The information and education board of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee has decided to suspend Tat Thanh Cang, deputy head of the compilation group for the history of the city’s Party organisation, from work for three months to serve an investigation, the board said on December 20.

The 14th plenum of the 12th-tenure Party Central Committee wrapped up in Hanoi on December 18 after nearly five days of working, with all agenda items completed.

Permanent Cabinet members on December 18 looked at the Government’s draft Resolution No.1, which sets leadership and management orientations for the whole year of 2021.

The 12th-tenure Party Central Committee (PCC) reached high consensus on personnel work related to the 13th tenure Politburo and PCC Secretariat during the 14th session, which concluded on December 18 morning after nearly five working days, two days ahead of schedule.

The People’s Procuracy of Ho Chi Minh City on December 16 commenced legal proceedings against Tat Thanh Cang, former permanent vice secretary of the municipal Party Committee, to investigate for “violations of regulations on management and use of State assets, causing losses”.

The Party Central Committee spent the second day of its 14th session debating several draft reports to be submitted to the upcoming 13th National Party Congress.

Vietnam is a key partner of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s New Southern Policy, leader of the ruling Democratic Party Lee Nak-yon affirmed while receiving Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Vu Tung on December 15.

The 14th session of the 12th Party Central Committee (PCC) began in Hanoi on December 14.

The 14th session of the 12th Party Central Committee opened in Hanoi on December 14 under the chair of Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong.

A national teleconference took place on December 12 to review outcomes of the 10-year implemenation of the Party Central Committee Secretariat’s Conclusion 61 and the Prime Minister’s Decision 673 on rural development.