The 13th Party Central Committee commenced its ninth session in Hanoi on May 16 under the chair of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

A photo exhibition was opened on January 22 at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi by the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education and the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) in celebration of the 13th National Party Congress.

The fifth National Press Awards on Party Building, called “Bua Liem Vang” (Golden Hammer & Sickle), will be presented at a ceremony in Hanoi on January 13.

Ensuring smooth operations of the 13th National Party Congress’s press centre and the information provision for foreign media are among the tasks the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education has been told to fulfil between now and the time the congress takes place, in late January.

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s website on the 13th National Party Congress aims to quickly provide the public with official information about the most important political event of Vietnam in 2021.

The seventh Congress of the Central Public Security Party Organisation for the 2020-2025 period will take place from October 11 to 13 in Hanoi, according to the Ministry of Public Security.

Effectively implementing the Party General Secretary and President’s directions on the personnel preparations for the 13th National Party Congress and continuing to join hands in the COVID-19 fight are among the main tasks for this month of the Party organisation and building sector.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong recently wrote an article that highlights some issues that need special attention in the personnel preparation for the approaching 13th National Party Congress.

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong chaired the Politburo’s meeting on the COVID-19 combat on March 20, saying over-confidence or complacency must be avoided as the pandemic’s development remains very complex and unpredictable.

The personnel work must be well prepared from all-level Party congresses in order to facilitate the 13th National Party Congress, said Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on March 19.

A delegation from the Lao province of Houaphane, led by Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Vonboun Thavong visited the northern province of Thai Nguyen ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

Nearly 150 photos featuring the development process of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) over the past 90 years are being displayed at an exhibition that opened in the northern province of Quang Ninh on January 14.

The 11th plenum of the Party Central Committee, 12th tenure, opened in Hanoi on October 7 under the chair of Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 26 asked the public security forces to keep a close watch on the domestic, regional and international situation relating to Vietnam’s security.