Top leaders pay Tet visits to localities
(VOVWORLD) - Leaders of the Party, State, and Government of Vietnam paid visits to several localities ahead of Tet, the traditional Lunar New Year Festival.
 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong pays tribute to the Ly Kings at Do Temple in Bac Ninh province, January 24, 2022. |
During a visit to Bac Ninh on Monday, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong urged the northern province to improve its business climate and competitiveness to become a modern industrial hub before 2030.
He emphasized that economic growth should go hand in hand with social and cultural development.
Mr. Trong offered incense at Do Temple dedicated to 8 Kings of the Ly Dynasty which ruled Vietnam from the 11th century to the 13th century.
 President Nguyen Xuan Phuc visits HCM city's police force, January 24, 2022. |
In HCM city, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc inspected the Tet work plans of the municipal police force and military command.
He called on the police and military to heighten vigilance to ensure social law and order and deal with any contingencies during the lunar New Year Festival.
 PM Pham Minh Chinh (right) is welcomed by HCM city's health workers, January 24, 2022. (Photo: Nhat Bac/VGP) |
The same day, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh praised HCM city’s health sector’s key role in turning the southern metropolis from a COVID-19 hotspot into a “green zone.”
Presenting gifts to local health workers, Mr. Chinh called for accelerating vaccination and effectively implementing socio-economic recovery and disease prevention and control programs.