Hanoi (VNA) – Delegates to the 12th National Party Congress continued to discuss a number of documents in Hanoi on January 22 under the c꧋hair of Politburo member and President Truong Tan Sang.

Regarding growth model renovation and economic restructuring, Secretary of the Hai Phong municipal Party Committee Le Van Thanh suggested considering the combination of extensive and intensive development and the possible application of one common growth model for the whole country. Localities that have economic difficulties should focus on extensive development to attract investment, create jobs for locals and boosting economic restructure. Meanwhile, cities and provinces with rapid industrialisation should focus on quality growth to increase productivity and competitiveness for their economies, he recommended. President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics Ta Ngoc Tan said the current development requires a specific socialist model for Vietnam which combines both the universal values of socialism and the country’s own characteristics. He said the reality in socialism building and national defence as well as the 30-year Doi Moi cause in Vietnam has produced valuable experiences and lessons. At the same time, many issues have arisen, which needs creative use of Marxism-Leninism viewpoints, Ho Chi Minh Thought to analyse and explain. Developing the country along the socialist direction requires both economic and political reform, he said. Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chief Judge of the Supreme People’s Court Truong Hoa Binh asked for the Politburo’ permission to submit to the National Assembly’s Standing Committee a project to increase the number of judges and officials for People’s Courts at all levels nationwide, in order to assist the judicial reform in the 2016-2020 period. He also proposed researching a suitable model for Party organisations in People’s Courts which meets both the stipulations of the Party’s statutes, directions and resolutions and the principle of independent judgment and other basic principles stipulated by the 2013 Constitution. Member of Party Central Committee and Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien proposed the 12th Party Central Committee issue a Resolution on improving public healthcare and population quality in the new situation. She also asked the National Assembly and Government to arrange medium-term bonds in the field, especially for remote and underprivileged regions. Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh delivered his opinion on cultural and human development, suggesting preserving and promoting good traditional cultural values while tackling the relations between the nation and the international community for successful integration. In the afternoon, a delegate from Can Tho city delivered a report on building the city into a high-quality human resources training centre in the Mekong Delta. Meanwhile, a representative from the central province of Thanh Hoa, proposed a number of measures to improve local and national business environments – to enhance competitive edge.-VNA