The 13th National Party Congress held a working session in the afternoon of January 30, and heard a report on the results of the election and announcement of the list of the 200 elected to the 13th-tenure Party Central Committee, including 180 official and 20 alternate members.

The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has received congratulatory messages from the communist parties of Russia, France and India.

A total 1,587 delegates representing more than 5 million Party members nationwide are attending the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), which officially kicked off in Hanoi on January 26.

The preparatory session for the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam took place at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi on January 25.

The association of literature and arts of Lao Cai province has recently held a ceremony to announce winners of a short story writing contest launched on the joint art magazine of Lao Cai, Yen Bai and Phu Tho provinces.

The Yen Bai Confederation of Labour has been making efforts to bring a warmer Tet (Lunar New Year) festival to local workers.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc paid a visit to the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin (VAVA) on January 20, during which he praised the efforts, activeness and creativity of the association at all levels in protecting the legitimate rights of Agent Orange/dioxin (AO) victims as well as caring and supporting them.

YBO - As of December 15, equipment had been installed and put into trial run at certain hospitals in Yen Bai province under the “Decentralised health care systems – Telemedicine project at Viet Duc Hospital to provincial hospitals”

The 15th plenum of the Party Central Committee wrapped up on January 17 after completing all the contents of its agenda.

YBO - The Yen Bai Party Committee kicked off the “Celebrating one Tet together” campaign in late 2012, which encouraged Mong ethnic people to change their mindset on a tradition that no longer suits their current modern living conditions.

YBO - Almost supermarkets, retail outlets and shops in Yen Bai city have thoroughly prepared for goods to serve consumers during year’s end and the 2021 Lunar New Year festival.

A strong cold spell hit the north and north central provinces from the evening of January 7-11, affecting local lives and production.

YBO - The Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam under the Ministry of Science and Technology has recoginised the geographical indication of “Mang tre Bat Do” (Bat Do bamboo shoots) for Bat Bo bamboo shoot products of Yen Bai province.

In a joyful atmosphere on the first day of the New Year 2021, Co Phuc bridge – Tran Yen district’s first large bridge across the Red River connecting communes on the right bank of the Red River with the district’s centre, was inaugurated on January 1 after one year of construction to the welcome of thousands of residents in Tran Yen district and those in Yen Bai province.

The office of the People’s Committee of Yen Bai province held a conference to announce a new decision on personnel and organisation work on January 4.

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has selected the Top 10 events that shaped the world in 2020.

Vietnam will continue to actively contribute to the activities of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam at the UN, has said.

Tran Yen district in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai is now home to 16 ethnic minority groups and each has its own custom.

YBO - The northern province of Yen Bai on December 3 hosted a national conference to review the implementation of the new-style rural area building programme in regions with extreme difficulties in the 2016-2020 period and draw out orientations for the 2021-2025 period.

Chairman of the Yen Bai Provincial People’s Committee Tran Huy Tuan recently attended a ceremony to connect the final spans of Co Phuc bridge crossing the Red River in Tran Yen district.

An agent of Hyundai Thanh Cong JSC has been launched in Yen Bai province, covering an area of 20,000 sq.m, in Tien Phu village, Van Phu commune of Yen Bai city, of which its showroom is 831 sq.m. The agent has a total investment of over 200 billion VND.

Vietnam Report JSC on November 24 announced a list of Top 10 prestigious companies in the logistics sector in 2020.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held talks with his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Techo Hun Sen via videoconference on November 24 to discuss ways to enhance the bilateral relations and exchange views on some international and regional issues of shared concern.

YBO - Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The had a working session on November 17 with Secretary of the Yen Bai provincial Party Committee Do Duc Duy and Secretary of the Ha Giang provincial Party Committee Dang Quoc Khanh to discuss a project on building a road linking Ha Giang with the Noi Bai – Lao Cai Expressway.

YBO - Over the past few days, localities across Yen Bai province have been in a celebratory atmosphere of the great national solidarity festival which marks the 90th anniversary of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (November 18, 1930 – 2020). Every street and hamlet here is red with the national flags and banners, and locals have joyfully taken part in activities of this solidarity festival.