The 17th Congress of Hanoi’s Party organisation for the 2020-2025 tenure opened on October 12 morning, with the participation of 497 official delegates representing over 450,000 Party members across the capital city.
The presidum of the 17th Congress of Hanoi’s Party organisation, which opens on October 12 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The 17th Congress of Hanoi’s Partyorganisation for the 2020-2025 tenure opened on October 12 morning, with theparticipation of 497 official delegates representing over 450,000 Party membersacross the capital city.
Those attending the opening session includedParty General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong, former PartyGeneral Secretary Nong Duc Manh, former President Truong Tan Sang, NationalAssembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, and former NA Chairman Nguyen VanAn.
In his opening remarks, Politburo member andSecretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue said the 17th municipalParty Congress is a political event of special importance that attracts theattention of the Party Central Committee and people nationwide.
Hanoi is the heart of Vietnam, the country’spolitical and administrative centre, and a big hub for culture, science,education, economic activities and international transactions, he noted, citingthe Party and State leader Nguyen Phu Trong as saying that the municipal Partycongress must be a role model in all aspects and a substantive success.
Hue added the Party organisation, administrationand people of Hanoi are determined to hold a successful congress, thus creatingnew momentum and fundamental improvements in all spheres so that the capitalwill develop faster and more sustainably and live up to expectations of theParty Central Committee, the local Party organisation and populace, and peopleacross the country.
At the event, Ngo Thi Thanh Hang, member of theParty Central Committee and Standing Vice Secretary of the Hanoi PartyCommittee, delivered the 16th-tenure municipal Party Committee’s politicalreport submitted to the city’s 17th Party Congress.
The congress is scheduled to last throughOctober 13./.
Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong has urged Hanoi to make greater efforts in Party building, personnel development and rule building, in order to deserve its position as the national centre of politics and culture.
Hanoi takes agriculture and new-style rural development as a key task during the 2020-2025 period, but with higher criteria to meet, standing Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Ngo Thi Thanh Hang has said.
Hanoi has completed preparations for the city’s 17th Party Congress for the 2020-2025 tenure, said Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Dao Duc Toan at a press briefing on October 6.
Vietnam is deeply concerned about the escalating and complex conflict in the Middle East, which poses a serious threat to the lives and safety of civilians, as well as to regional and global peace and stability.
The Vietnamese Embassy advises the Vietnamese community living, studying, and working in Israel to strictly comply with directions from the Home Front Command and local authorities.
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The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOVA) has served as a bridge connecting and uniting the community with the homeland, becoming a trusted source of support for Vietnamese expats in times of hardship.
The programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has achieved notable results, with nearly 263,000 housing units addressed to date, including 225,000 houses inaugurated and 38,000 under construction. Thirty-eight provinces and cities across the nation have already fulfilled their targets.
Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
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Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
The presidum of the 17th Congress of Hanoi’s Party organisation, which opens on October 12 (Photo: VNA) 
