In Vietnam, the multi-sector economy was officially recognised in the documents of the 6th National Party Congress; the encouragement and facilitation of private economic development was affirmed at the 7th congress, and further emphasised at the 8th congress.

A delegation from the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) took part in an international forum on socialism entitled “Marxism in the 21st century” in Vientiane on November 8.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) held the eight theoretical exchange workshop, themed “the Vitality of Marxism today,” in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho on October 16.

The ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) hosted an international seminar themed “Karl Marx and today socialism” in the capital city of Kathmandu on May 30 and 31.

The scientific and revolutionary values of Karl Marx’s ideological heritage and the significance of Marxism to the world and Vietnam revolution were reiterated at an international scientific workshop held in Hanoi on May 4

Pham Duc Vinh, Vice Secretary of the Party’s Committee in Russia, shared Vietnam’s experience in building socialism at a meeting in Moscow, Russia on May 13.