Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong takes the oath of office. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) Nguyen Phu Trong was elected as President for the 2016-2021 tenure at a plenum of the 14th National Assembly’s sixth session in Hanoi on October 23. The following is a brief biography of Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong: - Current positions: General Secretary of the CPVCC, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission. - Date of birth: April 14, 1944 - Ethnicity: Kinh - Native village: Dong Hoi Commune, Dong Anh district, Hanoi - Current residency: No. 5 Thien Quang Street, Nguyen Du ward, Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi - Family background: Poor peasant - Occupation when recruited: Student - Date of Party admission: December 19, 1967 - Date of official admission to the Party: December 19, 1968 - … [Read more...] about Biography of Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong
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Biography of Party General Secretary, President Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee (CPVCC) Nguyễn Phú Trọng was elected President for the 2016-21 tenure at a plenum of the 14th National Assembly’s sixth session in Hà Nội on Tuesday. The following is a brief biography of Party General Secretary, President Nguyễn Phú Trọng: - Current positions: General Secretary of the CPVCC, President of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission. - Date of birth: April 14, 1944 - Ethnicity: Kinh – Native village: Đông Hội Commune, Đông Anh District, Hà Nội - Current residency: No. 5 Thiền Quang Street, Nguyễn Du Ward, Hai Bà Trưng District, Hà Nội - Family background: Poor peasant - Occupation when recruited: Student - Date of joining … [Read more...] about Biography of Party General Secretary, President Nguyễn Phú Trọng
New interface of the system of Party documents launched
New interface of the system of Party documents launchedOn June 20th, in Hanoi, CPV Online Newspaper held a ceremony to launch the new interface to mark the 93rd anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21st). Editor-in-Chief of CPV Online Newspaper Tran Doan Tien made a speech at the event Addressing at the ceremony, Editor-in-Chief of CPV Online Newspaper Tran Doan Tien said that the newspaper is an agency of the Party Central Committee Commission of Popularization and Education, raising the voices of the Party, State and people on the Internet. One of its important functions of providing information is to build, supply and complete electronic information database in order to introduce classic works by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Lenin and Ho Chi Minh, and CPV’s documents. Millions of Party documents and classic works have been updated to meet the basic demand of seeking for information of readers, cadres, party members, civil servants, intellectuals, students … [Read more...] about New interface of the system of Party documents launched
Vietnamese PM receives Chief of the General Staff of Lao People’s Army
At the reception held at the Government Headquarters, the Lao general informed PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc of the results of his talks with Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang, member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, permanent member of the Central Military Commission, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, and Deputy Minister of National Defense. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) receiving Senior Lieutenant General Souvone Leuangbounmy. (Photo: VNA) The Lao general said that the two sides reviewed comprehensively the cooperation results achieved in 2017 and agreed on specific cooperation directions for 2018 and forward. Accordingly, the two defense ministries increased cooperation in various fields. Remarkably, the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense assisted the Laos People’s Army in building its forces, contributing importantly to achieving Laos’s socio-economic goals. The Lao general noted that … [Read more...] about Vietnamese PM receives Chief of the General Staff of Lao People’s Army
Gov’t leader meets with chief of Lao army’s general staff
PM Phuc highlighted the profound relationship between the two Parties, States, armies and peoples, noting that throughout history, the Vietnamese army and people have always stood side by side with their Lao counterparts in all circumstances. Sen. Lt. Gen. Luongbunmi briefed his host about the outcomes of his talks with Sen. Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang, Deputy Defence Minister and Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army. The two sides reviewed cooperation in 2017 and discussed concrete cooperation orientations for this year and the time ahead, he said, elaborating that the two defence ministries worked together in all aspects last year. Notably, the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence has actively helped the Lao army to build forces, thus greatly contributing to the socio-economic development of Laos. The two sides have also carried out a number of joint activities to improve living standards of residents in their countries’ border areas, which has been … [Read more...] about Gov’t leader meets with chief of Lao army’s general staff