Hai Phong urged to take strong actions to achieve set targets
Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue had a working session with the Standing Board of the Hai Phong Party Committee while visiting this northern port city on February 9.
NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (standing) speaks at the meeting with the Standing Board of the Hai Phong Party Committee on February 9 (Photo: VNA)
Hai Phong (VNA) –Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue had a working sessionwith the Standing Board of the Hai Phong Party Committee while visiting this northernport city on February 9.
Speaking highly of localachievements in the recent past, the top legislator noted in 2021, despite theCOVID-19 pandemic’s impacts, Hai Phong remained a bright spot with considerablecontributions to Vietnam’s attainments.
The gross regional domesticproduct (GRDP) grew by some 12.38 percent - almost 5 times higher than thenational average, budget collection rose 24 percent, while the attracted foreigndirect investment surged 91.44 percent year on year to 3.13 billion USD. Besides,the city has performed well in the COVID-19 combat and vaccination, he said.
Hue agreed with the key plansand tasks identified to realise targets for this year, asking Hai Phong toimmediately get down to business as the Lunar New Year holiday was over.
It needs to press on withremoving obstacles facing enterprises and people, swiftly carry outanti-pandemic tasks, drastically implement the socio-economic recovery anddevelopment programme issued by the Government in late January, and closelyfollow the NA’s Resolution No. 43/2022/QH15 on fiscal and monetary policiessupporting this programme.
Local authorities should alsomake thorough preparations to ensure safety for students’ return to school, continueworking to enhance defence and security, step up the Party building andrectification, boost the corruption crackdown, and ramp up administrativereform to create the best possible conditions for people and enterprises,according to the NA leader./.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked the northern port city of Hai Phong to work harder to become the centre for regional connectivity given its favourable location and situation.
The northern port city of Hai Phong topped localities across the country in foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction in 2021, drawing over 5.14 billion USD, up nearly 3.4 times over that in the same period last year.
The Hai Phong Economic Zone Authority (HEZA) on January 24 granted investment licenses to five projects in industrial parks, including three foreign-invested projects worth 140 million USD and two domestic ones valued at over 2 trillion VND (86.9 million USD).
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 7 attended the ground-breaking ceremony of the second phase of a project building a road connecting Hanoi-Hai Phong and Cau Gie-Ninh Binh expressways.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on February 9 attended the groundbreaking ceremony of a PBAT biodegradable resin factory project by An Phat Holdings JSC in the northern port city of Hai Phong.
The fact that the Vietnamese PM has been invited to attend and speak at this important event for three consecutive years reflects the WEF as well as the international business community's recognition and high regard for Vietnam's position, role, and contributions to global and regional economic growth.
This new era marks a crucial phase in which the country must strive with determination to fulfil its strategic objectives, achieving breakthrough development at new levels of sophistication, quality, and global standing, laying the foundation for further growth. Era after era forms a continuous history of development, ascending steadily from one level to the next.
The resolution on such mechanisms aims to serve as a legal basis for opportunely dealing with difficulties and hindrances caused by legal regulations in important, priority, and urgent areas that require immediate settlement so as to unlock resources, facilitate economic development, and turn legislation into a competitive edge.
PM Pham Minh Chinh instructed chairpersons of the People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to strictly follow the Ministry of Finance's guidelines on handling public finances and budgets, with a focus on preventing wastefulness, misconduct, or corruption.
Knapper reaffirmed the US's commitment to supporting a strong, independent, prosperous and resilient Vietnam, while respecting each other’s territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence and political systems.
Vietnam is deeply concerned about the escalating and complex conflict in the Middle East, which poses a serious threat to the lives and safety of civilians, as well as to regional and global peace and stability.
The Vietnamese Embassy advises the Vietnamese community living, studying, and working in Israel to strictly comply with directions from the Home Front Command and local authorities.
Lawmakers are set to vote on revisions and amendments to a broad spectrum of legal frameworks and impactful resolutions during the final week of the 15th NA's 9th session.
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOVA) has served as a bridge connecting and uniting the community with the homeland, becoming a trusted source of support for Vietnamese expats in times of hardship.
The programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has achieved notable results, with nearly 263,000 housing units addressed to date, including 225,000 houses inaugurated and 38,000 under construction. Thirty-eight provinces and cities across the nation have already fulfilled their targets.
Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
The trip will be made at the invitations of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF President and CEO Børge Brende, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (standing) speaks at the meeting with the Standing Board of the Hai Phong Party Committee on February 9 (Photo: VNA) 
