Vietnam labor minister reprimanded for lax management

Vietnam labor minister reprimanded for lax management

The Politburo, Vietnam’s top decision-making body, has reprimanded Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) Dao Ngoc Dung for lax management and violation of Party rules and State laws.

Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam Party chief delivers Lunar New Year greetings after three-week public absence

Vietnam Party chief delivers Lunar New Year greetings after three-week public absence

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met Wednesday morning with incumbent and former Party and state leaders and conveyed Tet or Lunar New Year greetings after a three-week absence from the public eye.

Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Tran Tuan Anh relieved from Politburo, Party Central Committee posts

Tran Tuan Anh relieved from Politburo, Party Central Committee posts

The Party Central Committee (PCC) on Wednesday agreed to release Tran Tuan Anh from his positions as Politburo and PCC member and head of the Central Economic Commission for letting multiple violations occur at the Ministry of Industry and Trade during 2016-2021 when he served as minister.

Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam Politburo member in hot water

Vietnam Politburo member in hot water

The Central Inspection Commission has proposed the Politburo and the Party Central Committee's Secretariat take disciplinary action against Tran Tuan Anh, a Politburo member and head of the Central Economic Commission, as Vietnam's anti-corruption drive intensifies.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam accelerates national high-speed railway preparations

Vietnam accelerates national high-speed railway preparations

The Ministry of Transport is working on an investment policy for a North-South high-speed railway project which is set to be approved by 2025.

Infrastructure - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Party Central Committee's Secretariat has new permanent member

Party Central Committee's Secretariat has new permanent member

Truong Thi Mai, head of the Party Central Committee's Organisation Commission, has been assigned by the Politburo, the Communist Party's premier decision-making body, to be permanent member of the committee's Secretariat.

Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam strives to lead biotechnology in Asia

Vietnam strives to lead biotechnology in Asia

Vietnam targets having a globally advanced biotechnology sector and becoming one of the top 10 Asian countries in terms of bio-tech production and services by 2030.

Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Central Inspection Committee proposes to discipline Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son

Central Inspection Committee proposes to discipline Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son

The Central Inspection Committee has proposed the Politburo discipline Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son as he is responsible for violations related to Vietnam's pandemic repatriation flights.

Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Resign, find more suitable jobs: Party chief to corrupt, inefficient officials

Resign, find more suitable jobs: Party chief to corrupt, inefficient officials

The Party Central Committee encourages officials who make mistakes and lack ability to resign or find more suitable jobs, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong told voters Saturday.

Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Party plenum recommends personnel for state auditor general, health, transport minister positions

Party plenum recommends personnel for state auditor general, health, transport minister positions

The Party Central Committee has made its recommendations on the Politburo’s proposal nominating people for the positions of state auditor general, health minister and transport minister.

Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam to achieve industrialization by 2030: Party leadership

Vietnam to achieve industrialization by 2030: Party leadership

The Politburo, premier decision-making body of the Communist Party of Vietnam, has endorsed the national goals of "completing industrialization and the first phase of modernization" by 2030.

Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Former Phu Yen Party chief receives Politburo warning

Former Phu Yen Party chief receives Politburo warning

The Vietnamese Politburo on Friday warned Huynh Tan Viet, former Party secretary of Phu Yen and former chairman of the province's legislature body over his violations in performance of duties.

Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Hanoi deputy Party chief elected new city mayor

Hanoi deputy Party chief elected new city mayor

Hanoi's legislature body voted Tran Sy Thanh, deputy chief of the city's Party Committee, as the capital’s new mayor Friday.

Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Auditor General set to take over as new Hanoi chairman

Auditor General set to take over as new Hanoi chairman

The Politburo has recommended that State Auditor General Tran Sy Thanh assume charge as the new mayor of Hanoi.

Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7