Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc underlined the importance of building a resolution on keysocio-economic tasks and solutions in 2018 at a cabinet meeting in Hanoi onDecember 1.

He said there is only a month left in 2017 andthe workload is still very heavy. 

The PM requested ministries, departments andlocalities to closely follow objectives outlined by the 12th Central Committeeof the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) as well as the conclusion of CPVGeneral Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and the National Assembly’s Resolution onsocio-economic development in 2018.

He asked cabinet members to consider solutionsto prevent corruption and wastefulness along with issues relating to culture,security and national defence.

He also expressed concern over the unsynchronisedpolitical system and called for positive changes at the grassroots level.

InNovember, Vietnam suffered from devastating natural disasters, includingTyphoon Damrey that wreaked havocs across nine central localities, especiallyKhanh Hoa and Phu Yen. The storm killed 45 people and damaged property, henoted, asking ministries, sectors, organisations and localities to continue to supportthe disaster’s victims.

Meanwhile,the PM pointed out that in November and the first 11 months of this year, themacro-economy remained stable, with inflation controlled and economic balanceensured.

Theconsumer price index rose 0.13 percent in November and 3.14 percent inJanuary-November. In the 11 months industrial production increased, with a 17.2percent rise recorded in November, while total goods and services revenueincreased 10.7 percent year on year.

Foreignarrivals reached 1.17 million in November, pushing the total figure this yearto 11.65 million, up 27.8 percent against the same period last year.

Atthe same time, foreign investment hit 19.8 billion USD, up 52 percent, alongwith 33.1 billion USD of capital to purchase shares in State-owned enterprises,a rise of 23.4 percent.

Notably,exports grew to hit nearly 194 billion USD, up 21 percent, with the highestrise recorded in agricultural products such as vegetables (43.2 percent),rubber (38.9 percent), cashew (23.2 percent) and seafood (16.2 percent).

Thecountry enjoyed a 2.8 billion USD in trade surplus, noted PM Phuc.

Totalbudget collection recorded impressive growth at 14.2 percent, he added.

ThePrime Minister highlighted that 116,000 new enterprises were set up in the 11months, with the figure likely to hit 120,000 for the year.

Positivedevelopments were also seen in culture, society, environment, defence andsecurity areas, he said.

At the meeting, cabinet members will discuss areport on four Government draft resolutions on issuing an action programme toimplement resolutions adopted at the sixth session of the 12th CPV CentralCommittee. 

They will also hear proposals about buildingdraft revised laws relating to land, construction, accommodation, environment,investment, businesses, and social welfare.

The Government will give opinions on a reporton the five-year implementation of the national strategy on human resourcesdevelopment in 2010-2020, the public investment restructuring plan in 2016-2020and the mid-term public investment scheme issued in September 2015.-VNA