State President hands over appointment decisions to 2 Deputy PMs, 4 ministers for 2021-2026 term
President Luong Cuong on February 18 presided over a ceremony to announce and hand over the presidential decisions appointing two deputy prime ministers and four ministers serving the 2021-2026 term.
From left: State President Luong Cuong (3nd) and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (2nd) congratulate the new Deputy PMs Mai Van Chinh (1st) and Nguyen Chi Dung. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – State President Luong Cuong on February 18 presided over a ceremony to announce and hand over the presidential decisions appointin﷽g two deputy prime ministers and fou💜r ministers serving the 2021-2026 term.
Accordingly, Mai Van Chinh and Nguyen Chi Dung have been appointed as Deputy PMs; Tran Hong Minh as Minister of Construction; Nguyen Manh Hung as Minister of Science and Technology; Do Duc Duy as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development; and Dao Ngoc Dung as Minister of Ethnic and Religious Affairs.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and other leaders of the Party and State presented flowers to congratulate the new cabinet members.
In his speech, President Cuong affirmed that these appointments are a recognition of the significant contributions made by the appointees throughout their careers. Their new roles come with greater responsibility, expectations, and challenges as they join the Government and the PM to successfully carry out heavy tasks in 2025 and beyond.
Regarding the new deputy PMs, the State leader praised Chinh for his outstanding contributions to the development of the Party's organisational work and Dung, who served almost two terms as Minister of Planning and Investment, for his leadership experience in the economic field.
Concerning the four ministers, he said Dung, as former Minister of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs, has made significant contributions to social policies and social security. Hung is known for his innovative thinking, strong vision, and willingness to take bold actions. Minh, with nearly four decades of serving the military, has excelled in various roles, including Secretary of the Cao Bang provincial Party Committee and Minister of Transport from November 2024. Duy has a solid background in construction and has experienced many positions at the local level.
From left: State President Luong Cuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh congratulate Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh (6th); Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung (5th); Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Do Duc Duy (2nd); and Minister of Ethnic and Religious Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung.
The President remarked that the Party, State, and people place great trust in and high expectations on the Government to fulfill its mission of steering the country toward rapid and sustainable development.
On behalf of the newly appointed officials, Deputy PM Nguyen Chi Dung said it is a great honour but also a heavy responsibility entrusted by the Party, State, and people. He pledged to strictly follow the Party's guidelines and policies, State laws, and the PM's leadership, exerting every effort to fulfil the assigned tasks with high determination and strong commitment./.
The newly approved legislation, consisting of five chapters and 32 articles, will take effect from March 1 this year. The adoption follows discussions held on February 13 and 14.
PM Pham Minh Chinh urged efforts to build a clean and strong Party organisation of the Government, resolutely deal with any cadre or Party member showing degradation in political thought, morality or lifestyle, self-evolution, and self-transformation, and push ahead with the combat against corruption.
Since the signing of the Vietnam-Cambodia trade and economic cooperation agreement, trade and investment ties have seen remarkable growth, substantially contributing to each country's socio-economic development and facilitating collaboration in various spheres, said Ambassador Nguyen Minh Vu.
Representatives of the overseas community and students expressed their gratitude for the Party and State’s support, their delight at growing Vietnam–China ties, and their commitment to preserving the Vietnamese identities abroad.
PM Pham Minh Chinh reiterated Vietnam’s readiness to continue dispatching agricultural experts to support Senegal’s food security through increasingly effective and innovative methods.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man expressed confidence that the legislature will soon apply AI and digital transformation more broadly, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of its legislative, supreme supervision, and decision-making functions on critical national matters.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and President and CEO of the World Economic Forum Borge Brende discussed Vietnam’s new development vision and its experience in building an independent, self-reliant and globally-integrated economy, and navigating global instability through proactive diplomacy.
Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Interim Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), and Borge Brende, WEF President and CEO, commended Vietnam’s flexible and effective economic governance and its strong economic performance.
The two PMs agreed on measures to strengthen bilateral relations in the future, especially the prompt signing of an action plan for implementing the countries' comprehensive strategic partnership, and the launch of upgraded VSIPs to include hi-tech parks, urban areas, and commercial zones.
PM Chinh requested ERIA to maintain close coordination with Vietnamese agencies and research institutes to promote policy research and consultations, and help the country increase productivity, quality, and competitiveness of the economy, especially in digital transformation, green transition, and circular economy, to contribute to achieving the rapid, sustainable development and double-digit economic growth goals it has set out for the coming decades.
The new Quang Tri province will include 78 commune-level units and features key assets such as the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, a long coastline, historical landmarks, three international border gates, deep-water ports, a modern transport network, and two airports.
The rehearsal took place at the National Military Training Centre No. 4, the Vietnam National University - Hanoi, and the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, involving more than 7,400 officers and soldiers.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on June 25 on the sidelines of the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Tianjin city, China, during which he affirmed Vietnam attaches great importance to its multifaceted cooperation with Ecuador and proposes continued dialogue, negotiation, and signing of cooperation agreements in trade, investment, finance, and agriculture.
A working visit to Toulouse by Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang from June 23–25 has laid important groundwork for expanding multi-sector cooperation between Vietnam and the Occitanie region.
Prof. Dr. Georgy Toloraia, Executive Director of the National Committee for BRICS Research and Director of the Centre for Russian Strategy in Asia at the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, expressed his confidence that Vietnam will become a substantial and influential partner of BRICS.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed enhancing economic and trade cooperation, including the development of railway connectivity between Vietnam and Kyrgyzstan, which will also strengthen links with Central Asian nations.
The new law abolishes the death penalty for eight criminal offenses: the crime aimed at overthrowing the people’s government; the crime of sabotaging state infrastructure and technical facilities; the crime of producing and trading counterfeit medicines for treatment and prevention; the crime of destroying peace and causing aggressive war; the crime of espionage; that of illegally transporting narcotics; embezzlement; and bribe taking.
Vietnam will continue to coordinate closely with and make positive contributions to the initiatives and collective work of the Group of 77 (G77) developing nations, said Ambassador Do Hung Viet, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN.
