Vinh Long, Jan. 12 -- As Vietnam prepares for the 14th National Party Congress, the major political event is attracting strong public attention, with widespread confidence and expectations for the country's breakthrough development in a new era. In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency, former Deputy Foreign Minister and former Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Thach Du reviewed the country's 40-year Doi moi (renewal) journey, noting that Vietnam has achieved historically significant accomplishments under the Party's leadership. The country has shifted from a centrally planned and underdeveloped economy to a developing nation with an increasingly perfected socialist-oriented market economy. It has recorded intensive and effectiv...