13th National Party Congress slated for January 25-Februrary 2

The decision was made at the 14^th plenum of the 12^th Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee (CPVCC) last week.

Viet Nam holds National Party Congress every five years, with the next Congress scheduled to take place in early 2021.

A National Party Congress have main duties: it approves the Political Report, adopts Viet Nam's Socio-Economic Plan for the next five and 10 years, amends Party Statutes, and most importantly, elects new Party Central Committee.

The newly-elected Party Central Committee will then convene first Plenum to elect the Party General Secretary, the Secretariat, and Head of the Party Central Committee's Inspection Commission and its members.

(Source: VGP)