The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a meeting in Hanoi on November 26 to seek overseas Vietnamese (OV)'s opinions about the results of the five-year implementation of the Politburo’s Directive No. 45/CT-TW and how to develop the country in the new context.

The 11th plenum of the 12th Party Central Committee concluded in Hanoi on October 12 after six days of sitting, fulfilling all of its set working agenda.

The 11th plenum of the Party Central Committee, 12th tenure, opened in Hanoi on October 7 under the chair of Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on March 7 emphasized the importance of preventing and fighting corruption, and urged relevant authorities to work out effective anti-corruption measures for the future.