Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc inspected the combat readiness of the Naval High Command in the northern port city of Hai Phong on January 30.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hai Phong (Source: VNA)
In a
teleconference linking Truong Sa Lon, Nam Yet, and Sinh Ton islands, he
conveyed his New Year wishes to soldiers and locals living and working in the
Truong Sa island district.
Talking with naval staff, the PM affirmed that the country’s socio-economic
achievements in 2018 were partly attributable to the work of the Vietnam
People’s Army, including the Navy.
He hailed the force for fulfilling tasks assigned by the Ministry of Defence’s
Central Military Commission, conducting search and rescue operations, and
supporting other forces and fishing vessels at sea.
The PM wished that the naval force would continue successfully performing the
task of safeguarding national sovereignty, fostering internal solidarity, and
accomplishing tasks assigned by the Party, State, army, and people in
2019.
They were also required to expand external defence relations and international
cooperation, especially with ASEAN member states.
Source: VNA
After three years of implementing the Politburo’s Conclusion No. 01-KL/TW on continuing performing Directive 05-CT/TW on enhancing the learning and studying of President Ho Chi Minh’s thought, moral example and lifestyle, Lac Thuy district of Hoa Binh province has discovered many effective models and practices, creating a spillover effect in the local community, helping to develop a clean and strong Party Organisation meeting the requirements in the new situation.
The Hoa Binh Elderly Association and the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs on May 7 held a working session with a visiting delegation from the Japanese Embassy and sponsors of a local project on reducing senior citizens’ income and health vulnerabilities in Vietnam (VIE071).
Seventy years have passed, but the memories of the Dien Bien Phu campaign in 1954 have never faded in the mind of veteran Ly Van Ngoan from Dong Tien hamlet, Phu Thanh commune, Lac Thuy district.
Over recent times, in Mai Chau district, there have been many typical examples of studying and following President Ho Chi Minh's ideology, ethics, and lifestyle in all aspects of the social life, contributing to successfully implementing the tasks of socio-economic development, and ensuring social welfare and defence and security in the locality.
Officials of Hoa Binh province led by Bui Van Khanh, Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, along with others from the provinces also taking part in a programme on promoting Vietnamese localities in the US and Canada, visited and had a working session with the Consulate General of Vietnam in Houston on April 24 (local time). The delegation was welcomed by Hoang Thuy Duong, Consul General of Vietnam in the city, and staff members of the consulate.
Officials of Hoa Binh province joining in a programme on promoting Vietnamese localities in the US and Canada began working sessions in New York on April 22. Other provinces participating in this programme, held by the Department for Local Diplomacy Facilitation under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, include Yen Bai, Ha Nam, Ha Tinh, Thua Thien - Hue, and Gia Lai.