MA. PHAM THI VINH HA
Political Theory Journal,
Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics

(PTOJ) - Our Party and President Ho Chi Minh have always been determined that the contingent of cadre play a key role in the revolutionary cause. As a result, they have always paid attention to the work of building a contingent of cadres that meet the mission requirements. Cadre evaluation is an important stage in this process. The article clarifies President Ho Chi Minh's views on cadre evaluation, including the methods and purposes of evaluating cadres, promoting evaluation results, and handling weak, insufficiently competent, or non-compliant cadres. Those views are also the guidelines for today's cadre personnel work.
 

Assoc.Prof., Dr. LUU VAN QUANG
Institute of Politics,
Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics

(PTOJ) - Over the past 30 years, the Institute of Politics, under the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, has undergone a process of construction and development in all aspects. Basically, the Institute has effectively performed its assigned functions and tasks during each development period. The article reviews the development process of the Institute and its outstanding achievements in recent years in areas such as cadre training and fostering, scientific research, international cooperation, and other activities.

Assoc.Prof., Dr. NGUYEN DUC CHIEN
Institute of Sociology,
Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences

(PTOJ) - Based on secondary data sources, statistical data and the results of the national project titled "Research on the relationship between the state, market and society in social development management in Vietnam", a quantitative survey with 1,500 samples, 80 in-depth interviews with groups of officials working in departments, agencies, enterprises and some social organizations, representatives of households in 6 provinces and cities in 2020, this article analyzes a number of aspects reflecting the success and limitations of the State, the market and society in occupational restructuring, suggesting implications on policy in order to promote rapid and sustainable occupational structure for our country in the 2021-2030 period toward a modern industrial society which was outlined in the Documents of the 13th National Party Congress.
 

MA. NGUYEN THI BICH THUY
Academy of Politics, Region IV

(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.

Assoc., Prof., Dr. NGO DINH XAY
Academy of Journalism and Communication
Dr. PHAM THI VUI
Party Committee of the Central Agencies Block

(PTOJ) - The cultural value system is one of the core and fundamental value systems in Vietnam and is part of the foundation to ensure the country's sustainable development. This article analyzes the building of a Vietnamese cultural value system in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which has a significant impact all aspects of social life, including the cultural sector.

SOUVANXAY DENGGOUANGTHONG
School of Politics and Administration of Kham Muon Province

(PTOJ) - The education of Marxism - Leninism and Kaysone Phomvihan Thought for Lao Youth in general, and young people in the central provinces of Laos in particular, is an urgent issue in order to enhance the young people, giving them a firm political stance and ideology, creating firm belief in the leadership of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and the path to socialism, fighting against wrong and hostile views in the new situation. The article points out the achievements, limitations, causes of the limitations and proposes some solutions in the education of Marxism - Leninism and Kaysone Phomvihan Thought for young people in Central Laos.
 

(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.