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NDO/VNA – Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on March 8 told the 13th Party Central Committee’s second plenum that the Politburo will seek the committee’s decision on the candidates for the posts of State President, Prime Minister and National Assembly Chairperson at this plenum.

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The Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina on March 5 held a meeting with local press agencies to inform them about Vietnam’s political situation and socio-economic development as well as culture and tourism potential. Participating reporters were given an insight into Vietnam’s recent affairs, particularly the country’s successful containment of the COVID-19 pandemic and the outstanding outcomes of the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam which outlined the country's development goals and orientations for the coming time.

The launching ceremony of a tree-planting festival was held in Ho Chi Minh City’s Thu Duc City on March 7. The event among Ho Chi Minh City’s efforts in response to the Government’s programme on planting 1 billion trees to 2025.

The Yen Bai Provincial People’s Committee held a conference on March 6 to review the patriotic emulation movement in 2020 and launch the movement for 2021, as well as honouring the collectives and individuals with outstanding performance in the patriotic emulation movement.

The Hai Duong Provincial People’s Committee recently granted an investment registration certificate to An Phat Holdings for its project to develop An Phat 1 Industrial Park on an area of 180 hectares at total costs of VND1.947 trillion (US$84.43 million).

Russian animation studio Soyuzmultfilm on March 5 said it has sealed a deal with a Vietnamese partner – FPT Telecom – on licensing the screening of its five new animated series in Vietnam. The deal is the first of its kind between the two sides.

Construction for the Phan Thiet Airport project is expected to commence at the end of March, covering a total area of 543 ha in Thien Nghiep Commune, Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan Province.