Party Central Committee plenum to decide on many important issues
The eighth plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee opened in Hanoi on Monday, discussing and deciding on big and complex issues that are very important to the completion of the committee’s political tasks from now until the end of its term in 2026.
Participants at the event held a minute of silence for Party Central Committee member and Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh and victims who died in natural disasters and fires.
The Party Central Committee's eighth plenum opens in Hanoi on October 2, 2023. Photo by The Investor/Pham Cuong.
During the plenum, the committee will discuss the national socio-economic situation and state budget in 2023 and plans for 2024; the state budget and financial plan for 2024-2026 and a roadmap for implementing the new salary regime.
It will sum up the 10-year implementation of the resolution of the 11th Party Central Committee’s fifth plenum on a number of social issues and policies for the 2012-2020 period; the 20-year implementation of the resolution of the ninth Party Central Committee’s seventh plenum on promoting the strength of the great national unity bloc, for wealthy people, a strong country, and a fair, democratic, and civilized society.
The committee will summarize the 15-year implementation of the resolution of the 10th Party Central Committee’s seventh plenum on "Building a contingent of intellectuals in the period of stepping up national industrialization and modernization”; and the 10-year implementation of the resolution on the national protection strategy in the new situation which was adopted by the eighth plenum of the 11th Party Central Committee.
The personnel planning for the Party Central Committee in the 14th tenure, and other important issues are scheduled to be put on table.
In his opening speech, Party general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong stated that as the plenum will decide on many big and complex issues, the Party Central Committee and participants should promote their intelligence, raise their sense of responsibility, discuss the issues carefully, and give opinions to complete the reports and schemes and make decisions at the end of the meeting.
The plenum will last until October 8.
- Related News
- Read More
Germany energy firm wpd plans $180 mln wind power project in central Vietnam
Germany’s energy company wpd plans to invest VND4,600 billion ($181.62 million) in building a 143 MW wind power plant in Vietnam’s central coastal province of Binh Dinh.
Energy - Fri, January 17, 2025 | 10:21 pm GMT+7
BRICS – new key export market of Indonesia
Indonesia’s non-oil and gas exports to the five major BRICS nations reached $84.37 billion in 2024, accounting for nearly 34% of the country’s total non-oil and gas export value, according to the country’s Central Statistics Agency (BPS).
Southeast Asia - Fri, January 17, 2025 | 9:54 pm GMT+7
Vietnam refinery operator BSR hits $2.6 bln valuation in bourse debut
Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical JSC, the operator of Vietnam’s first oil refinery Dung Quat, officially listed over 3.1 billion BSR shares on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) on Friday, marking a rare "blockbuster" debut on the major bourse in recent years.
Companies - Fri, January 17, 2025 | 6:59 pm GMT+7
Two remaining weak Vietnamese banks transferred to VPBank, HDBank
The State Bank of Vietnam, the country's central bank, on Friday announced the mandatory transfers of two "weak" private banks under its special control, GPBank and DongA Bank, to VPBank and HDBank respectively.
Banking - Fri, January 17, 2025 | 4:32 pm GMT+7
DPPA not applied to non-manufacturing consumers, Vietnam ministry insists
Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade does not plan to extend the direct power purchase agreement (DPPA) mechanism to non-manufacturing consumers using the national grid.
Energy - Fri, January 17, 2025 | 3:50 pm GMT+7
Two foreign giants eye luxury marina, resort projects in central Vietnam
Swiss investment fund Finance Suisse and the world’s leading superyacht builder Palmer Johnson are looking for opportunities to invest in a super-luxury marina and a resort in the south-central Vietnam province of Binh Dinh.
Industries - Fri, January 17, 2025 | 3:18 pm GMT+7
Int’l investment funds interested in Danang’s financial center: city leader
International investors and financial investment funds from the U.S., Singapore, the Middle East, and Switzerland are highly interested in developing a financial center in Danang, says Ho Ky Minh, the central city’s Vice Chairman.
Economy - Fri, January 17, 2025 | 12:49 pm GMT+7
Samsung’s ex-HR head Na Ki-hong to lead Samsung Vietnam from next month
Na Ki-hong, deputy CEO of Samsung Vietnam and former human resources head at Samsung Electronics, will succeed Choi Joo Ho as CEO of Samsung Vietnam from February.
Companies - Fri, January 17, 2025 | 12:41 pm GMT+7
Vietnam, Poland agree to consider elevating relations to strategic partnership
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk have agreed that the two sides should consider upgrading relations to a strategic partnership soon, on the basis of high political trust and positive results of the 75-year traditional friendship.
Politics - Fri, January 17, 2025 | 10:59 am GMT+7
Japan’s Erex to operate wood pellet plant in northern Vietnam next month
Japan's renewable energy firm Erex is conducting trial production at its wood pellet plant in Vietnam’s northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang and will put it into official operation in February.
Energy - Fri, January 17, 2025 | 10:54 am GMT+7
AI can’t compete with human in curiosity, creativity, emotional intelligence: FPT exec
AI lacks curiosity, creativity, and emotional intelligence - the qualities that humans must prioritize to maintain their competitive edge, says Hoang Nam Tien, former chairman of FPT Software and FPT Telecom under Vietnam's leading tech corporation FPT.
Companies - Fri, January 17, 2025 | 9:41 am GMT+7
HCMC’s Can Gio port project gets in-principle approval
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has granted in-principle approval to the Can Gio International Transshipment Port project in Ho Chi Minh City, with investment capital exceeding VND50 trillion ($1.97 billion).
Infrastructure - Fri, January 17, 2025 | 8:17 am GMT+7
Vietnam's Big 4 lender Vietcombank to issue nearly 2.8 bln shares for dividend payment
Vietcombank will expand its chartered capital from VND55,891 billion to VND83,557 billion ($3.29 billion) via an issuance of shares to pay dividends, becoming the largest bank in Vietnam by chartered capital.
Banking - Thu, January 16, 2025 | 7:58 pm GMT+7
Indonesia exports $1.5 million worth of steel to New Zealand
Indonesian Trade Minister Budi Santoso on Wednesday sent off export consignments of welded beam steel, measuring 1,200 metric tons and valued at $1.5 million, to New Zealand, reported national news agency Antara.
Southeast Asia - Thu, January 16, 2025 | 7:17 pm GMT+7
Vietnam to build Ninh Thuan nuclear power plant within 5 years
Vietnam strives to complete building its Ninh Thuan nuclear power plant in five years (by 2030), towards the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1930-2030).
Energy - Thu, January 16, 2025 | 5:06 pm GMT+7
Malaysia, UK discuss elevating relations to strategic partnership
Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his UK counterpart Keir Starmer discussed the elevation of bilateral relations to a strategic partnership during their talk in London on Wednesday.
Southeast Asia - Thu, January 16, 2025 | 3:30 pm GMT+7
