NA committee urged to do more for ethnic minorities
The National Assembly (NA)’s Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs should replicate good examples and practices to benefit ethnic minorities, said NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.
Politburo member and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung speaks at the congress (Photo: VNA)
The National Assembly (NA)’s Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs should replicate good examples and practices to benefit ethnic minorities, said NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.
Speaking at the committee’s congress in Hanoi on September 23 to review its 2011-2015 patriotic emulation movements and outline programmes for 2016-2020, Chairman Hung praised the committee’s achievements across education, life quality and infrastructure, all of which improved.
He also asked the committee staff to review and offer advice to the Party, NA and Government in devising policies targeting ethnic minorities.
According to Minister-Chairman of the committee Giang Seo Phu, the patriotic emulation movements helped change the face of ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous regions in the past five years, with 98.6 percent of communes having roads for cars to their centres and 99.8 percent of communes gaining access to the national grid.
The poverty rate dropped by 3-4 percent annually, all children accessed primary education and illiteracy was eliminated. As many as 98.7 percent of communes had post offices with newspapers and books and all communes had health clinics.
The traditional cultures of ethnic minority groups were preserved and promoted. The political system was strengthened, and security and defence was maintained.-VNA
The General Statistics Office will carry out a survey to collect information on socio-economic situations of 53 ethnic minority groups in 2015 beginning on August 1.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has spent around 600 billion VND (27.6 million USD) building and upgrading infrastructure facilities to support disadvantaged households in ethnic minority areas since 2011.
The northern mountainous province of Son La disbursed nearly 90 billion VND (4.12 million USD) in the first six months to invest in projects assisting ethnic minorities.
HCM City needs to provide more loans, vocational training, jobs, and health insurance to ethnic minorities to improve their lives, a workshop heard on September 9.
Cutting the poverty rate among ethnic minority groups by 3-4 percent annually is among the specific targets for 2025 set recently by the Government in its efforts to achieve the MDGs.
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.
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.
Politburo member and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung speaks at the congress (Photo: VNA)
