Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh offered incense in tribute to late government leaders Pham Hung, Vo Van Kiet and Phan Van Khai and visited their families in Ho Chi Minh City on January 20, ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival - the biggest and longest festival of Vietnamese people in a year.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh offers incense in tribute to late Chairman of the Council of Ministers (now PM) Pham Hung (1912 – 1988). (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh offered incense in tribute to late government leaders Pham Hung, Vo Van Kiet and Phan Van Khai and visited their families in Ho Chi Minh City on January 20, ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival - the biggest and longest festival of Vietnamese people in a year.
At the respective houses of late Chairman of the Councilof Ministers (now PM) Pham Hung (1912 – 1988) and late PM Vo VanKiet (1922 – 2008) in District 3, PM Chinh expressed his gratitude for theirsignificant contributions to the country’s cause of national construction and protection.
Comrade Pham Hung joined the youth movement at the age of 16 and twoyears later became one of the first members of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)in the South. Later, he served as a member of the Party Central Committee andthe Politburo for several successive tenures. In June 1987, the NationalAssembly chose him as Chairman of the Council of Ministers.
PM Chinh and a family member of late PM Vo Van Kiet. (Photo: VNA)
Comrade Vo Van Kiet started participating in revolutionaryactivities at the age of 16. During his life he went on to serve in manyimportant positions in both the Party and Government. At the 6th National PartyCongress, Kiet's ideas and proposals regarding promoting agriculturalproduction and goods production were included into the congress' document,contributing to formulating the Party's Doi Moi (renewal) policy, opening up aperiod of strong and stable development of the country.
At the house of late PM Phan Van Khai (1933 – 2018) in CuChi district, PM Chinh stressed that as the head of the government, then PM Khai had made manyimportant contributions to Vietnam’s reform of legal institutions and integration,especially in economy.
PM Chinh offers incense in tribute to late PM Phan Van Khai. (Photo: VNA)
Comrade Phan Van Khai joined the revolution in 1947 and the CPV onJuly 15, 1959. He was a member of the CPV Central Committee and Politburomember in many consecutive tenures and the PM from 1997 to 2006. Throughout 70years of revolutionary activities, he made great contributions to therevolutionary cause of the CPV and the nation./.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh offered incense in tribute to Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet at a memorial site dedicated to the late leader in his native town of Vung Liem in Vung Liem district in the southern province of Vinh Long on November 22, on the occasion of his 100th birth anniversary (November 23).
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc offered incense and flowers in tribute to poet Ho Xuan Huong at the house of worship of the Ho family and her memorial stele in Quynh Doi commune of Quynh Luu district in the central province of Nghe An on December 3.
A delegation of the Party Central Committee, the President, the National Assembly (NA), the Government, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee laid wreaths and paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on January 19, on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong offered incense in tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at House 67 inside the Presidential Palace complex in Hanoi on January 20 on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival - the biggest and longest festival of Vietnamese people.
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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.
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Deputy PM Le Thanh Long proposed countries promote shared values, including building trust, sincerity, and solidarity among nations and peoples; fostering cooperation spirit and responsible behaviour as well as upholding international law and the UN Charter; and placing people at the centre and as the goal, the key player, and the driving force of all policies.
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Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane affirmed that the presence of Vietnamese press offices in Laos vividly demonstrates the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between the two nations, as the press is not only a means of communication but also an important bridge for spreading consciousness about the history, values, and strategic depth of the Laos – Vietnam relationship to the people of both countries and the international community.
The country is willing to participate in collective efforts to promote cooperation and mobilise resources to advance the current priority issues of developing countries, such as trade, investment, infrastructure connectivity, making the most of scientific and technological advances for development, and people-to-people exchanges, Hang said.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh offers incense in tribute to late Chairman of the Council of Ministers (now PM) Pham Hung (1912 – 1988). (Photo: VNA) 
PM Chinh and a family member of late PM Vo Van Kiet. (Photo: VNA) 
PM Chinh offers incense in tribute to late PM Phan Van Khai. (Photo: VNA) 
