(LLCT) - After “grasping the era with thought”, it can be said that a great revolution in awareness and world transformation has been carried out using Marxism. Marxism is not only a great awareness tool and a complete and close science which puts an end to the randomness and chaos in historical and political conceptions but also the method to transform the world deeply and comprehensively. Nowadays, the sustainable values of Marxism are still asserted, which makes great contributions to mankind by developing awareness about the era, foundation, develop ruling styles, and the characteristics of socialism including the path and method to build real socialism.

(LLCT) - Anti-corruption education is one of the important measures to raise awareness and responsibility of social actors on how to combat corruption and how to gradually build and form a culture of anti-corruption in society. This article will present experiences of some countries in the world and propose suggestions for Vietnam in anti-corruption education.

(LLCT) - Regional linking to create typical and unique tourism products to attract tourists have been implemented in many parts of the world as well as in Vietnam. For the Northwest, linkage is a good trend, which has been actively engaged in many localities to develop tourism, some linkage models have shown initial results. This article aims to provide some suggestions on regional linking policy for Northwestern tourism development based on analyzing results as well as the limitations that need to be overcome in Northwestern provinces.

(LLCT) - It has been 170 years since the Manifesto of the Communist Party was born. The value of its theoretical points has remained unchanged up to now. The country on the path to socialism can apply it creatively in accordance with its specific conditions. For Vietnam, the chosen transitional path to socialism is oriented and lightened by the Manifesto and Marxism - Leninism. The vitality of the Manifesto is the constant inspiration which requires us to supplement and develop the theory of socialism and the transitional path to socialism in Vietnam in the new context.

(LLCT) - Motivation is a combination of inner factors creating a driving force for development. One problem that is both urgent and strategic in the current theoretical research is studying to discover the driving forces to promote the country's socio-economic development rapidly and sustainably. These factors must act, activate and create thrust for the subject of society, which is people. In other words, it is necessary to find and activate the total motivation to create constant drive, resilience, and creativity for the people – the owners of economic and national development.

(LLCT) - The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics so far has a total of 12 journals (or 14 if including the English and e-publications of the Political Theory Journal), in which the Political Theory Journal is the only unit equivalent to a department and directly under the President of the Academy, while the others belong to the affiliated academies and research institutes. Since 2014, with the launching of the English Political Theory Journal, the contribution to international cooperation has become more visible. In the future, the leaders of journals must be proactive and active in seeking, selecting reliable partners and organizing appropriate forms of cooperation to improve their professional skills and contribute to strengthening the multi-faceted cooperative relations of the Academy.

(LLCT) - On the 12^th of April 2016, the United Nations Development Program in Vietnam (UNDP), the Centre for Official Fostering and Scientific Research (under the Fatherland Front of Vietnam), and the Centre for Community Support and Development Studies, launched Vietnam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) 2015 in Hanoi. In attendance of the ceremony were Prof. Dr. Ta Ngoc Tan, President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, H.E. Ms. Beatrice Maser Mallor, Ambassador of Switzerland to Vietnam, and Ms. Pratibha Mehta, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Vietnam.

A nation's power includes not only its hard power (geographical - population, economic, military factors) but also its soft power (political institution, ideology and national strategies (state leaders), and the will of the people in implementing strategies, social values, international relations). Therefore, the study of a country’s soft power should be taken under overall consideration of its comprehensive power.