Tet Updates from Vietnam
New Year Greetings from the President
14/02/2010 – http://english.vietnamnet.vn/politics/201002/New-Year-Greetings-from-the-President-894599/
On the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet), President Nguyen Minh Triet extends his New Year greetings to people throughout the country.
People, comrades and soldiers across the country,
In 2009, despite facing the global economic downturn, natural disasters and epidemics, Vietnam continued to record tremendous achievements in politics, economics, culture, social affairs and national defense thanks to great efforts by the whole Party, people and soldiers. The country’s status was raised in the international arena, affirming the inner strength of the great national unity bloc and the Party and State’s sound policies and guidelines.
New Year’s Eve begins a New Year of the Tiger. I would like to extend my best wishes to all the people throughout the country as well as overseas Vietnamese. I would like to send my wish for peace, friendship, cooperation and development to people from different countries in the world. The Vietnamese State and people extend sincere thanks to countries and international organisations for their friendship and practical cooperation and we will do our best to promote prosperity and commit to the development of all nations.
2010 is the last year of Vietnam’s five-year plan (2006-2010) and to organize the Party congresses at all levels in the lead-up to the 11th National Party Congress. This year, we will celebrate many significant events: The 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), the 65th anniversary of national independence, the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, the 65th anniversary of the August Revolution, the 120th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh and the 35th anniversary of the total liberation of southern Vietnam. We need to mobilize all resources and make the best of our labour and learning capacity and creativity to fulfill all the targets adopted at the 10th National Party Congress and the 12th National Assembly.
With great solidarity and concerted efforts, we will be certainly successful.
Nguyen Minh Triet
Party leader sends Tet greetings
11/02/2010 – http://english.vietnamnet.vn/politics/201002/Party-leader-sends-Tet-greetings-894226/
VietNamNet Bridge – Nong Duc Manh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, yesterday, February 10, extended New Year’s greetings to revolutionary veterans, local officials and soldiers in the country.
Leaders of the Party Central Committee, the State, the Government, the National Assembly, and the Viet Nam Fatherland Front lay floral tributes at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.
Leaders of the Party Central Committee, the State, the Government, the National Assembly, and the Viet Nam Fatherland Front lay floral tributes at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.
Manh said the country prospered last year despite the global economic downturn.
“That is eloquent proof of the courage, wisdom and strength of the Vietnamese people,” Manh said.
Last year’s achievements have laid the foundations for a prosperous 2010, he said.
However he warned that challenges lay ahead. “Quite a number of difficulties are ahead of us, particularly the negative effects of the world financial crisis, natural disasters and epidemics,” Manh said.
This year would see many important historical, political and cultural events, he said.
“This year marks the end of the country’s 10-year socio-economic development strategy and the five-year plan. It will also be the end of the Party Central Committee’s tenure prior to the National Party Congress in early 2011, Manh said.
He said the party would do its utmost to achieve high economic growth, reduce inflation and maintain social security and political stability.
Manh said that with the Communist Party’s leadership, Viet Nam would overcome any challenges it faced in 2010.
He also sent his warm greetings and thanks to foreign countries and international organisations who had given their assistance in 2009.
Manh also met officials and staff of the Party Central Committee’s office and wished them a happy Tet.
Earlier yesterday, a delegation from the Party Central Committee, the National Assembly, the Government and the Viet Nam Fatherland Front, together with the President laid floral tributes at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and wreaths at the Monument of War Martyrs.
The delegation included Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, President Nguyen Minh Triet, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong, and President of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Huynh Dam.
The Prime Minister also visited President Ho Chi Minh’s memorial complex within the Presidential Palace where the national hero died more than 40 years ago, and met with staff working at the site.
He praised the staff for their efforts in taking care of the place, receiving millions of international and domestic visitors, and making real contributions to the campaign to follow Uncle Ho’s moral example.
On the same day, representatives from the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ha Noi Party Committee, the Ha Noi People’s Committee and the Municipal Fatherland Front also laid tributes at the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum and wreaths at the Monument of War Martyrs.
Top leaders tour the nation to offer wishes for Year of Tiger
12/02/2010 – http://english.vietnamnet.vn/politics/201002/Top-leaders-tour-the-nation-to-offer-wishes-for-Year-of-Tiger-894403/
VietNamNet Bridge – Top leaders yesterday toured different parts of th c country to offer Lunar New-Year wishes to people, two days before Tet officially kicks off.
Nong Duc Manh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam and Secretary of the Central Military Party Committee paid a New Year visit to the Ministry of Defence yesterday.
Manh wished the military officials, officers, and soldiers throughout the country a happy and prosperous new year.
He was full of praise for the achievements gained by the Viet Nam People’s Army in 2009 in strengthening its potential and readiness for action, particularly in the cause of all people’s national defence.
He asked the armed forces to try harder to turn the resolution on defence and military missions in 2010 of the Central Military Party Committee into reality.
He outlined the three main tasks of the year as enhancing the integrated strength of the nation, of the political system and national unity to make the all people’s defence force stronger, while consolidating the army battle readiness; further enhancing the heroic tradition of the Viet Nam People’s Army by fulfilling all assigned missions, including the advisory role to the Party and Government at all levels in national defence and security; and continuing the campaign to build a pure and strong party within the armed forces and for military units to thoroughly prepare for their grassroots level party congresses and the National Party Congress next year.
PM visits former leaders
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung wished former Party General Secretaries Do Muoi and Le Kha Phieu and former President Le Duc Anh a happy Lunar New Year yesterday.
Dung wished the former leaders good health and asked them to continue contributing their minds and hearts to the glorious cause of the Party as it climbed the stairway to socialism.
The former leaders were loyal and patriotic Communist spirits that the next generation should follow, Dung said.
He also briefed the former leaders about achievements made in 2009 despite the difficulties the country faced from the global economic crisis. The former leaders affirmed their unswerving devotion to build a wealthy, strong, just, democratic and civilised Viet Nam remained.
Homes restored
National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong urged Ninh Binh authorities to further streamline administrative reform, reduce inconveniences for the public and increase efforts to fight corruption yesterday.
Trong reminded local authorities to ensure the poor and families of war veterans and martyrs also enjoyed a happy and healthy Tet (Lunar New Year).
He said the nation’s major task this year would be to sustain growth and prevent the recurrence of to high inflation.
“To achieve sustainable growth, the Party must be transparent and people must feel secure in our just society,” he said.
Ninh Binh Province’s year-on-year economic growth rate of 15.3 per cent in 2009 was impressive.
Trong also praised the restoration of about 2,260 dilapidated houses belonging to poor people from the province last year. Similar generosity was on display this year after the province spent VND8billion (US$420,000) on Tet gifts for poor people and families of war martyrs and invalids.
He extended Tet wishes to Catholic clerics and their 16,000 followers in Ninh Binh Province’s Kim Son District.
Trong expressed his hope that Catholics would contribute to building a stronger Viet Nam. Bishop Nguyen Nang of Phat Diem diocese thanked the Party and the State for helping to improve living standards.
During yesterday’s trip, Trong visited temples that belonged to the kings Dinh and Le and Viet Nam’s largest pagoda, Bai Dinh.
As part of the preparations in the lead up to Tet, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan visited the southern province of Dong Thap.
The same day, Ngo Van Du, secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam’s Central Committee, offered his new year wishes to managers and workers of the Tien Bo Printing Company in Ha Noi.
Meanwhile, the National Assembly deputy chairwoman Tong Thi Phong had a year-end working session with leaders of the northern mountainous province of Son La.
