NA adopts resolution on socio-economic development plan 2020
The National Assembly voted to pass a resolution on the socio-economic development plan for 2020 during the ongoing eighth session in Hanoi on November 11.
At the eighth session of the 14th National Assembly (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The National Assemblyvoted to pass a resolution on the socio-economic development plan for 2020 duringthe ongoing eighth session in Hanoi on November 11.
The resolution, adopted with 88.2 percent ofapproval votes, sets out some specific targets. For example, the gross domesticproduct (GDP) is set to increase by about 6.8 percent, while the consumer priceindex (CPI) is kept at below 4 percent.
The total export turnover is expected toincrease by 7 percent, whilst the total amount of social development investmentcapital will make up about 33-34 percent of the GDP.
The rate of poor households is set to reduce by1-1.5 percent. The unemployment rate in urban areas is below 4 percent. Up to90.7 percent of the population will join health insurance.
General targets are set under the resolutionsuch as stabilising macro-economy; curbing inflation; increasing productivity,quality, efficiency, self-reliance and competitiveness of the economy;improving the institutional system, and creating an equal and openbusiness-investment environment.
Other goals include promoting the economicrestructuring and growth model reform, accelerating the implementation ofnational key projects, and promoting the role of major economic regions andurban areas.
The resolution also aims at traininghigh-quality human resources, developing science-technology, promotinginnovation and sustainable economic growth, strengthening land management,preventing natural disasters and diseases, and coping with climate change.
Enhancing administrative and judicial reformsand improving the quality of law-building as well as preventing corruption andwastefulness are one of the objectives of the resolution.
The resolution also looks to improve theefficiency of external affairs and international integration, implementeffectively free trade agreements that Vietnam is a member, and promote thecountry’s role as Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)in 2020, Chair of the 41st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-ParliamentaryAssembly (AIPA), and a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for2020-2021./.
Permanent Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong has affirmed the Vietnamese Party and State’s priority given to providing care for ethnic minority groups in remote, mountainous and extremely disadvantaged areas.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is going to field legislators’ queries on November 8, the third and also last day of the question and answer (Q&A) session of the 14th-tenure National Assembly (NA)’s 8th sitting.
Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung on November 8 answered National Assembly deputies’ questions regarding different issues, including the management of the press and information on the internet.
Concluding the three-day Q&A session on November 8, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan required the government to thoroughly study the opinions of NA deputies, voters and people in order to take practical measures for positive changes in areas under their management.
National Assembly deputies are scheduled to adopt a resolution on the socio-economic development plan for 2020 on November 11 as part of their ongoing eighth session.
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.
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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.
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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.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien welcomed the proposals put forward by the US side and reiterated Vietnam’s request for consideration of key areas of interest, including reciprocal tariff policies and access for Vietnamese key export products to the US market.
At the eighth session of the 14th National Assembly (Photo: VNA) 
