VOV.VN - The government of Vietnam has issued a resolution on the implementation of the socio-economic development plan and the state budget plan for 2018.

Cabinet members focused discussions on the building of institutions during a regular meeting in Hanoi on December 29, also the last sitting of the government in 2017. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested all sectors, localities and enterprises to work together to make stronger changes in the competitiveness of the economy while concluding an online conference between the Government and localities in Hanoi on December 29.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong has stressed the need to prioritise perfecting the socialist-oriented market economic institution in 2018 following the Resolution of the 12th tenure Party Central Committee’s fifth plenary meeting.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked local leaders to pay more attention to combating corruption while stressing the need to ban giving and taking gifts during the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).

The Government opened a teleconference on December 28, the biggest annual meeting with provinces and cities, to discuss measures to implement the Party and National Assembly’s socio-economic resolutions and State budget estimates for 2018.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on December 27 chaired a year-end meeting on price management in 2017 and solutions to curb inflation under 4% next year.

VOV.VN - The State management of religion has helped ensure political security and served Vietnam’s economic development, according to a review organized by the Ministry of Interior and the Government Committee for Religious Affairs in Hanoi on December 27.

Hanoi has fulfilled all 20 socio-economic targets of 2017, with seven exceeding the set plan, said Hoang Trung Hai, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee. 

VOV.VN - Successful organization of APEC Year 2017, the Party and State’s strong determination in the fight against corruption and negative phenomena and two more heritages honoured by UNESCO are prominent domestic events this year.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong has requested the army to maintain its core role in the all-people defence and security.

VOV.VN - The Central Theoretical Council convened for its fourth session in Hanoi on December 23 with Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in attendance.

 The Military Region 7 High Command plans to step up mass mobilisation activities and build closer relations with the people, said a senior officer.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Air Defence-Air Force to modernise itself by focus on building a strong force in terms of personnel, weapon and equipment.

President Tran Dai Quang has written an article titled “The heroic People’s Army of the heroic Vietnam nation,” on the occasion of the 73rd founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (December 22).

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong had a meeting in Hanoi on December 18 with 80 ethnic minority exemplars who are prestigious persons, intellectuals and entrepreneurs.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan asked the Hanoi Capital High Command to build revolutionary, regular, seasoned and gradually modern armed forces during a working session in the capital city on December 18. 

President Tran Dai Quang has requested the Military Region 1 armed forces to raise vigilance and constantly improve their combat readiness and strength as hostile forces are taking advantage of ethnic and religious issues to undermine the great national unity and sabotage the Party and State.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan visited naval units stationed in the Cam Ranh military base in the south central province of Khanh Hoa on December 17.  

NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan had a working session with officials of the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on December 16 to review the province’s 2017 socio-economic development plan. 

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has called on the Central Military Commission to continue consulting with the Party and State, improve the quality of military training, focus on the defense industry, and promote external defense work. 

VOV.VN - Images of senior leaders ploughing the paddy field, talking and having lunch with workers leave a deep impression on citizens.

Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Duoc was re-elected Chairman of the Vietnam War Veterans’ Association (VWVA) for the sixth tenure, 2017-2022, on December 14.

The Presidential Office announced six new laws at a press conference on December 14. 

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong has lauded the contributions Vietnamese veterans have made to national defence and construction, urging them to uphold their role in protecting the fruits of the revolution.

The 19th meeting of the 14th National Assembly’s Standing Committee closed on December 14 after three working days.

The National Assembly Standing Committee on December 13 agreed in principle on the Government’s regulations on galleries and exhibitions as well as the establishment of Ninh Cuong township in the northern province of Nam Dinh.

The fifth session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) is scheduled to take place from May 21 to June 18, 2018, heard the December 13 sitting of the NA Standing Committee as part of its ongoing 19th meeting.

President Tran Dai Quang asked border guards to play their crucial role in safeguarding border and island sovereignty and security during a working session with the Border Guards High Command in Hanoi on December 13. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged youngsters to become pioneers in all sectors, from socio-economic development to national defence.