Today, the entire Party, people and army are happy to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army and the 35th anniversary of National Defence Day (December 22) . I n the context of the country's renewal process obtaining important achievements in socio-economics, national defence, security , and foreign affairs, the whole country is making efforts to successfully implement the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress.

BHG - A conference was held by Ha Giang Provincial People’s Committee on December 17 to discuss the implementation of the socio-economic development plan and state budget estimates for 2025.

The People’s Army of Vietnam, which was founded, led, educated and trained by the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Ho Chi Minh, is an army that comes from the people, fights for the people, and is closely bound to the people.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 12 for General Secretary of the United Left Movement (MIU) Party and Minister of Regional Integration Policies of the Dominican Republic Miguel Mejia, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

BHG - The 20th session of the 18th Ha GiangProvincial People’s Council convened on the morning of December 12, focusing on mid-term public investment policies for the 2021–2025 period. The session, chaired by the provincial leadership, included the participation of Acting Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Manh Dung. After 2.5 days of work, the session concluded, adopting significant resolutions.

BHG - Recently, in his speeches, articles, and statements, Party General Secretary To Lam has often mentioned “the new era” and “the era of nation’s rise”. The Party leader stated that after nearly 40 years of the DoiMoi (Renewal) process, Vietnam has entered a new period of development, with new vision, new strategies, new implementation methods, and newly assigned tasks that are always associated with comprehensive and synchronous renovation. The theory of the DoiMoi period is not to deny the old, but to supplement on the basis of inheriting, developing, and perfecting the results and achievements that have been gained thus far, paving the way for a new period of development. The new vision requires further exploration, perception, and more breakthroughs, while the implementation of strategic tasks must be stronger and more determined to achieve goals faster and earlier.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has laid stress on the critical need for innovative power projects that are able to transform the nation’s energy landscape and prevent power shortages while addressing at a hybrid conference to review the investment and construction of the 500kVcircuit-3 power transmission line linking Quang Trach in the central province of Quang Binh and Pho Noi in the northern province of Hung Yen on December 8.

Party General Secretary To Lam attended the 7th patriotic emulation congress of the Vietnam War Veterans' Association (VWVA), and a ceremony to celebrate the 35th founding anniversary of the association (December 6, 1989 - 2024), in Hanoi on December 4.

After 29.5 days of working in a serious, democratic, and responsible manner, the 8th session of the 15th National Assembly wrapped up on November 30, successfully completing its agenda.

The 15th National Assembly on November 30 passed a resolution on the investment policy for the North-South high-speed railway project with 443 out of 454 deputies voting in favour.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the opening ceremony of the National Innovative Entrepreneurship Day (Techfest Vietnam 2024) themed “Joining hands to develop Vietnam's innovative startup ecosystem” in the northern port city of Hai Phong on November 27.

Party General Secretary To Lam led a discussion on the topic of "A New Era of Development - The Era of Vietnam's Rise" at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics in Hanoi on November 25.

State President Luong Cuong on November 20 hosted a reception for President of the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia Alen Simonyan who is on an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

Vietnam and Brazil issued a joint statement on elevating their bilateral relations to a Strategic Partnership in Rio de Janeiro on November 17 (local time) on the occasion of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s ongoing trip to the Latin American nation to attend the G20 Summit and have bilateral activities.