CONTENTS

MARXISM - LENINISM, HO CHI MINH’S THOUGHTS AND THE TIMES

3. BUI DINH PHONG: Ho Chi Minh – An eminent culturist of Vietnam

8. PHAM NGOC ANH: Ho Chi Minh’s views on the role of the Communist Party of Vietnam in social development and management of social development

THEORETICAL STUDIES AND PRACTICAL SUMMARIES

13. LE VAN YEN: Ho Chi Minh’s creation in establishing  the Communist Party of Vietnam

18. NGUYEN DUC BINH: The relationship between culture and economics

24. TA NGOC TAN: Renewing the Party’s theoretical work

32. LE HUU NGHIA: Further renovating and perfecting our present political system – Some theoretical and practical issues

40. PHAM XUAN NAM: The relationship between economic growth and social development based on advanced and fair principles

46. NGUYEN TRONG PHUC: The Communist ruling Party’s capability and political responsibilities in self-criticism, criticism and correcting imperfection

53. LE CHI MAI: The world economic crisis and its challenges to poverty reduction in Vietnam

60. VU VAN PHUC: People’s ownership of land – Inevitable but needs content renewal in actualization

65. NGUYEN XUAN PHUC: The special  Vietnam – Laos relationship in the renewal period

71. NGUYEN DUY SON – TRAN THI HOE: A human rights-based approach in making and implementing policies in Vietnam

INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL THEORIES  AND PRACTICES

77. V.I. MATVIYENKO: The unchangeable sympathy and friendship between Russian and Vietnamese people

81. ADMI VALHUERDE CEPERO: The 6^th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba and Efforts to update Cuban economic model

88. HOANG VAN NGHIA: Challenges in applying the “Responsibility to protect” in international politics context