the great national unity in the new era and protecting the Party’s ideological foundation.

President To Lam (front, seventh from right), religious dignitaries, and officials pose for a photo at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi following their meeting on June 13 (Photo: VNA)

📝OP-ED: Poorly objective comments on human rights situation in Vietnam should be ended

At a recent regular press conference by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the ministry’s Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang underlined that although the US Department of State’s 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom recognises some of the progress Vietnam has made in protecting and promoting the freedom of religion and belief, it still gives poorly objective comments based on unverified and inaccurate information about the reality in the country.

Reporters operate at the welcoming ceremony for General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Hanoi in December 2023 (Photo: VNA)

📝OP-ED: Press in corruption combat: Fighting goes along with building

In the country’s common achievements in preventing and combating corruption as well as building and rectifying the Party and political system, there are important contributions from media agencies and journalists who have worked hard to overcome difficulties and temptation so as to keep their pens on the right direction.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visits and extends New Year wishes to urban environmental sanitation workers in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)

📝OP-ED: Vietnam shows great attention, efforts in ensuring labourers’ rights

At the recent US Department of Commerce (DOC)’s hearing on the recognition of Vietnam's market economy status on May 8, Vietnamese representatives presented arguments, information, and data affirming that the Vietnamese economy completely meets the criteria and is doing even better than many economies that have gained the status.

The ninth session of the 13th Party Central Committee takes place in Hanoi from May 16 to 18, 2024. (Photo: VNA)

📝OP-ED: Bold steps taken to stamp out corruption, negative phenomena

Corruption is a particularly dangerous problem causing enormous consequences for the society. Therefore, preventing and fighting corruption and other negative phenomena is a task of leading importance demonstrating the strong political resolve of the entire Party, people, and army.

📝 OP-ED: Party personnel work requires thorough checks

📝 OP-ED: Party personnel work requires thorough checks

Officials, Party members, and people are concerned about how the Party will select the leadership capable of shouldering the immense revolutionary tasks entrusted by the history, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said at the first meeting of the sub-committee on personnel affairs of the 14th National Party Congress on March 13.

📝 OP-ED: Press, Internet freedom ensured in Vietnam: Official

📝 OP-ED: Press, Internet freedom ensured in Vietnam: Official

Deputy Director of the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC)’s Authority of Foreign Information Service Dinh Tien Dung said in Vietnam, all citizens are free to share information, give comments and express their own opinions through the Internet, especially social networks.

📝 OP-ED: Human rights "truth" in Vietnam or distortion plots?

📝 OP-ED: Human rights "truth" in Vietnam or distortion plots?

From the first time Vietnam was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2013 until February 26, 2024 when the country announced that it will run for a seat at the council again for the 2026 - 2028 tenure and called for international support, hostile organisations tried every trick to get in Vietnam's way.

📝OP-ED: Politburo’s directive expected to deal with wastefulness at its root

📝OP-ED: Politburo’s directive expected to deal with wastefulness at its root

Directive No. 27-CT/TW, which has recently been issued by the Politburo regarding the enhancement of the Party’s leadership over thrift practice and wastefulness prevention, has received strong support from public opinion to effectively fight wastefulness at its root, an evil that is as harmful to society as corruption.

📝 OP-ED: Religious solidarity drives nation forward

📝 OP-ED: Religious solidarity drives nation forward

The Party and State have affirmed that national and religious solidarity forms the main driving force for national development, and have advocated eliminating prejudice and discrimination based on racial, social and religious status.