Former Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải passed away at the age of 85.
Former Politburo member and former Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải passed away at 1:30 AM on March 17, 2018, at his home in Củ Chi, Ho Chi Minh City.
According to information from the Central Committee's Health Protection and Care Board, former Politburo member and former Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải passed away at 1:30 AM on March 17, 2018, at his home in Củ Chi, Ho Chi Minh City.
Comrade Phan Văn Khải was born on December 25, 1933; his hometown is Củ Chi District, Ho Chi Minh City.
As one of the top leaders of the Party and State in the early stages of the country's Doi Moi-Dung (Renovation and Development) process, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai was active and determined in building institutions in the spirit of reform, promoting the capabilities of all economic sectors, especially the private sector, while simultaneously opening up and integrating internationally.
During Prime Minister Phan Van Khai's nearly two terms, fundamental laws were enacted in the early stages of the reform and opening-up process.
The government under Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải was marked by the promulgation of the Enterprise Law, simultaneously abolishing hundreds of types of "parent licenses" and "sub-licenses"; and went through many arduous rounds of negotiations in the process of Vietnam's accession to the WTO...
Prime Minister Phan Van Khai was awarded the Gold Star Order and the 55-Year Party Membership Badge (in 2014) by the Party and State in recognition of his contributions to the revolutionary cause.
