HANOI -- Vietnam will hold a two-day state funeral for Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, who passed away on July 19 at the age of 80, a special communique announced here on Saturday. The communique was jointly issued by the CPV Central Committee, the National Assembly, the president, the government and the …
HANOI, Vietnam — Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party and the country’s most powerful politician, has died following months of ill health, official media said Friday. During Trong’s tenure as president and Communist Party chief, Guterres said, “Vietnam continued its remarkable development journey to emerge as one of the world’s fastest-growing economies and an important partner …
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a key speech during a meeting with representatives of young Chinese and Vietnamese and people who have contributed to the China-Vietnam friendship in Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec 13, 2023. HANOI -- The following is the full text of the speech by General Secretary of the …