Featured events of the week from May 12 to 17

Expressing deep gratitude and love for Uncle Ho

General Secretary To Lam offers incense at Kim Lien National Special Relic Site. Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA

On the occasion of the 135th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2025), many exciting and meaningful activities were held in provinces and cities across the country, expressing the deep gratitude and love of the people for Uncle Ho.

On May 15, General Secretary To Lam and the Central Working Delegation visited Chung Son Temple - Uncle Ho's Ancestral Temple and Kim Lien National Special Relic Site, Nghe An Province. The General Secretary planted a souvenir tree at Kim Lien Relic Site; presented Nghe An Province with the light sculpture "Vietnam - Golden History Pages"; visited the Sen Village Library; presented gifts to policy families and students of Kim Lien High School. The General Secretary also attended the opening ceremony of the 2025 National Sen Village Festival and the inauguration of the "Uncle Ho Visits His Hometown" Statue in Nghe An...

Statue of “Uncle Ho visiting his hometown”. Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA

On the afternoon of May 14 in Hanoi, Politburo member and Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh attended the launching ceremony of the President Ho Chi Minh Electronic Bookcase. The bookcase includes 135 valuable books, deeply reflecting Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style, and is a valuable source of information and practical lessons for generations in cultivating personality, promoting patriotism and overcoming difficulties following Uncle Ho's example.

On this occasion, many cultural, artistic and exhibition activities took place across the country to celebrate Uncle Ho's birthday; to praise examples of following Uncle Ho's teachings, and to summarize 10 years of implementing Directive 05-CT/TW of the Politburo on "Promoting the study and following of Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and lifestyle"...

Promoting democracy and substance in consulting people to amend the 2013 Constitution

General Secretary To Lam chaired a meeting of the Secretariat on the implementation of the situation of collecting opinions from the people, sectors and levels on the content of amending and supplementing a number of articles of the 2013 Constitution. Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA

On the afternoon of May 13, at the Party Central Committee Headquarters, General Secretary To Lam chaired a meeting of the Secretariat on the implementation and status of collecting opinions from the people, sectors and levels on the content of amending and supplementing a number of articles of the 2013 Constitution.

Speaking at the meeting, General Secretary To Lam noted that it is necessary to continue to widely disseminate to the people the purpose, meaning, scope, and content of amending and supplementing a number of articles of the 2013 Constitution; diversify forms for people to contribute opinions, without restricting any form; ensure promoting democracy and substance; strengthen the mobilization of people to contribute opinions through the application via VneID, and at the same time, strongly promote this as a national digital citizen application, limiting distorted arguments and sabotage of the policy of applying digital citizens.

The Secretariat assigned the National Assembly Party Committee to preside over and coordinate with relevant agencies to summarize the process of collecting public opinions after completion in order to draw lessons to continue to effectively collect public opinions on major national issues in the coming time.

Vietnam and Thailand upgrade relations to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra co-chaired the 4th meeting of the Vietnam-Thailand Joint Cabinet. Photo: Duong Giang/VNA

At the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand Paetongtarn Shinawatra paid an official visit to Vietnam from May 15-16, 2025.

During this time, Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra visited President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum and laid a wreath at the Monument to Heroes and Martyrs (Bac Son Street, Ba Dinh, Hanoi).

General Secretary To Lam and President Luong Cuong received him, and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the official welcoming ceremony; held talks; co-chaired the 4th Vietnam-Thailand Joint Cabinet Meeting; witnessed the signing ceremony and exchange of 8 cooperation documents in the fields of economy, security and education between the two countries. The two Prime Ministers also co-chaired the Vietnam-Thailand Business Forum.

The two sides officially announced the upgrading of Vietnam-Thailand relations to “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership”, opening a new chapter in the history of bilateral relations, demonstrating the long-term vision, strategic trust and common aspirations of the two countries for a future of solidarity and sustainable development.

Vietnamese children firmly step into the new era

President Luong Cuong speaks at the ceremony to honor Uncle Ho's Good Children on the morning of May 15. Photo: Lam Khanh/VNA

With the theme “Vietnamese Children Firmly Stepping Into the New Era”, the 10th National Congress of Uncle Ho’s Good Children took place in Hanoi from May 13 to 15, gathering 500 delegates who are outstanding team members, teenagers and children, representing nearly 16 million children across the country.

At the ceremony to honor Uncle Ho's Good Children on the morning of May 15 at Ho Guom Theater, General Secretary To Lam sent a congratulatory flower basket. Speaking at the ceremony, President Luong Cuong was moved to recall Uncle Ho's deep affection for children; at the same time, he emphasized that youth and childhood only come once, so children should boldly dream, but the most important thing is to nurture their will, forge their determination, and constantly study and practice to make those dreams come true. The baggage that children carry on the road ahead is not only knowledge, but also a passionate love for the Fatherland and their compatriots, the desire to contribute, and confidence when entering a new era - an era of prosperous and powerful development of the Vietnamese nation.

President Luong Cuong believes that the 500 typical children present here will be "Messengers" who will positively inspire, arouse aspirations, dreams and ideas of dedication for the young generation of the country; at the same time, he calls on the children to spread good deeds, encourage good things, encourage friends to study, practice and compete to follow the 5 teachings of Uncle Ho, always carry a positive spirit of learning, overcome all difficulties to move towards a bright future for themselves and more broadly, contribute to building a bright future for the beloved country of Vietnam.

Aiming to master strategic technologies and core technologies

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung delivers a speech at the ceremony to celebrate Vietnam Science and Technology Day. Photo: Hoang Hieu/VNA

On the afternoon of May 16, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung attended and delivered a speech at the event "Vietnam Science and Technology Day May 18" in 2025.

The theme of this year's Vietnam Science and Technology Day is: "Science, technology, innovation and digital transformation: Breakthroughs to bring the country into a prosperous and strong era" demonstrating the determination and strategic vision of the Party, the State and the entire science and technology sector on the core role of knowledge, technology, innovation and digital transformation in the journey of national development.

Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung requested ministries, branches, localities and the community of experts and scientists to focus on synchronously implementing breakthrough tasks and solutions: Continuing to perfect institutions, creating an open and transparent legal corridor to "untie" the fields of science, technology and innovation; developing a national innovation ecosystem in a comprehensive direction; promoting basic research activities to master strategic and core technologies.

On this occasion, many activities to celebrate Science and Technology Day were organized by ministries, branches and localities across the country.

Source: https://kontumtv.vn/tin-tuc/tin-trong-nuoc/su-kien-noi-bat-tuan-tu-12-17-5