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14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam to be convened in January
Screenshot of the closing ceremony of the CPV congress, Hanoi, February 2021. Read more about that congress at: Highlights from the 13th National Party Congress of the CPV The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has issued an official notice to the International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties announcing that the 14th National Congress of the CPV will be convened from 19 to 25 January, 2026. COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIET NAM CENTRAL COMMITTEE To: International Meeting of Co

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Dec 31, 20252 min read


On Lenin and Leninism: Ho Chi Minh
First published in the Soviet magazine Socialism: Theory and Practice in September, 1985: The life of the fighter for the people's happiness, Ho Chi Minh, (''worldlywise" - in Vietnamese) was both colourful and eventful. His real name was Nguyen Tat Thanh (1890-1969). He was the son of a village teacher. He began his revolutionary activity in his early youth. At the age of 15 he was a liaison for the local patriotically-minded democrats fighting against the French colonialist

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Dec 28, 20255 min read


Report on the 41st Central Convention of the Communist Party of Canada
The 41st Central Convention of the Communist Party of Canada convened in Montreal from December 5-7, 2025, amidst a consequential and dangerous period for the working class in Canada and worldwide. The Convention met in a spirit of political unity, determined to analyze and respond to an accelerating imperialist drive towards world war, a rightward shift by the federal government, and a rapidly intensifying corporate assault. Delegates assessed a situation where the Carney g

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Dec 15, 20257 min read


Cuba and Vietnam hold virtual meeting on macroeconomic stabilization and productive transformation
Image via the PCC Via the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), translated from the Spanish Jorge Luis Broche Lorenzo, a member of the Secretariat and head of the Economic and Productive Department of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), led a virtual meeting with Nguyen Thanh Nghi, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and head of its Policy and Strategy Commission. The theme agreed upon for this exchange was "The role of the Party in macroeconomic

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Dec 11, 20251 min read


Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam visits Cuba
On Tuesday, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, met with Ho Phuoc Dung, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and Deputy Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, at the Palace of the Revolution. Images via Estudios Revolución By Yaima Puig Meneses, translated from the Spanish The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist

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Dec 4, 20252 min read


Tô Lâm makes official state visit to the Lao People's Democratic Republic
Thongloun Sisoulith and Tô Lâm on December 1 -- image via X Various Sources General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Tô Lâm made his first official visit to the Lao People's Democratic Republic in his current role, highlighting the strong and longstanding ties between Vietnam and the fellow socialist country. Tô Lâm, arrived in Vientiane accompanied by his spouse and a senior Party and State delegation, for a two-day official visit that started Monday, Decemb

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Dec 2, 20252 min read


Cuba and Vietnam reaffirm historic ties of solidarity
Image via the PCC By Wennys Díaz Ballaga, translated from the Spanish In a meeting that reaffirms the historic friendship between Cuba and Vietnam, established by Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz and Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh, Dr. Roberto Morales Ojeda, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) welcomed the delegation from the Scientific Council of the Central Organs of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV). The delegation was led by Vu Thanh

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Nov 19, 20252 min read


General Secretary To Lam visits the grave of Karl Marx
Images via X Various Sources General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam, along with his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly and a high-level Vietnamese delegation, visited Karl Marx’s grave at Highgate Cemetery in London on October 28, 2025, as part of their official three-day visit to the United Kingdom at the invitation of Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Upon arrival, the delegation observed a minute of silence and laid a wreath in tribute to the great philosopher, theorist,

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Nov 7, 20251 min read


13th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee concludes its 14th plenum
To Lam speaks at the conclusion of the 14th plenum -- image via news video screenshot Various Sources The 13th Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee concluded its 14th plenum on November 6 with major resolutions to finalize preparations for the 14th National Party Congress, direct national development strategies, and streamline the political system and administrative apparatus. In his concluding statements at the plenum, To Lam, the General Secretary of the CPV C

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Nov 7, 20252 min read


Cuba and Vietnam reaffirm their ideological cooperation
Images via the PCC By Wennys Díaz Ballaga, translated from the Spanish The meeting between Dr. Roberto Morales Ojeda, a member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), and Pham Xuan Thuy, the deputy head of the Commission for Propaganda and Mass Mobilization of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), who is visiting the island with his delegation, was a reflection of the excellent state of bilateral rel

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Oct 15, 20252 min read


To Lam visits the DPRK
To Lam and Kim Jong Un -- image via X Various Sources Communist Party of Vietnam General Secretary To Lam arrived in Pyongyang in the...

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Oct 9, 20251 min read


"We are the bearers of hope": Speech by Paulo Raimundo at the Avante! Festival
Paulo Raimundo speak at the Avante! Festival -- image via the PCP Rally at the 49th. Avante! Festival Speech by Paulo Raimundo, General...

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Sep 10, 202514 min read


Daily LIFT #1721
Ho Chi Minh enjoying a football match in 1958 in Hanoi with comrades including his close comrade Prime Minister Phạm Văn Đồng seated to...

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Sep 2, 20251 min read


Joint statement of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Republic of Cuba
Joint Statement by the Republic of Cuba and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on Enhancing Historic Comradeship and Comprehensive...

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Sep 2, 202510 min read


Cuban President Díaz-Canel holds meetings with Vietnamese leaders
Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic, visits Prime Minister...

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Sep 2, 20254 min read


"Long live the glorious Socialist Republic of Viet Nam": To Lam speaks on National Day
Image of To Lam via X English translation made available by multiple official sources of General Secretary of the Communist Party of...

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Sep 2, 20255 min read


Cuba and Vietnam: Two Hearts, One Heartbeat
Presidents Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez and Luong Cuong took part in the main event commemorating the 65th anniversary of diplomatic...

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Sep 2, 20253 min read


Daily LIFT #1720
Fidel Castro visiting the liberated area of South Vietnam, September, 1973 -- Daily LIFT #1720 To his eternal credit, the tremendously...

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Sep 1, 20251 min read


Cuban President Díaz-Canel arrives in Vietnam
Photos by Alejandro Azcuy By Leticia Martínez & René Tamayo, translated from the Spanish HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Cuban President Miguel...

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Aug 31, 20252 min read


26 world leaders including Kim Jong Un to attend China's V-Day celebrations
V-Day Celebration graphic via the PRC Embassy in Ethiopia on X Various Sources At a press conference held on Thursday, August 28, Hong...

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Aug 29, 20251 min read
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