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The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam on January 22 afternoon announced the results and approved the list of 200 newly-elected members of the 14th Party Central Committee, including 180 official members and 20 alternate members.

In his presentation at a recent seminar hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia, Dr. Kin Phea described the the 14th National Congress of the CPV as a historic and momentous event, saying that with three strategic breakthroughs and six key tasks set for the country’s new revolutionary period, the Congress is seen as a landmark ushering in a new era - the era of the nation’s rise.

After four decades of implementing the Doi moi (Renewal) process from 1986 to 2026, Vietnam has recorded proud and far-reaching achievements that have laid an important foundation for its aspiration to become a high-income developed country by 2045.

The Congress is an occasion to assess the country’s development situation during each term, review leadership outcomes, and draw valuable lessons of both theoretical and practical significance. It is also where the Party gives full play to collective intellect, the spirit of solidarity, renewal, and creativity in order to set out policies and orientations for national development in the subsequent period.

The congress unanimously approved the preparatory session’s programme, the working regulations of the congress, the congress work programme, and the election regulations for the 14th National Party Congress.

Pham Tat Thang, member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information, Education, and Mass Mobilisation, and standing deputy head of the Central Steering Committee in charge of grasping the public situation and social opinion regarding party congresses at all levels, as well as the draft documents of the 14th National Party Congress, said that those documents not only review the five-year development journey and define the key directions, objectives, tasks, and solutions for the upcoming term, but also shape strategic thinking, vision, and development orientations for the country toward the middle of the 21st century.

Andrew Goledzinowski, former Australian Ambassador to Vietnam from 2022 to 2024, said that Vietnam is at a historic juncture, noting that the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam is an event of particularly important significance.

Dr Ho Quoc Tuan, Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol in the UK pointed to Vietnam's strong economic performance during the 2020–2025 period, noting that Vietnam not only sustained robust growth but also preserved key growth engines, particularly exports, while steadily enhancing the economy’s internal resilience during an interview with the Vietnam News Agency.

The establishment of the Communist Party of Vietnam on February 3, 1930 marked an inevitable turning point in the nation’s history. It was a brilliant milestone in the long journey of constructing, safeguarding, and developing the country.

With the motto "Solidarity - Democracy - Discipline - Breakthrough - Development," the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam is taking place at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi from January 19-25, 2026, with the participation of 1,586 delegates representing over 5.6 million Party members nationwide.

The former diplomat once said when leaving Hanoi in 2019 that: “Vietnam is not only a place where I worked, it became a part of my diplomatic life”. Today, in his message to the 14th National Party Congress, his enduring affection for Vietnam remains steadfast, a quiet thread connecting friends across half the globe in shared aspirations for peace, independence, and social justice.

The attainments gained over 40 years of Doi moi come as the essence of the perseverance in independence, self-reliance, as well as the solidarity and creativity of the entire nation, said former Deputy Foreign Minister and former Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Thach Du.

The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) is not only an occasion to review the achievements already made, but also lay the foundation for the country’s strategic transformation in the new period.

Chairing a working session with the Party Central Committee Office and relevant agencies on January 7 to review preparations for the Congress, Politburo member and Standing Member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu commended agencies and units for their strong sense of responsibility and efforts in fulfilling assigned tasks in line with the plan.