Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang to seize new opportunities to overcome difficulties in the post-slowdown period and fulfil tasks for 2010.

The Vietnamese Embassy in New Zealand and the New Zealand-Vietnam Friendship Society jointly celebrated the Lunar New Year Festival for Vietnamese nationals and foreign friends in Wellington on February 14.

NA Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong: To gain people’s confidence, the National Assembly has no choice but continue renewing itself to meet voters’ needs.

Vietnamese Embassy officials and staff, and representatives of Vietnamese agencies in Mexico have laid a wreath at President Ho Statue in Cuauhtemoc city in commemoration of the late president on the Lunar New Year Festival.

“We are confident about our strength of the great national unity bloc, and of continuing international cooperation as we prepare to enter 2010 with major celebrations featuring some big events,” said State President Nguyen Minh Triet in an interview granted to a Radio Voice of Vietnam (VOV) reporter on the eve of the Traditional Lunar New Year Festival.

On the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet), State President Nguyen Minh Triet extends his New Year greetings to people throughout the country.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung paid a Tet visit to the Ho Chi Minh City Party Standing Committee on February 13.

Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh offered incense at late President Ho Chi Minh’s memorial place in the President Palace in Hanoi on February 13 to mark the Lunar New Year festival (Tet).

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung paid Tet visits to former State President Vo Chi Cong and PM Phan Van Khai on February 12.

The piano music played by General Giap resounded in the quiet and slightly chilly atmosphere of early spring. I silently gazed at the world-famous General who was passionately playing a melody by the genius composer Beethoven;

The Vietnamese embassy in Mexico held a banquet on February 11 to celebrate the coming Lunar New Year, which was attended by representatives of the Mexican Foreign Ministry, Mexican political parties, and the Mexico-Vietnam Friendship and Cooperation Society.

Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh has praised Hanoi capital for its important contributions to nationwide efforts to overcome difficulties and boost the country’s profile internationally.

The Phu My Lepironia Project, a conservation initiative in Vietnam, was introduced at a press conference of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in New York on February 11.

A delegation from the Cambodian Royal Army, led by General Dieng Sarun, Deputy Chief of Staff of High Command of Guards, paid a Tet visit to the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on February 11.

On February 11, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung paid a New Year visit to former Party General Secretaries Do Muoi and Le Kha Phieu and former State President Le Duc Anh.

The Vietnamese community in Australia, including students, made critical contributions to the bilateral relations between the two countries, not only in the cultural area but also in economic and political fields, said Australian Governor General Quentin Alice Louise Bryce.

Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Phu Trong has stated that in the process of national construction and defence, the Party and State consistently pursue a policy to bring into full play the strength of the entire nation.

Dong Thap province should try its best to reach or surpass all socio-economic development targets, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan during his New Year visit to the provincial Party Committee, administration and local people on February 11.

It is imperative to build a strong all-people national defense, said Party leader Nong Duc Manh during his visit to the Ministry of National Defense on February 11.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan held a get-together on February 10 to celebrate Tet.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia held a ceremony on February 10 to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the two countries’ diplomatic ties.

Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh has asked the Party Central Committee Office to meet targets set out for 2010 by the Party Central Committee and its Political Bureau and Secretariat.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai and Government Office leaders offered incense to commemorate late President Ho Chi Minh at his relic complex in Hanoi on February 10.

In 2010 the Ministry of National Defence will continue to pursue the foreign policy of independence and self-reliance while expanding and diversifying international relations and actively integrating into the world.

Vietnam has overcome numerous difficulties and made strong achievements in 2009, which will create an important prerequisite for more success in 2010, says Party leader Nong Duc Manh. 

The US Texas Secretary of State welcomed the Vietnamese Consul General in the US City of Houston on February 9 and expressed her delight at new progress in the Vietnam-US relationship, and the Vietnam-Texas relationship in particular.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thonglun Sisoulith on February 09 presented high Lao distinctions to 59 Vietnamese nationals in recognition of their significant contributions to Laos’ national liberation, construction and defence.

A delegation of senior Party and State leaders, led by Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, paid floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum in Hanoi on February 10 to mark the Lunar New Year festival.

State President Nguyen Minh Triet has called on Ho Chi Minh City to continue playing a leading role in economic growth and renewal in 2010, a year with numerous challenges lying ahead.

“Egypt should learn from Vietnam, not only from other countries in the world,” wrote Dr. Abdel Moneim Said, President of Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies in an article printed in Egypt’s Pyramid Newspaper.