Issues relating to social welfare and human resources drew great attention from delegates at the 12th National Party Congress during their working session on January 23.

 Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son has urged the media to not only disseminate the Party policies and guidelines but also fight false allegations by hostile forces.

 The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics awarded the insignia “For the course of building and developing the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics” to Preeti Saran, Ambassador of India to Vietnam , at a ceremony held on January 21.

 The ongoing 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam received congratulatory messages from 167 foreign parties and organisations worldwide by the end of January 20.

 Vietnamese organisations in France issued a statement on January 18 to condemn China’s pilot flights to the illegally-built airstrip on Chu Thap (Fiery Cross) Reef in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.

The 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam opened at Hanoi’s National Convention Centre in the morning of January 21.

"Diego and Frida: Complicities" displays more than 30 reprints of black-and-white photos taken in the first half of 20th century in Mexico by anonymous and renowned photographers.  

 Police forces of Vietnam and Cambodia should maintain close coordination in the fight against crime, especially cross-border crime and those related to drugs and human trafficking, said Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang

 Vietnam has been featured in articles and remarks from international communities prior to the local 12 th Party Congress, which convenes on January 20.

 The 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam commences officially at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi today, January 21.

VietNamNet Bridge – For 86 years since its establishment on February 3, 1930, the Communist Party of Vietnam has held 11 national congresses. The first General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam is Mr. Tran Phu.

 Vietnam and Japan will work together in UN peacekeeping operations as agreed in the minutes of the two countries’ ground staff officers’ third consultation.

 Nguyen The Thao, former Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, received the “Bene Merito” Order, granted by Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hanoi on January 19 for his contributions to the growing friendship between Poland and Vietnam.

 Up to 1,510 delegates to the 12th National Party Congress met in a preparatory session at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi in the morning of January 20.

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Convention Centre in Hanoi, which hosts the 12th National Party Congress from January 20 to 28, has been decorated with flags and flowers to prepare for the opening ceremony.

  Some 150 journalists from more than 20 foreign media organisations will be covering the Vietnam's 12th National Party Congress in Hanoi from January 20-28.

 A foundation stone-laying ceremony for a monument to Hoang Sa soldiers took place in the island district of Ly Son, central Quang Ngai Province, yesterday.

Top lawmakers passed a draft resolution on Saturday detailing and instructing the organisation of a voter consultative conference.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam has sent warmest regards and wishes of successes to all members of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and people of Laos on the occasion of the 10th National Party Congress of the LPRP. 

 Preparations for the 12th National Party Congress at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and the National Convention Centre were fully examined on January 17.