Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng suggested to promote national digital transformation, digital economy and digital society in association with environmental protection while attending the teleconference between the Government and 63 provinces and cities.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has highlighted the motto of “Solidarity, Discipline - Mettle, Flexibility - Innovation, Creativity - Timeliness, Effectiveness” in order to realise the goals set for 2023.

The 15th National Assembly’s second extraordinary meeting will open on January 5 and close on January 9, NA Deputy Secretary General Nguyen Truong Giang told a press conference in Hanoi on January 3.

A preparation session for the sitting was held on Tuesday afternoon in Hà Nội. 

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

HCM City must firmly uphold its role as a big economic, cultural, educational-training, and scientific-technological hub, as well as its influence on the development of the southeastern region.

A teleconference between the Government and the 63 provinces and centrally-run cities opened on January 3 morning to review the 2022 performance and carry out the Party Central Committee’s conclusions and the National Assembly (NA)’s resolution on the socio-economic development plan for 2023.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on January 2 signed off the Politburo’s Resolution No 31-NQ/TW on orientations and tasks for the development of Ho Chi Minh City by 2030, with a vision to 2045.

The following is a list of selected news summaries last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam has been listed among the world's top 30 powerful countries in 2022 by US News & World Report.

Ordinary passports issued before January 1, 2023, according to previously issued forms, are still valid until the expiry of the period stated in the passport.

Ambassadors of the US, India, Australia have expressed their optimism about relations with Vietnam this year across fields in their remarks for the New Year.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 1 extended their congratulations to First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez on Cuba’s 64th National Day (January 1, 1959 - 2023).

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng talks to Vietnam News Agency ahead of the New Year 2023 and the 93rd anniversary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (February 3, 2023).

The Vietnamese Embassy in Bangladesh has given awards to three Bangladeshis in recognition of their contributions to promoting friendship relations between the two countries, especially to introducing the life and career of President Ho Chi Minh who was recognised by UNESCO as a Hero of National Liberation and a Great Man of Culture, to local residents.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on December 30 sent a letter of congratulations to Qin Gang on his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs of China.

Under the Party’s leadership and the State’s management, forces in charge of foreign affairs have fulfilled their important tasks of contributing to maintaining a peaceful and stable environment at home and raising the country’s position in the international arena, a senior Party official has said.

The 7th National Congress of the Vietnam War Veterans’ Association (VWVA) wrapped up in Hanoi on December 31.

After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam's bilateral diplomatic activities have resumed with a series of high-level visits.

The United Nations has lauded Vietnam for its participation in and support and contributions to UN peacekeeping operations worldwide.