PM requests striving for highest possible socio-economic targets in 2020
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked ministries, agencies and localities to do their best to reach the highest possible socio-economic targets this year.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the meeting (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked ministries, agenciesand localities to do their best to reach the highest possible socio-economictargets this year.
🍬 During the monthly Government meeting in Hanoi on June 2, the PM said thanks toeffective epidemic prevention and control as well as economic recovery,Vietnam’s prestige on international arena has increasingly improved.
He notedthat the US’s Economics magazine had ranked Vietnam the 12th out of 66emerging economies in terms of financial health in early May. Recently, theUS’s S&P rankings maintained Vietnam’s sovereign credit rating at BB andits outlook at “stable”.
About challenges that must be overcome in the near future, he emphasized theCOVID-19 pandemic and the growing trade and technology tension between majoreconomies. At the same time, the country’s economic growth rate was lowerthan expected and industrial production dropped due to disrupted supply chains.Though the country ran a trade surplus of around 2 billion USD, the export of anumber of products saw strong reduction due to disruptions in the global supplychain while budget deficit surged, forecast to account for about 5 percent ofthe gross domestic product.
PM Phuc directed staying vigilant to the epidemic, especially in major citiesand populated areas.
He also required ministries, agencies and localities to step up the approvaland implementation of monetary, fiscal and social welfare support packages, whilecarrying out the Government’s Resolution 84 on removing difficulties faced bybusinesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises.
Ministries and sectors were told to accelerate public investment disbursement,particularly transportation, airport and seaport projects while stimulating domesticconsumption and tourism demand, developing social housing for workers and thepoor.
Regarding the issue under the National Assembly’s supreme supervision, the Governmentleader requested taking stronger actions to prevent child abuse and protect children’srights.
😼 In order to reduce pork prices, he suggested encouraging large-scale investmentin pig breeding, using modern technology and launching a movement on pig breeding on the back of African swine fever combat, as well as increasingpork import./.
The Vietnamese Government has made efforts to ensure that social welfare for the public is maintained, especially for the poor and the unemployed, amid the challenges posed by COVID-19, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
