Hanoi (VNA) - A ceremony was held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 30 to mark the 45th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day.
The ceremony was broadcast live, connecting 45 venues in thecity. National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Deputy Prime MinisterTruong Hoa Binh, Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan,and Political Commissar of Military Zone 7 Lt. Gen. Tran Hoai Trung, amongothers, attended the event.
It also saw the attendance of representatives of Vietnamese heroic mothers,the armed forces, heroes of the people’s armed forces, labour heroes, andrevolutionary veterans.
In his remarks, Nhan affirmed that the Great 1975 Spring Victory is aglorious page in Vietnam’s history of national construction and defence as he highlightedthe country’s great victory against the US 45 years ago.
He also reviewed the achievements of HCM City in the recent time, sayingthe city has maintained its role as the economic locomotive of the nationaleconomy.
The city will actively prepare for the restoration of production,business, and social activities after COVID-19 while preventing its spread,Nhan said, stressing that attention will be paid to the organisation ofall-level Party congresses towards the 13th National Party Congress.
He said HCM City will strive to maintain its role as an engine in thenational economy and ensure harmony of socio-economic and cultural development togetherwith environmental protection and climate change response.
Socio-economic development will be in tandem with safeguarding nationaldefence and security, political stability, and social order and safety, he emphasised.
NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan visit Colonel, Hero of the People's Armed Forces Nguyen Thanh Trung. (Photo: VNA)
Later on the same day, NA Chairwoman Ngan visited Vietnamese heroic mothersand heroes of the people’s armed forces in the city who contributed greatly tothe struggle against the US, the liberation of the south, and nationalreunification./.
A delegation of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and armed forces on April 29 laid wreaths at the city’s martyrs cemetery on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the Liberation of South Vietnam and National Reunification Day (April 30) and the 134th May Day.
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A delegation of Party and State leaders on April 30 paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification.
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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.
At the ceremony (Photo: VNA) 
NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan visit Colonel, Hero of the People's Armed Forces Nguyen Thanh Trung. (Photo: VNA) 
