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The Vietnam's top official appeared in good condition at the meeting where he called for fiercer fighting against corruption, a campaign he has spearheaded since 2017. "We have to continue the fight against corruption and negativity with the spirit of determination and perseverance, we have to raise the spirit of solidarity and unity at all levels and branches," Trong said at the meeting which was joined by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, and Tran Quoc Vuong, Chairman of the Party Central Committee's Inspection Commission. Vietnam's foreign ministry spokesperson said last month that Trong had some health issues due to heavy workload and weather conditions, and would return to work soon. The statement came shortly after Trong and his entourage paid a visit to the southern Kien Giang Province on April 13-14, when they discussed with local authorities the implementation of socio-economic, security and national defense tasks. He was absent … [Read more...] about Vietnam party chief, president hosts key meeting after sick leave

The Dien Bien Phu victory on May 7, 1954 was Vietnam’s biggest victory in the resistance war from 1945 to 1954. The victory manifested Vietnamese military intelligence, of which General Vo Nguyen Giap’s changing the strategy from ‘Fast Strike, Fast Victory', to ‘Steady Attack, Steady Advance' was a decisive factor.   65 years have passed but memories of the battle are still looming in the mind of Colonel Nguyen Boi Giong, who was then Military Secretary of Major General Hoang Van Thai, chief of staff of Dien Bien Phu campaign. On January 23, 1954, Giong and others led by General Vo Nguyen Giap surveyed the battlefield prior to the attack scheduled to take place two days later. Perceiving many unfavourable conditions, General Giap promptly shifted strategy from “Fast Strike, Fast Victory”, to “Steady Attack, Steady Advance”. In combat, all information is sensitive. To avoid information from being leaked, General Giap wrote a letter … [Read more...] about Gen Giap’s strategic rethink-decisive factor to Dien Bien Phu victory

The Central Inspection Committee, the party's top watchdog, has asked the party's decision-making Politburo and the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee to take disciplinary action against Admiral Nguyen Van Hien, former Vice Minister of National Defense, and Vice Admiral Nguyen Van Tinh. Hien and Tinh were former members of the Party Central Committee. The committee also issued an official warning to Rear Admiral Le Van Dao at a three-day meeting that closed in Hanoi last Friday, the committee said in a statement Monday. The Communist Party of Vietnam has four modes of punishment against members: reprimand, warning, demotion and expulsion. In April, the committee had concluded that the Standing Committee of the People’s Navy's Party unit had committed several serious violations. It had violated the principle of democratic centralism, broken working regulations, and been negligent in leading, managing, inspecting and supervising, resulting in violations on using … [Read more...] about Hold military leaders accountable for land management violations: Party inspectors

The only Vietnamese woman on the list, Thao was place 52nd, down eight places from last year. This is the third year in a row she has been included in Forbes magazine’s list of 100 most powerful women in the world. The list was compiled based on assets, impact, spheres of influence and media presence, the magazine said. It estimated that the budget carrier CEO and the richest woman in Vietnam to have a net worth of around $2.7 billion as of December 13. Thao, 49, has done business in Vietnam and abroad in many fields, including finance, banking, aviation, real estate, and retail. She launched Vietjet in 2011. The airline now leads the domestic market with a 45 percent share. It operates 385 flights daily within Vietnam and to Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, mainland China, Thailand, Myanmar, and Malaysia. The carrier launched its IPO on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange in February 2017, becoming the first airline in Vietnam to list publicly.    … [Read more...] about Vietjet CEO among world’s 100 most powerful women

The U.S. Mission to Vietnam, in partnership with Petro Vietnam Gas Joint Stock Corporation (PV Gas), hosted a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday morning to discuss the adoption and application of globally recognized standards in Vietnam’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) power and infrastructure sector.  The workshop brought together more than 80 public and private sector representatives from both countries to discuss best practices and opportunities to collaborate in Vietnam’s fast-growing LNG sector, the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City said in a press release.    In 2017, the United States became a net exporter of natural gas for the first time since 1957 and aims to become one of the top global LNG exporters in the coming years.  U.S. energy firms are poised to work with Vietnam to develop its LNG import and gas-fired power generation capacity. Executives from the U.S. energy sector and leaders of Cheniere Energy, Energy Capital … [Read more...] about United States partners with Vietnam’s PV Gas to define LNG standards