(LLCT) - As soon as the economic reform and open-door policy began, administrative reforms, particularly administrative procedures, were also implemented. The objective was to discover, remove or revise administrative procedures that were no longer suitable, or too complicated and troublesome, thereby creating favorable conditions for production and business.

(LLCT) - The restructuring of State-owned enterprises (SOEs), particularly state-owned economic groups and corporations, has been meant to strengthen them and turn them into a driving force for the state sector, enabling the sector to play a leading role in the socialist-oriented market economy. Once they are public, SOEs will be able to increase their capital resources, transform their administrations, and enhance the transparency of their operations.

(LLCT) - During the cause of national renewal and international integration, the Communist Party and State of Vietnam have always been paying attention to the development and gradual perfection of a legal framework ensuring human rights. This is shown and acknowledged in the Party’s instructions and resolutions and the State’s Constitution and laws. 

(LLCT) - Many people experience difficulty in finding lawful representation because of mental or physical disabilities or because their income is too meager to afford a lawyer when they encounter law enforcement and are arrested, detained, investigated, or prosecuted. Those in such unfavorable circumstances, therefore, are in desperate need of appropriate legal aid provisions so that they know their rights and so that these rights are adequately protected against any violation.

(LLCT) - Management of land conflicts is one of the important tasks of the Party, State, and the entire society in order to maintain political stability, social safety and civilian security, it is the key to achieve developmental goals. Since 1997, when the “hot spot” issue occurred in Thai Binh province, land-related issues have been the main type of social conflicts in Vietnam, hence a focus of public attention. Of Vietnam’s politico-social hot spots, 70 percent of them are primarily caused by land conflicts. It is noteworthy that this percentage has remained almost the same over the last two decades. Obviously, causes of social conflicts and politico-social hot spots in the country have not been accurately identified.

Vietnam and Laos officially established their diplomatic relationship on 5th September 1962. The foundation of today’s traditional friendship and the special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries was laid by President Ho Chi Minh, President Kaysone Phomvihane and President Suphanouvong, and nurtured by generations of leaders of the Parties, States and the two nations. They have been increasingly strengthened and developed over nearly a century, bringing peace, independence and happy and comfortable life to the people of the two countries. Following the complete victory of their resistance wars against foreign invaders, Vietnam and Laos singed the Friendship and Cooperation Agreement (18th July 1977), which further asserted the determination of the leaders and people of the two countries to continue consolidating their traditional friendship relationship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation in the new era - the era of national construction and defence.

Today’s socio-economic context requires us to consider the issue of poverty reduction in an overall model, including sustainable economic growth and social progress and environmental protection. In Vietnam, the world economic crisis has still left severe consequences to its economy, in which the poor remain the most vulnerable group. For the success of poverty reduction in the country according to the UN’s millennium goals, Vietnam has to face much bigger challenges. Overcoming these challenges depends largely on the Vietnamese government’s policy capacity.

Self-criticism and criticism is one of the organizational and operational principles of an innovative revolutionary party put forth by V. I. Lenin. It is also the constructional and developmental law of a genuine revolutionary Party. President Ho Chi Minh, the founder and leader of the Communist Party of Vietnam, emphasized many times this fundamental principle in Party building and in the implementation of the Party’s leadership. 

Combining economic growth with social development on the principle of progression and fairness are seen as two of the pillars of the rapid and sustainable development that many countries around the world are keen to reach. However, in fact, this is a difficult problem that it is not any times, anywhere people can find the adequate answers.

The first theoretical Conference titled "Some major theoretical - practical issues in the process of promoting renewal in Vietnam and Laos" between the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Lao Revolutionary People's Party took place on 10^th January 2012 in Hanoi. At the conference, PROF., DR. TA NGOC TAN, Member of the Party Central Committee, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration, and Vice Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council presented a speech titled "Renewing the Party's theoretical work".  The Political Theories Review is honored to introduce the speech of PROF., DR. TA NGOC TAN.