Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has signed a new Politburo resolution which indicates that the criminalization of economic relations should be avoided to foster the development of the Vietnamese business community.

A total of 390 corruption cases involving 1,011 people were investigated and prosecuted last year, the Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption reported at a meeting in Hanoi on January 20.

The Politburo has recently issued Conclusion No.120-KL/TW on overseas Vietnamese (OV) affairs in the new situation.

The Politburo has agreed in principle to continue issuing policies supporting the employees and employers hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Politburo proposed the Party Central Committee consider imposing a disciplinary measure against Tran Van Nam.

The Politburo has agreed that Phu Quoc resort island in Kien Giang Province will be Vietnam’s first locality to pilot the acceptane of international visitors’ vaccine passports in a number of tourist sites that can control the pandemic.

Mr. Nguyen Dinh Trung, Deputy Party Secretary and Chairman of Dak Nong Province, was assigned by the Politburo to hold the position of Secretary of the Party Committee of Dak Lak Province for the term 2020 - 2025.

The Politburo has appointed Mr. Bui Van Nghiem and Mr. Pham Gia Tuc as the Party Secretaries of Vinh Long and Nam Dinh provinces.

The southern province of An Giang has had the new Party Chief - Mr. Le Hong Quang.

Of the 205 candidates in the upcoming election for the 15th National Assembly who are members of the Party Central Committee, there are 16 members in the Politburo, and four members in the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat.

Of the 18 Politburo members, 17 have been nominated to run for the 15th National Assembly. The only Politburo member who will not stand for election is Ho Chi Minh City Party Secretary Nguyen Van Nen.

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong told 13th Party Central Committee’s second plenum that the Politburo will seek the committee’s decision on candidates for the posts of President, PM and NA Chairperson at this plenum.

The second plenary conference of the 13th-tenure Party Central Committee opened in Hanoi on March 8.

The Politburo and Secretariat of the 13th-tenure Party Central Committee held their first session in Hanoi on February 18 to discuss key tasks for the first quarter and the policy for purchasing and using COVID-19 vaccines.

The Political Bureau organised a ceremony on February 6 to announce decisions on the assignment of tasks to two Politburo members.

The fight against corruption will be long, arduous and drastic, Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong has declared.

The 13th-tenure Party Central Committee is expected to have 200 members, including 180 official members and 20 alternate others.

The 13th-tenure Party Central Committee will have a reasonable structure on personnel that ensures stable inheritance and steady transition between generations, 

The 12th-tenure Party Central Committee (PCC) reached high consensus on personnel work related to the 13th tenure Politburo and PCC Secretariat during the 14th session,