First working day of 13th Party Central Committee's 10th plenum

The 10th plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee began in Hanoi on September 18.

The 10th plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee begins in Hanoi on September 18. (Photo: VNA)

In the morning, the committee held a plenary session. Participants observed a minute of silence in memory of residents and soldiers killed during the recent Typhoon Yagi and its aftermath, and raised fund in support of the victims.

Luong Cuong, Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, presented a report on the plenum’s agenda.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam chaired and delivered a speech at the opening session.

The committee then discussed in groups the draft political report to be submitted to the 14th National Party Congress, and another on a number of theoretical and practical issues about socialist-oriented reform in Vietnam over the past 40 years.

Group discussions continued in the afternoon, focusing on draft reports on the five-year implementation of the 2021-2030 socio-economic development strategy, and orientations and tasks for 2026-2030; the implementation of the 2024 socio-economic development plan, as well as the 2025 plan; and the implementation of state budget in 2024 and estimate for 2025; along with the 2025-2027 budget-finance plan; and the North-South high-speed railway project.

The personnel work will dominate group discussions in the evening, including that of the 13th Party Central Committee and orientations for the 14th tenure./.

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