23 January 2021
Author: Le Hong Hiep, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
‘Politics is the art of the possible’. Attributed to Prussian Otto Von Bismarck, this famous dictum implies that politicians sometimes must compromise with one another to reach solutions acceptable to all parties involved. Such compromises render possible political solutions that are seemingly impossible. This time-tested wisdom is well demonstrated in the outcome of the 15th Plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).
The 15th Plenum of CPV Central Committee, which took place on 16–17 January 2021, made decisions on Vietnam’s top political positions to be adopted at the Party’s forthcoming 13th National Congress. Informal but credible information from the plenum indicates that General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong will stay on as the party head and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will be promoted to state president.
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha talks to VietnamPlus online newspaper about the achievements of the sector in the 2016-20 period and plans for the coming years.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Ministry of Transport to work with localities to take old motor vehicles that do not meet circulation standards off the roads.
Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
Exhaust emissions from old and raggedy motorbikes have been blamed as one of the causes of air pollution and safety risks in big cities such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Data from the Hanoi People s Committee shows there are more than 5.7 million motorcycles in use in the city, nearly half of which are old motorcycles manufactured before the year 2000.
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This image show a bridge in Thua Thien-Hue Province, central Vietnam. Photo: Google Arts & Culture
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