Hanoi, Sept. 24 -- Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member, President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), visited the Republic of Korea (RoK) from September 22 - 24 to advance the Party's strategic orientations on establishing new growth models in the era of transformation, while also concretising the outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's state visit to the RoK in August.

On September 23, Thang, who is also Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council, met with the staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representative offices in Seoul. He updated them on Vietnam's socio-economic development, praised their efforts in strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with the RoK, and encouraged them to remain a stro...