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Enterprises have committed to constructing over 52,000 social housing units on their land by 2030, while the remaining 18,000 units will be built on public land and funded by the city's budget.

On December 8, at the Rach Mieu residential area (Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City), city leaders joined over 4,000 participants, including athletes, officials and residents, in the charity walk “Accompanying and Supporting People in Difficult Circumstances.” The event successfully raised over VND11.6 billion for the Phu Nhuan District’s social welfare fund for 2024.

On December 8, in Hanoi, over 2,000 local and international participants joined the 2024 Run for a Vietnam Free of Gender-Based Violence Against Women and Girls, promoting a strong, unified commitment to ending violence against women and girls.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also Chairman of the Central Emulation and Commendation Council, chaired its 10th meeting Hanoi on December 9.

Since 2021, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai has organized more than 6,850 conferences to disseminate and study topics on studying and following Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style, with the participation of 312,016 cadres, party members and people.

An art exchange program "March of the Times" and award ceremony of the two national contests on the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) and the 80th anniversary of the VPA’s General Department of Politics have been held at the Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi.

The Ambassadors of the Republic of South Africa, Morocco, Mozambique, Pakistan and the Counselor of the Libyan Embassy in Vietnam have recently visited Ba Vi National Park and offered incense at the Ho Chi Minh Temple - the beloved leader of the Vietnamese people, an outstanding cultural figure of humanity.

A delegation of people with meritorious services to the revolution in Soc Trang province recently respectfully offered flowers and visited President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of the NA met with staff of the Vietnamese Consulate General in Fukuoka and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Japan as part of their official visit to the Northeastern Asian country.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son will pay a visit to China from December 8-11, during which he will co-chair the 16th meeting of the Vietnam-China Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation, at the invitation of Politburo member, Director of the Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee's Commission for Foreign Affairs, Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Wang Yi.

The Ministry of Home Affairs is researching and developing a policy that is strong enough and outstanding for redundant officials, public employees, and civil servants during the process of streamlining the organisational apparatus, Chief of the Office, and spokesperson of the ministry Vu Dang Minh told reporters at the Government’s monthly regular press conference on December 7.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 7 met with ambassadors and heads of Vietnam's representative offices abroad before they take on their new assignments.

Ministries and sectors need to promote the mindset of daring to think, daring to act, and daring to take responsibility for the common interests, with the goal of achieving all 15 out of 15 targets set for 2024 so as to lay the foundation and momentum for next year, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed at the Government’s monthly regular meeting on December 7.

The Vietnamese Party and State always attach importance to science-technology and innovation, considering them an objective requirement, a strategic choice, a national policy and a top priority which will drive rapid and sustainable development in the new era - the era of Vietnam’s rise, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said.

Bidding should not be used as a safe haven for corruption and negative phenomena, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh sent a clear message while chairing the 15th meeting of the State Steering Committee for key national transport projects on December 6.

(CPV) - Six women-led agricultural enterprises across the Mekong Delta in Vietnam have successfully secured up to 60,000 AUD (1 billion VND) each to take their businesses to the next level, thanks to Deltaccelerate.

An art competition on "Studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style" in 2024 has been organized by the Binh Thuan Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The Binh Thuan Provincial Political School has recently organized a scientific seminar themed "Ho Chi Minh's ideology on building grassroots Party organizations and Party members - Theory and practice".

Party General Secretary To Lam visited several economic, cultural and social establishments in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan on December 5.

State President Luong Cuong held a working session with the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee of Thanh Hoa on December 5 to discuss the implementation of the 13th National Party Congress’s Resolution and the resolution of the provincial Party Congress for the 2020-2025 tenure, as part of his working trip to the central province.

Ninh Thuan needs a new, modern, and global perspective - one that resonates with the spirit of a new era, to optimise the great potential from its land and people, Party General Secretary To Lam said at a working session with the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee of the south-central province on December 5.

On December 4, a representative of the Gia Lai Provincial People’s Committee announced the launch of the program “The nation unites to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses nationwide by 2025” within the province. The program aims to support the construction and renovation of 8,178 houses for eligible beneficiaries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested continuing to review and find out shortcomings in legal documents and propose amendments and supplements, thus removing "bottlenecks" to achieve double-digit economic growth.

State President Luong Cuong visited and presented gifts to officers and soldiers of Bat Mot Border Guard Station in the central province of Thanh Hoa on December 4, as part of his working trip to meet with voters following the 15th National Assembly’s 8th session.

Party General Secretary To Lam hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 4 for Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Maeda Tadashi.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man and a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese legislature met with staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan on December 4 as part of their official visit to the Asian nation.

State President Luong Cuong led a National Assembly (NA) deputy delegation of Thanh Hoa to a meeting with voters in Thuong Xuan district of the central province to inform them about the outcomes of the eighth session of the 15th legislature and listen to their opinions and aspirations.

On December 3 in Hanoi, the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) held the awards ceremony for the Vietnam Smart City Awards 2024. Da Nang was honored for the fifth consecutive year as the outstanding city in building and developing smart urban areas in Vietnam for 2024.

Party General Secretary To Lam attended the 7th patriotic emulation congress of the Vietnam War Veterans' Association (VWVA), and a ceremony to celebrate the 35th founding anniversary of the association (December 6, 1989 - 2024), in Hanoi on December 4.

Rearranging the organisational apparatus is a difficult task but it is essential, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed on December 4 at a Government conference to carry out the review of the implementation of Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW, issued by the Party Central Committee in 2017, which seeks to streamline the political system for greater efficiency.