Vietnam News Dec 19
VNA Meeting marks 55th anniversary of National Resistance War A meeting was held in Hanoi on December 18, to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the National Resistance War (December 19). Prominent among those present were Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, President Tran Duc Luong, and Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Manh Cam. Tran Van Dang, General Secretary of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, delivered a report recalling the glorious victories of the two resistance wars against French and U.S. aggression. He stressed that the great victories of the Vietnamese people were inseparable from the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Entering a new century, the entire Party and people are determined to follow the path taken by the Party and President Ho Chi Minh, continuing with renovation process, promoting national industrialisation and modernisation, and safeguarding the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Mr Dang said. He also called upon all Party members and people to uphold the spirit of great national unity to strive for the target of a prosperous people, a strong country, and an equitable, democratic and civilised society. * On the occasion of the 55 years President Ho Chi Minh issued the Appeal for National War of Resistance (December 19, 1946-December 19, 2001), the Vietnam Revolutionary Museum and Hanoi Museum, have organised a display entitled Hanoi Joins the Whole Country in the Resistance War, 1945-1975.¹ The displaying room features nearly 500 exhibits including those on Hanoi in early days of the resistance war; weapons and tools used during 1945-1975; soldiers¹ mementoes and the support of world people to Vietnamese people in the two resistance wars. * Nhan Dan newspaper, in co-ordination with Vietnam People¹s Army General Department of Politics held a get-together for people who got involved in the propaganda and agitation works among enemy in Hanoi on December 18. This is an activity to mark the 55th anniversary of the National Resistance War (December 19), 57th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People¹s Army, the 11th anniversary of the National Defense Day and on the occasion, the Propaganda and Agitation Among Enemy Department, under the General Department of Politics, received the People¹s Army Forces Hero title. * Also on this occasion, the Viet Minh alliance board of Hoang Dieu citadel handed over photos, diaries and memoirs of the defense soldiers of the citadel. * The Party¹s Committee, People¹s Council, People¹s Committee and the Fatherland Front of Thua Thien-Hue province held a solemn ceremony to mark the 55th anniversary of the National Resistance War on December 18. * The Party¹s Committee, People¹s Council, People¹s Committee and the Fatherland Front of Binh Dinh province held a seminar to review the past 55 years under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the National Resistance War. Party leader urges Phu Tho to tap potential for development General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nong Duc Manh has urged northern midland province of Phu Tho, the native land of the founding fathers of Vietnam, the root of Vietnamese nation, to take advantages of its geographical, cultural, and historic position to develop the local economy and tourism. During his working visit to Phu Tho province on December 16 and 17, he told local leading officials that by tapping such potentials, Phu Tho's economy would develop faster than other localities. The Party leader stressed some important industries which could help the province change its economic structure. He said that Phu Tho was the first locality in which the Party Central Committee decided to build an industrial zone. The province is accessible by road, waterway and railway, and has a revolutionary tradition, and a time-honoured culture and history. All these create favourable conditions for the locality to develop, Mr Manh said. He asked the province to combine the development of industry and agriculture, agricultural production and agricultural products processing, and actively apply scientific and technological advances to production. Industry should help create new trades and services, thus generating more jobs for local people, Mr Manh noted. He also requested Phu Tho to take advantage of its culture and history by building cultural villages and tourist centres to draw more domestic and foreign visitors. The Party leader asked Phu Tho to continue implementing Party building work and exercise more democratic rights at a grassroots level. Phu Tho's gross domestic product (GDP) growth is estimated at 9.5% this year, setting up a record in recent years, the Party leader stressed. The province has registered an average annual rise of 4.5%-5% in agricultural production with food output reaching 357,000 tonnes in 2001, an increase of 157,000 tonnes
Vietnam News Dec 19
Party leader visits residents in HCM City Party General Secretary Le Kha Phieu yesterday visited residents in quarter 4 in Binh Thach district and Ho Van Hue tenement in Phu Nhuan district, Ho Chi Minh City. This was part of his trip to the city to attend the seventh Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Citys Party Committee. General Secretary Phieu heard reports on achievements recorded by the people of the quarter 4, an outstanding quarter, for the past five years. He also inquired after their heath and livelihood and praised their spirit of mutual assistance. He said he wished that the quarter would obtain sustainable developments towards prosperity and civilisation. Mr Phieu called on and presented gifts to Cham ethnic minority people in the quarter and visited Ho Van Hue tenement. President values Heroic Mothers contributions President Tran Duc Luong expressed profound gratitude of the Party and State to the sacrifices and devotions by Vietnamese Heroic Mothers and families with contributions to the struggle for the national independence. During a meeting with Vietnamese Heroic Mothers and contributors to the country from the Central Highlands province of Dac Lac in Hanoi on December 18, President Luong inquired after their health and living conditions and was happy at the mutual assistance of people of ethnic minority groups in the province, which helped many families to get out of hunger and poverty. The president also asked the provincial authorities to pay more attention to the spiritual as well as material life of the Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, families, and of the war invalids and families of war martyrs. The Heroic Mothers expressed their gratitude to the Party, State and President Luongs attention paid to them. They further affirmed to continue encouraging and educating their offspring to follow the revolutionary tradition, thus making a contribution to the national renovation and building a richer and stronger country. Vietnam treasures co-operation with Iraq, says president President Tran Duc Luong receives Iraqi Trade Minister Mohammed Mehdi Saleh. Vietnam always treasures its friendship and co-operation with Iraq, said President Tran Duc Luong while receiving Iraqi Trade Minister Mohammed Mehdi Saleh in Hanoi on December 18. President Luong thanked the Iraqi government and people for their support to Vietnam and expressed the Vietnamese people's solidarity with the Iraqi people in their just struggle for national independence and territorial integrity. He expressed the hope that the Vietnam-Iraq traditional friendship and co-operation would be further developed to their mutual benefit and for peace, stability and development in each region. President Luong asked Minister Saleh to convey his best regards to President Saddam Hussein and expressed his wishes that under the latter's leadership the Iraqi people would continue overcoming every difficulty and obtaining greater achievements in their national defence and construction. Trade Minister Saleh expressed joy at the achievements of the Vietnamese people in the past struggle for national independence and in national construction. He briefed President Luong about Iraq's political and socio-economic situation and affirmed the Iraqi people's determination to continue with their struggle for national independence and territorial integrity while constantly boosting co-operation with Vietnam. (VNA) Cu Chis excellent pupils presented scholarships PM Phan Van Khai presents scholarships to excellent pupils in difficulties. Prime Minister Phan Van Khai participated in a ceremony to present scholarships granted by the Governmental Office, the Ha Tien Cement Company No 1 and others donors to 400 excellent pupils in difficulties of Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City on December 17. The prime minister urged the pupils to learn harder in order to become good citizens, thus making active contributions to national construction, deserving to be children of a locality that has revolutionary traditions and made great achievements during the countrys resistance wars. More than 10,000 martyrs died on the land of Cu Chi so that their children can be able to go to schools, the prime minister stressed. The authorities and people of Cu Chi have always attached importance to education and training work. Since 1996, the district has set up an Education Sponsoring Fund with the participation of 82 donors to help excellent pupils in difficulties. The Vietnam Unilever group has announced a two-year educational sponsoring programme worth over VND 3 billion for the district. The programme includes providing US $50,000 as scholarships to study abroad to Cu Chis young talents in the 2000-2002 period and building a modern kindergarten worth VND 2.5 billion in An Nhon Tay, a poor village of the district. Other units such as Kymdan Company, the Association for Poor Patients also sent gifts to Cu Chis excellent pupils.
