CPV photo exhibition opens in Hai Phong

An exhibition showcasing 100 photos and documents entitled, “Communist
Party of Vietnam, from Congress to Congress and President Ho Chi Minh –
National hero, pre-eminent culture man of Vietnam ” opened in the
northern port city of Hai Phong on Jan.7.

The exhibition, co-organised by the Hai Phong Culture, Sports and
Tourism Department, the Vietnam News Agency, the Vietnam
Revolutionary Museum and the Ho Chi Minh Museum, is one of the
activities to welcome the 11th upcoming National Party Congress.

The exhibition aims to recapitulate a glorious history period of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Each step and victory of the Vietnamese revolution engraves another
stamp of approval on the cherised reputation of President Ho Chi Minh.
Each Party Congress is a milestone in the historical process of the
Party and the Nation, and a time for the entire Party and people to
review the glorious and historical revolution process of the Nation.

The exhibition will last until Jan.20./.

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Stamps issued to mark 11th Party Congress

The Ministry of Information and Communications on Jan. 5 held a ceremony
to introduce a special set of stamps to mark the 11 th National
Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) in Hanoi.

Addressing the ceremony, Le Doan Hop, Minister of Information and
Communications affirmed that over the past 65 years, the postal sector’s
development has been associated with important events of the country
and stamp collections on the CPV always play an important role in the
history of Vietnamese revolutionary postage stamps.

The
special set of stamps feature a portrait of President Ho Chi Minh and a
Party flag on the background as well as outstanding achievements in the
industrialisation and modernization of the country.

Since the third Party Congress, Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications
Group has issued 13 sets of stamps to welcome the Party Congresses.

On this occasion, a film programme to mark the event and welcome the
Lunar New Year (Tet) festival will kick start on Jan. 10 nationwide./.

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Book on Uncle Ho published in Mexico

A book of “President Ho Chi Minh’s Political Articles” has been reprinted in Mexico by the Workers’ Party of Mexico (PT).

A ceremony was held in Monterrey , the capital of the Mexican state
of Nuevo Leon to introduce the book to the public on the occasion of
a visit by Vu Van Phuc, Deputy Head of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s
Commission for Communication and Education.

The
General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Mexico (PT) Alberto Anaya
Gutierrez said that the book has been updated based on a similar book
published by the Cuban Communist Party in 1973.

He
praised President Ho Chi Minh’s contribution to national liberation in
Vietnam as well as to struggles for freedom in other countries
worldwide.

Phuc praised the book’s latest edition,
saying that it helps to strengthen the friendship between both parties
and countries.

During their stay in Mexico , the
Vietnamese delegation also attended the 10 th International Conference
on Pre-school Education in Monterrey./.

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Mexico ban Vela, Juarez six months after party

Mexican international Carlos Vela

Photo: Reuters

Mexico have banned Carlos Vela and Efrain Juarez for six months for their part in a late-night party that followed a friendly against Colombia earlier this month, the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) said.

"(Vela and Juarez) will be suspended for six months... due to breaking four articles of the internal regulations of the national team," Nestor de la Torre, FMF national teams' director, told a news conference.

He said another 11 players, including Vela's fellow forwards Javier Hernandez and Giovani dos Santos and experienced defender Rafael Marquez, will be fined following the party that took place after the match with Colombia in Monterrey on September 7.

De la Torre said the players had, among other things, failed to observe good discipline and receive visitors only at specified hours and within designated areas.

The 50,000 pesos (US$3,900) to be paid by each of the fined players would be donated to a charity in Ciudad Juarez, a city plagued by drugs-related violence where Mexico will play their next friendly against Venezuela on October 12, or the Karl hurricane-hit Mexican Gulf port city of Veracruz.

“Mistakes committed”

The other fined players were goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, defenders Francisco Rodriguez, Carlos Salcido and Hector Moreno, midfielders Andres Guardado, Gerardo Torrado, and Pablo Barrera and forward Enrique Esqueda.

"We talked to most of them and there was total acceptance (of the punishments)," de la Torre said. "There were mistakes committed.”

“The first step to be able to move forward is to recognize when one has made mistakes."

The party at the players' hotel followed Mexico's first victory in three friendlies since the World Cup in South Africa where they reached the second round in June.

They beat Colombia 1-0 after a 1-1 draw with world champions Spain in Mexico City and a 2-1 defeat by Ecuador in Guadalajara.

De la Torre denied local media reports that a number of prostitutes had been invited to the party.

"Those are rumors, there were guests, relatives and friends,” De la Torre said. “We're talking about facts, not suppositions, and being realistic there were only relatives and friends.”

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