Politics

At the seminar. (Photo: dangcongsan.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese and Lao experts gathered at a seminar held in Hanoi on March 28 to share experience in the operation of the political system. Assoc. Prof Le Quoc Ly, Vice Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics laid stress on the significance of refining the political system in each nation. In the past years, Vietnam and Laos have worked to step by step renew their political systems and renovate the Party’s leadership to build a law-governed socialist state. In Vietnam, functions and competence of the Party’s leadership, the State’s authority and the surveillance of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and other socio-political organisations have been assigned in a more specific manner. The apparatus has been streamlined to become more efficient, Ly noted, adding that Vietnam can learn from Laos’s management decentralisation from central to grassroots levels and personnel work in the election … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Laos exchange experience in political system operation

In his opening speech, Phong spoke highly of efforts made by the Mexico's Labour Party (PT) in organising the seminar, which he said is important for left-wing and progressive forces in Latin America and around the world.  He expressed his belief that the event will significantly contribute to reinforcing the unity of left-wing and progressive parties in Latin America.  The Vietnamese official took the occasion to brief participants on Vietnam’s situation, especially achievements in Party building and strengthening the Party's leadership.  PT Secretary General Alberto Anaya congratulated Vietnam on its socio-economic attainments during the over 30-year renewal (Doi moi) process under the leadership of the CPV.  He also underlined the increasing role played by Vietnam in the international arena, expressing his hope to enhance the traditional friendship between the two Parties and countries.  Participants to the seminar focused on … [Read more...] about CPV joins political parties seminar in Mexico

General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Bounnhang Volachith (R) receives Professor Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (Photo: VNA) Vientiane (VNA) – General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Bounnhang Volachith on January 15 hosted a reception for a delegation from the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) led by Professor Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, Director of the academy. Prof. Dr. Thang, also Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Chairman of the Central Theory Council, said the delegation was in Laos to attend a high-level seminar between the HCMA and Laos’ National Academy of Politics and Public Administration to review their cooperation. During the event, the two sides discussed collaboration in personnel training and the translation of the Complete Works of Ho Chi Minh into Lao and … [Read more...] about Lao leader receives Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics delegation

At the political consultation (Photo: VNA)   Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu and Permanent Secretary of the Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs Soe Han co-chaired the eighth annual political consultation at the deputy ministerial level in Hanoi on November 14. The two sides discussed measures to further promote the Vietnam-Myanmar comprehensive cooperative partnership, especially in realising high-level agreements and documents signed in the recent past. They expressed delight at growing ties in diverse areas, particularly in trade and investment. Two-way trade surged to nearly 860 million USD in 2018 from 152 million USD in 2010, and the figure is expected to reach 1 billion USD next year, Vietnam is now the seventh largest foreign investor in Myanmar with 18 projects worth nearly 2.3 billion USD. Encouraging results have also been seen in bilateral collaboration in the fields of telecommunications, tourism, energy and … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Myanmar hold deputy ministerial-level political consultation

At the event, both sides expressed their delight at the positive progress in the Vietnam-Laos relations, with a wide range of important cooperative activities in the first half of 2019, including the official friendship visit to Laos by Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong in February. They agreed to boost collaboration between the two foreign ministries, contributing to the bilateral ties. Accordingly, they will coordinate to ensure successful visits of high-ranking leaders, urge ministries, branches and sectors to effectively implement the inked documents, and make meticulous preparations for the annual sixth foreign ministerial-level consultation in Vietnam. Spending a lot of time discussing the global and regional situation, the two sides reached consensus on working closely to have effective response to emerging challenges like stagnant economic growth of the world, strategic competition among world powers, and trade disputes. Regarding initiatives … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Laos hold fourth political consultation in Vientiane