Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong paid a Tet visit to the Party committee, authorities and people of the central province of Quang Nam on Jan. 13-14.
At a Jan. 14 meeting with key officials and people of Quang Nam province, the Party leader wished them a happy new year and success in implementing the province’s socio-economic targets.

He reminded the local Party committee and authorities to pay more attention to the people’s lives.

Earlier, the Party leader visited the Tam Phuoc commune in Phu Ninh district – which was pilot locality in building the new style rural area and has to date fulfilled 18 out of 19 criteria on new rural area construction.

Trong visited and presented gifts to 88-year-old Vietnamese heroic mother Nguyen Thi Chien, whose husband and two children sacrificed their lives for the country.

He also visited the revolutionary base relic site in Song Tra commune of Hiep Duc district, where he lit incense in memory of Vo Chi Cong, late chairman of the State of Council .

The Party leader met with people of ethnic groups in the three poor mountainous communes of Song Tra, Phuoc Tra and Phuoc Gia and presented gifts to 88-year-old Vietnamese heroic mother Do Thi Thang, revolutionary veterans and needy families.

Meanwhile on Jan. 14 in Hanoi , President Truong Tan Sang met with writers and artists, wishing them a happy new year.

He said with their talent, tireless work and creativeness, writers and artists have been making contributions to preserving and promoting the nation’s valuable traditional cultural value.

He said he believed that as fighters on the ideological front, the writers and artists will continue joining hands with other circles, branches and localities to successfully implement political tasks and targets for 2012 and the Resolution of the 11th Party Congress.

Also the same day, President Sang paid a New Year visit to Prof. Vu Khiey, who at the age of 97 is working on a three-volume book on 1,000 years of Thang Long-Hanoi, a study project that he wrote for the past 10 years.

NA Chairman pays Tet visit to Hanoi

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung on January 13 paid a New Year visit to the Party committee, authorities and people of Hanoi.

Chairman Hung praised the capital city’s achievements in socio-economic development, defence-security, social order over the past year, contributing to the whole country’s achievements.

He asked municipal leaders to do their utmost to successfully implement the 11th Party Congress’ Resolution and the city’s socio-economic targets in 2012.

The city should focus on developing the transport, economic, socio-cultural infrastructure systems and urban management, narrowing the development gap, promoting the knowledge-based economy and seeking an appropriate development, Mr Hung said.

Greater attention should be given to education, science-technology, sports, health care and tourism, he added.

The Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Pham Quang Nghi, affirmed Hanoi’s resolve to fulfill its socio-economic targets for 2012, creating a premise for the successful implementation of resolutions of the 15th municipal Party Congress and the 11th Party Congress.

Over the past year, Hanoi fulfilled the Party and Government’s targets of curbing inflation, maintaining macro-economic stability and ensuring social welfares in 2011, Mr Nghi said.

The same day, Auxiliary Bishop of the Hanoi Archdiocese Chu Van Minh paid a visit to the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.

Minh praised the VFF Central Committee’s role in acting as a bridge to convey thought and aspirations of the people to the Party and State, helping uphold the great national unity bloc.

At a reception for the Auxiliary Bishop, Deputy President of the VFF Central Committee Ha Van Nui spoke highly of active contributions of the Vietnamese Catholic community and followers of the Hanoi Archdiocese, in particular in national construction and development, especially charitable activities to help the poor.

Deputy President Nui said he hopes the Hanoi Archdiocese will work closely with the VFF Central Committee to encourage the parishioners to join patriotic emulation campaigns, charitable activities and actively respond to campaigns launched by the VFF Central Committee.

VNA