Hanoi, April 10 -- The 11th plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee opened in Hanoi on April 10.

Party General Secretary To Lam delivered an opening speech, while Politburo member and State President Luong Cuong, on behalf of the Politburo, chaired the meeting.

The Party Central Committee agreed to relieve Nguyen Van Hieu, alternate member of the 13th Party Central Committee and deputy head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Information and Education, and Mass Mobilisation, of his position as alternate member of the 13th Party Central Committee.

Hieu, during his tenure as Secretary of Can Tho city's Party Committee, violated the Party's regulations and the State's laws in the performance of his duties, particularly in t...