The fourth edition saw an increase in both the quantity and quality of submissions, with broader and more diverse participation.

The establishment of the Communist Party of Vietnam on February 3, 1930 played a decisive role in shaping Vietnam’s revolutionary path to victory.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has creatively and flexibly applied Marxism-Leninism, tailoring it to the country’s specific conditions, while enriching and perfecting the Ho Chi Minh Thought, offering innovative theories on Vietnam’s transition to socialism, the socialist-oriented market economy, and the rule-of-law state in Vietnam, affirmed scholars attending the recent 11th International Forum on Socialism in Vientiane.

The implementation of President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology and testament is a “miraculous weapon” helping Vietnam continuously harvest successes and victories in today’s era, said Ling Dequan, a researcher from the Xinhua News Agency’s Centre for World Affairs Studies.

President Ho Chi Minh’s thought was spotlighted at a workshop entitled “President Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam-Latin America relations” at the Héctor P. Agosti Marxist Studies and Training Centre (CEFMA) in Buenos Aires on August 22.

The passing of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is a huge loss to not only the Party, State and people of Vietnam but also international friends, including Chinese scholars who have spent years studying Vietnam.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's passing is not only a great loss to the Party, State, Army and people of Vietnam, but also a huge loss to the Party, State and people of Laos.

Under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) over the past 94 years, Vietnam has achieved remarkable strides across diverse sectors, said Prof. G. Jayachandra Reddy, former Director of the Centre for Southeast Asian and Pacific Studies at the Sri Venkateswara University in India.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 17 presided over a seminar themed “Vietnam – leading sustainable investment in ASEAN” in Davos as part of his trip to Switzerland to attend the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF-54).

The 2023 contest on protecting the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s ideological foundation was launched among the members of the Party Organisation of the Central Agencies’ Bloc on March 15.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Le Hoai Trung, member of the CPV Central Committee and head of its Commission for External Relations, attended the Communist Party of China (CPC) and World Marxist Political Parties Forum held virtually on July 28.

The Lao National Academy of Politics and Public Administration on July 1 announced and guided the teaching and studying of Ho Chi Minh's complete works with a collection of 15 books and a Ho Chi Minh study dictionary at the facility.

Representatives from ministries and agencies, experts and scientists contributed their opinions to the first draft of the project to build a strategy for building and perfecting a rule-of-law socialist State till 2030 with orientations to 2045, at a meeting on April 18.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's article titled “Several theoretical and practical issues on socialism and the path towards socialism in Vietnam” constitutes an epochal strategic direction on socialism and Vietnam’s path towards socialism, a Lao official has said.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a meeting in Hanoi on September 9, reviewing works done in developing a scheme to build a strategy for building and perfecting a rule-of-law socialist state till 2030 with orientations to 2045 and agreeing on common directions for the task.

The Communist Party of Vietnam has not only embraced the principles of Marxism-Leninism, but from Ho Chi Minh onward, has successfully applied it to the realities of Vietnamese society and to enhance Vietnam’s place in the world.

The article “Several theoretical and practical issues in socialism and the path toward socialism in Vietnam” holds significance, reflecting a strategic vision, brainpower and dedication of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong to Vietnam’s revolutionary cause based on the application of Marxism-Leninism and reality in the country.

The fourth National Olympiad on Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh’s Thought kicked off on May 16 under the theme “Anh sang soi duong” (The light illuminates the road).

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on April 17 requested the Party Central Committee’s Theoretical Council to further improve both reality analysis and theoretical research on the basis of the Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh’s ideology so as to fulfill assigned tasks.

Firmly protecting the ideological foundation of the Party and refuting wrongful and hostile views play a vital role in Party building and rectification, an officer has said.