Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked ministers and heads of governmental agencies, as well as local authorities, to promptly carry out major tasks for this year following the recent Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, the longest annual holiday in Vietnam.

President Truong Tan Sang has praised Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PVN) efforts in fuelling national economy and contributing to fulfilling national defence and external relations tasks. 

President Truong Tan Sang on February 7 asked central Thanh Hoa province to continue implementing agriculture reforms, saying this would help raise the living standards of residents.

(VOV) - State President Truong Tan Sang has called on Vietnamese people to plant and protect forests for a sustainable ecological environment.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on February 3 launched the annual tree planting festival in Hanoi’s outlying district of Ba Vi. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung toured the Vietnam Waste Solution (VWS) company – a well-regarded solid waste treatment operator based in Ho Chi Minh City - on February 2, the third day of the traditional Lunar New Year.

(VOV) - Vietnamese people are steadfastly independent and proud of their cultural roots. Since the founding of the Vietnamese state they have stood with unanimity to create a formidable strength propelling the nation forward.

President Truong Tan Sang on January 31 visited and extended New Year wishes to workers living away from home in Ho Chi Minh City, noting that the Party and State always take heed of improving their lives.

(VOV)- President Truong Tan Sang has extended his seasonal greetings and well-wishes to citizens nationwide on the eve of the traditional lunar New Year Festival (Tet).

(VOV) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong says the strength of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) lies in its close connection with the people, whose strength originates from the Party’s leadership.

(VOV) - President Sang on January 30 paid Tet visits to religious dignitaries and artists in HCM City.

(VOV) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong offered incense in tribute to the late President Ho Chi Minh at House No. 67 in Hanoi. The January 28 ceremony is part of the run-up to the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.

President Truong Tan Sang paid a pre-Tet visit to Regiment 61, Air Defence Division 361, the Air Defence and Air Force of the Vietnam People’s Army on January 27.

(VOV) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has urged the whole nation to work together as one to build a prosperous nation and fulfill objectives for 2014.

(VOV) - A delegation of the Party, State, Government, National Assembly and Vietnam Fatherland Front paid floral tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh on the 84th anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

(VOV) - The Government is committed to clamping down on corruption and strengthening the organisation and prosecution of big time cases in its bid to restore people’s trust.  

(VOV) -Scientists and artists are responsible for improving intellectual standards and cultivating the next generation of national talents.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called for the best efforts by ministries, agencies and localities to ensure a warm, happy and safe New Year holiday for the people, at the regular government meeting in Hanoi on January 25.

(VOV) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong presented the “75 years of Party membership” insignia to former General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Do Muoi at a ceremony in Hanoi on January 25.

(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung offered incense at President Ho Chi Minh’s old house as part of a January 25 tribute to the late leader.

President Truong Tan Sang has stressed the need for the country’s experienced citizens to set a greater moral example to the next generations.

(VOV) - A Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) delegation visited and extended Lunar New Year (Tet) wishes to the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee (VFFCC) on January 22.

Politburo member and Permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Le Hong Anh on January 21 paid a pre-Tet visit to officers and soldiers of the Long Khot Border Guard Station in Thai Binh Trung commune, Vinh Hung district, the Mekong Delta province of Long An. 

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao has attributed the capital’s impressive growth to the enthusiastic contribution of press agencies, especially in the mass mobilisation work. 

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has asked the Red River Delta province of Thai Binh to strongly develop high-quality agriculture and production connected to processing and sales. 

(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung stressed the importance of matching the Government Office’s 2014 working programme with practical realities at a 21 January conference in Hanoi.

The contribution of primeval Buddhism in Vietnam’s human and national development was explored in depth at a symposium in Ho Chi Minh City on January 18 marking the 57 years since it was introduced to the country. 

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has directed the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien to pay attention to socio-economic infrastructure, particularly its transport system in a bid to shed its status as an underdeveloped locality.

The northwestern region needs to strongly advertise its strength and promote trade activities abroad in order to attract foreign investment, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has appreciated development work undertaken by ethnic groups, reiterating that the Party and State attach great importance to ethnic community development.