(PTOJ) - Social consciousness is an important content of Marxist - Leninist philosophy. A thorough understanding of this issue is of great significance to building new social consciousness, thereby contributing to the success of building a socialist-oriented nation with prosperous people, a strong country, and a democratic, equitable, and civilized society.

(PTOJ) - The Vietnamese international press plays an important role in conveying information about the Party's foreign policies, strategies and activities and State’s diplomacy, contributing to promoting the image and position of the country to international friends. Hence, it is essential for the staff to equip themselves with in-depth knowledge and skills in journalism and foreign affairs. This article contributes to clarifying the requirements and proposes some solutions to improve the quality of human resources in training for the Vietnamese international press today.

(PTOJ) - From the perspective of the theory of social conflicts, the press is an important means of preventing and resolving conflicts. In the prevention of and the response to Covid-19 pandemic, the Vietnamese press has actively participated in preventing and resolving social conflicts, and contributing to the political and ideological stability of the nation. Based on this fact, this article highlights some of the experiences learned for initially responding to social conflict situations in Vietnam.

(PTOJ) - The resistance war against the US for national salvation is known as the great epic of the Vietnamese people’s war in the 20th century. It was the triumph of the all-people, comprehensive, long-term resistance war, which was the combination of the highly promoted synergy with the strength of the times. The success of mass mobilization work, indeed, made a great contribution to promoting the synergy. This paper clarifies some basic viewpoints on mass mobilization work on the southern battlefield (1954-1975) and valuable lessons for mass mobilization work, boosting the strength of the entire people in the process of national construction and defense nowadays.

(PTOJ) - When mentioning the development of a law-ruled State in Vietnam, there are many opinions that it is impossible to develop a law-ruled state in case of one Communist Party ruling the nation and if it is possible, that state will not fully meet the international standards? This article affirms that, despite the difficulties of a country with only one ruling Communist Party, Vietnam can develop a law-ruled state under the common standards. Furthermore, Communist Party of Vietnam is fully capable and needs to lead this process.

(PTOJ) - Germany - the world's fourth largest industrial economy, has had a successful energy transition towards a green living model. The country has a 100% energy consumption target from renewable sources by 2035. Germany is also a pioneeringcountry and has many contributions to the process of making European and global policiesaboutclimate protection. In addition, Germany's successes in energy transition and equitable transition are also valuable experiences for developing countries to make commitments to environmental protection and sustainable development.

(PTOJ) - In order to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Southern Uprising Day (November 23, 1940 - November 23, 2020), in November 22, in Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Central Propaganda Commission of the Party and Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee coordinated to organize the national scientific conference titled "The Southern uprising - The strong will and aspiration for independence of the Vietnamese nation".

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.