Building and preserving unity in the Party was always considered by President Ho Chi Minh to be the foremost important mission. Solidarity and unity are not only a matter of life and death for each Party organisation at all levels, but also the life of the entire Party. It is vital to the Vietnamese revolution.

As 2023 is nearing its end, the Vietnam News Agency has selected the top 10 events shaping the country in the year.

The eighth plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee opened in Hanoi on October 2 under the chair of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. The gathering will run until October 8.

The 13th Party Central Committee opened its mid-term meeting in Hanoi on May 15, chaired by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) was born in February 1930 with the mission of leading the country. Under the leadership of the CPV, Vietnam has gained a number of glorious revolutionary victories.

Vietnam was named among the world’s top 20 host economies for foreign direct investment for the first time in 2020 with an inflow of 16 billion USD.

On the occasion of the 131st birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19) and the elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and all-level People's Councils 2021-2026 (May 23), Professor, Dr Nguyen Phu Trong, Party General Secretary, has written an article titled “Some theoretical and practical issues on socialism and the path towards socialism in Vietnam.”

President Ho Chi Minh was an exemplary of a great communist living a benevolent life, an extraordinary hero of the nation who dedicated his whole life to fighting for the sake of the Vietnamese nation and people.

Studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and lifestyle has become a crucial, regular task of each Party committee and organisation, as well as each official and Party member, significantly contributing to Party building and rectification, according to a conclusion of the Politburo.

Of 868 the candidates, who will run for 500 seats in the 15th National Assembly, 665 are nominated by localities, according to the National Election Council.

Member of the 13th Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung was appointed Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism at the 11th session of the 14th National Assembly on April 8.

Nguyen Duc Hai, member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, Chairman of the National Assembly’s Finance-Budget Committee, was elected as Vice Chairman of the National Assembly at the 11th sitting of the 14th legislature on April 1 morning.

Nguyen Khac Dinh, member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, Secretary of the Khanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee, was elected as Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam at the 11th session of the 14th legislature on April 1 morning.

Member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung has been appointed as head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations.

The 13th National Party Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam has set out major tasks to develop the country.

Under Decision 06-QDNS/TW on Feb. 18, 2021, Nguyen Trong Nghia is assigned to be the head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Popularisation and Education.