Party chief urges swift finalisation of draft documents for 14th National Party Congress
Party General Secretary To Lam said that following the acquisition of feedback from the meeting, the draft documents are now ready to be submitted to Party congresses at all levels for further comments.
Party General Secretary To Lam speaks at the working session on July 30, discussing the draft documents to be submitted to the 14th National Party Congress. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) -ಞ Party General Secretary To Lam on July 30 chaired a working session with members of the Sub-committee for Documents, and standing members of the Sub-committee for Socio-economic Affairs and the Sub-committee for Party Regulations for the 14th National Party Congress, and the Steering Committee summarising 40 years of Doi moi (renewal), to discuss the draft documents to be submitted to the 14th National Party Congress.
At the working session, delegates gave their opinions on the revision and completion of the draft documents to be submitted to the 14th National Party Congress, including a political report, a report summarising 40 years of Doi moi, and a report reviewing 15 years of implementing the Party Regulations.
In his concluding remarks, Party General Secretary To Lam said that following the acquisition of feedback from the meeting, the draft documents are now ready to be submitted to Party congresses at all levels for further comments. He stressed that these documents serve as an important foundation for Party committees and sectors to develop, supplement, and finalise their own congress documents.
He requested that the standing members of the Editorial Group, and the above-mentioned sub-committees, and the Steering Committee summarising 40 years of Doi moi to urgently finalise the draft reports of the documents, on the basis of fully incorporating the feedback from the Politburo, the Secretariat, and the current meeting, ensuring that the documents are concise, clear, easy to understand, remember, and implement.
Party General Secretary To Lam chairs the working session on July 30. (Photo: VNA)
The Party chief emphasised the need for careful review of wording and phrasing before reporting to the Standing member of the Secretariat for consideration, and coordination with the Party Central Committee's Office to distribute the documents to relevant units and localities by July 31, 2025.
He requested standing members of the sub-committees and the Steering Committee to proactively continue reviewing, updating, supplementing, and finalising the drafts, stressing that this process must be carried out regularly until the documents are officially adopted for implementation.
The General Secretary urged standing members of the Sub-committee for Socio-Economic Affairs to work closely with the Government’s Party Committee in directing the Party Committee of the Ministry of Finance to thoroughly review the report contents, particularly the action programmes for implementing the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress, focusing on evaluating the feasibility of mobilising resources, funding availability, and implementation conditions.
The Party Central Committee’s Office was tasked with working with relevant agencies to further review the new political report and accompanying action programmes, and submit them to competent authorities for guidance on implementing feasible tasks in 2025, thereby laying the foundation for immediate performance once the Congress adopts the documents./.
PM Chinh also underscored the need for the documents to clearly identify existing limitations requiring remedy, including overlapping institutions with persistent bottlenecks, as well as shortcomings in decentralisation and administrative procedure simplification.
Party General Secretary To Lam stressed the need for the Organisation Commission to promote its role as the strategic advisory body so as to build the Party clean, strong, and capable of leading the country in the new era.
As part of the ASEAN Day celebrations, the Vietnamese embassy will also host the ASEAN Family Day 2025 in Ottawa to foster solidarity and community spirit among ASEAN members in Canada.
State President Luong Cuong’s trip once again reaffirmed the Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of relations. It also reflected the strong trend of enhanced cooperation among countries of the Global South in shaping a new, more multipolar, fair and equitable world order.
The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 9 inspected the construction site of the new Phong Chau bridge, and surveyed a planned route for the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway section running through the northern province of Phu Tho.
Across print, broadcast, and online platforms, Angolan media portrayed State President Luong Cuong's visit as a warm and historic occasion, strengthening bilateral ties and boosting Vietnam’s presence in Africa through the AU.
The 500kV Lao Cai – Vinh Yen power transmission line has a total investment of over 7.41 trillion VND (282.5 million USD), and a total length of 229.5 km, passing through 31 communes in the two provinces, and comprising 468 transmission tower foundations.
The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Party General Secretary To Lam called on the criminal police force to accelerate the application of science, technology, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation in criminal investigation tasks such as crime prevention, detection, tracking and verification, ensuring that no area remains out of their reach.
Many Koreans living, studying, and working in Hanoi see the upcoming state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by Party General Secretary To Lam as an opportunity to generate strong synergy in economic cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and cultural understanding.
The achievements of the five decades of Vietnam–Angola cooperation provide a strong and enduring foundation, as well as momentum for the two sides to consolidate, expand, and bring their partnership into a new phase of development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed that the emulation and commendation work is a vital driver, fostering patriotism, dedication, and collective momentum in the run-up to the 11th National Patriotic Emulation Congress, Party congresses at all levels, and the 14th National Party Congress.
Emphasising the need for sustainable, long-term collaboration, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man called on Japanese investors not only to bring in capital but also to share expertise and modern technology, especially in areas such as green transformation, the circular economy, and advanced corporate governance.
President Luong Cuong's activities during his state visit to Angola, the celebration of the financial sector's 80th traditional day, and the Foreign Ministry's flag-hoisting ceremony marking the 58th founding anniversary of ASEAN are among news highlights on August 8.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Pham Viet Hung praised the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ meaningful initiative, noting that the ASEAN Family Run was not only a sporting activity but also an opportunity for diplomats and their families to show unity, connection, and solidarity within the ASEAN family.
Politburo member, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 8 attended the first congress of the Party Organisation of Tay Ho ward of Hanoi for the 2025–2030 term, during which he called for fresh momentum to turn the ward into a model that takes the lead in all fields.
The size of the economy increased from over 5 billion USD in 1986 to over 476 billion USD by 2024, making Vietnam the fourth-largest economy in Southeast Asia and the 34th largest in the world.
The ASEAN flag-hoisting ceremony is observed by the 10 ASEAN member countries on August 8 every year, aiming to spread and promote the ASEAN identity and affirm the determination to unite and cooperate for the common aspiration of long-term peace and prosperity of Southeast Asian countries under the common roof of the ASEAN Community.
