View of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (Source: hcma.vn) Pretoria (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) is willing to provide full scholarships to South African students, said deputy director of the academy Le Quoc Ly at a working session with First Deputy General Secretary of the South African Communist Party Solly Mapaila in Pretoria on January 17. Each year, the HCMA will grant 20 scholarships to the South Africa on courses taught in English, Ly said, adding that along with Vietnamese lecturers, the academy is inviting lecturers and experts from the UK and the US to teach. He also said the HCMA is training many foreign students from Laos, Cambodia and Mozambique and plans to train those from Cuba. Welcoming the Vietnamese delegation, Mapaila said the visit demonstrated the solidarity between the South African Communist Party and the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV). Since its foundation, the South African Communist Party has considered the … [Read more...] about HCM National Academy of Politics to grant scholarships to South Africa
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Ten outstanding external relations events of Vietnam in 2018
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam closes the year 2018 with many political, diplomatic and socio-economic events and hallmarks which have drawn special international attention. The following are 10 prominent external relations events selected by the Vietnam News Agency. 1. General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong elected President On October 23, at the sixth session, the 14th National Assembly elected General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the 2016-2021 tenure with 99.79 percent of votes. Earlier, at the eighth session of the 12th Party Central Committee, all committee members had agreed to nominate the Party leader for the presidency, demonstrating an absolute consensus among the Party and the people. Many world leaders sent congratulatory messages to the new President and the international media gave wide coverage about the event. Party … [Read more...] about Ten outstanding external relations events of Vietnam in 2018
Top ten events of Vietnam in 2018 selected by VNA
Hanoi (VNA) – With 2018 drawing to a close, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) looks back at the ten most prominent events of Vietnam in the year. 1. Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong elected State President Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong takes an oath at the swearing-in ceremony on October 23 (Photo: VNA) On October 23, at the sixth session of the 14th National Assembly, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong was elected President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for the 2016-2021 tenure with the support of 476 out of 477 legislators. Earlier, the eighth plenum of the 12th Party Central Committee had agreed to nominate the Party leader for the National Assembly to vote as the President. 2. All 12 socio-economic targets fulfilled The Ford car assembly factory in Hai Duong province (Photo: VNA) Vietnam accomplished or surpassed all 12 socio-economic targets set by the National Assembly. The … [Read more...] about Top ten events of Vietnam in 2018 selected by VNA
World News in Brief: October 10
* The Communist Party of China (CPC) will launch a new round of disciplinary inspections to specifically target poor implementation of poverty-alleviation policies. * Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with visiting Angolan President Joao Lourenco in Beijing Tuesday, agreeing to continue developing bilateral ties. * US President Donald Trump said on October 9 that his upcoming meeting with Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), will be held after the mid-term Congressional elections in early November. * Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will attend the 17th meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the Tajikistan city of Dushanbe, pay official visits to Tajikistan and the Netherlands, attend the 12th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit in Brussels and pay a working visit to Belgium, from October 11 to 19. * US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he was going to name a new US ambassador to … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: October 10
Government News 15/8
Diplomacy makes worthy contribution to national development: Deputy PM Deputy PM and FM Pham Binh Minh speaks at the conference The diplomatic sector has efficiently served the national revolutionary cause and made worthy contribution to the country’s strong rise from the ruin of war to become a symbol of peace, stability, unity and harmony, renovation and development, according to the country’s top diplomat Pham Binh Minh. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has reviewed the work and achievements of the diplomatic sector over the past years in the context of a world full of constant changes, and outlined the main tasks for the sector in the time ahead in an article on the occasion of the 30th Diplomatic Conference and 19th External Affair Conference from August 12-17 in Hanoi. The Deputy PM underlined that over the past two years, the international and regional situation is witnessing rapid, complex and unforeseeable changes, … [Read more...] about Government News 15/8