At the same time, the country’s top leader shared the view of the Party’s leadership to promote internal power and multiply the national traditional strength so that the Party is capable of leading the Vietnamese people to develop a more prosperous and powerful country of Vietnam. Reporter: Your Excellency the Secretary General and State President, 2018 witnessed the efforts of the whole Party, people and army advancing on the path chosen by the Party, Uncle Ho and the entire people. Could you elaborate on the remarkable achievements that the country obtained last year? Party Secretary and State President: It can be said that 2018 was a year full of hardships and challenges, but the Vietnamese people have surmounted all, making great achievements in many fields, particularly in national construction and development cooperation. These achievements have made up a strong, firm and dynamic Vietnam after 3 years implementing the Resolution of the 12th Party Congress. In … [Read more...] about National unity is source of power: Party Secretary General and State President
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Defense ministry meets Khanh Hoa national contributors
Currently, the province has over 50,200 national contributors, including around 7,830 of whom are receiving monthly allowances. The locality also has 964 Vietnamese heroic mothers, including 34 who are still alive and receive a monthly allowance of between VND 800,000 and VND 1 million. Representative of the delegation of Khanh Hoa national contributors speaking at the event As many as 100 per cent of seriously wounded and sick soldiers in the locality received support from the local authorities to build their homes. At the event, on behalf of the leadership of the Ministry of National Defense and the General Department of Politics, General Dung inquired after and offered gifts to the participants. He also briefed them on the task performance of military units. Translated by Song Anh … [Read more...] about Defense ministry meets Khanh Hoa national contributors
Venezuelan President congratulates Vietnam on national reunification day
He twitted that: “Today marks 43 years since the victorious arrival of the Vietnamese fighters to Saigon (the current Ho Chi Minh City), thus ending the war and the U.S. military and political occupation of the area. Through this heroic triumph, Vietnam united once.” The Venezuelan Government also sent congratulations to the Vietnamese Government and people on the important event. In an official statement posted on its website, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela wrote that the President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, on behalf of the Government and the Venezuelan people, expressed the warmest congratulations to the Government and people of Vietnam on the 43rd anniversary of the South Liberation and National Reunification. It noted that from this important achievement, Vietnam entered a period of war consequences settlement and economic recovery on the path to successfully building a socialist model with Vietnamese characteristics. The ministry also reiterates … [Read more...] about Venezuelan President congratulates Vietnam on national reunification day
April 30 has become the National Day of Solidarity and Reunification
Back in Việt Nam: Mathilde Tuyết Trần travelled to the northernmost point of Lũng Cú flagpole in the north Viet Nam News Mathilde Tuyết Trần* looks back to the events of April 30, 1975 and what that date means for her. She writes exclusively for Việt Nam News. It was a Wednesday. April 30, 1975. A day I’ll never forget. For those of us living in Europe at that time we could be found either working or in college. As we were all in a different time zone, we learned about events in Sài Gòn that day hours after it had actually happened. I was at college in what was still West Germany at the time. The Aachen University. We watched the television reports and listened to the radio open mouthed. Jaws dropped as we took in the news. Sài Gòn was lost or Sài Gòn was liberated. Was the glass of water half full or half empty? My mood back then was hard to put into words. As the crow flies, the distance … [Read more...] about April 30 has become the National Day of Solidarity and Reunification
Thailand: Major political parties begin membership reconfirmation
Illustrative image (Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com) Bangkok (VNA) - Major political parties in Thailand on April 1 began the process of reconfirming their memberships and resumed official contact with their members for the first time since the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) issued a ban on political activity following the coup d'état in May 2014. The Democrat Party, the oldest party in Thailand, hosted an event at its headquarters in Bangkok on April 1 to update the list of its members. Right on the first day, the party collected more than one million baht (32,000 USD) in membership fee. The Democrat Party currently has around 2.5 million members and more than 300 representative offices across the country. Democrat Party Secretary General Abhisit Vejjajiva, who is also a former prime minister, announced the party’s progamme of action, towards a so-called “new era”. Abhisit reaffirmed that he does not support Prime Minister Prayut … [Read more...] about Thailand: Major political parties begin membership reconfirmation