Government vows strongest resolve to achieve 2023 socio-economic targets
The Government will instruct ministries, agencies and localities to implement the 2023 socio-economic development plan with the greatest efforts and strongest determination, Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Tran Van Son said at the Cabinet regular press conference in Hanoi on January 3, citing Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
At the Cabinet regular press conference in Hanoi on January 3. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Government willinstruct ministries, agencies and localities to implement the 2023socio-economic development plan with the greatest efforts and strongestdetermination, Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Tran Van Son said at the Cabinetregular press conference in Hanoi on January 3, citing Prime Minister Pham MinhChinh.
Son briefed the press on outcomes of the national teleconference between the Government and the 63 cities and provinces, and theGovernment’s December meeting, which took place earlier the same day.
He highlighted the country’s achievementsacross spheres in 2022, particularly an 8.02% GDP growth, the highest over the past decade, surpassing the set target of only 6-6.5%, raising theeconomy’s size to 409 billion USD.
The consumer price index (CPI) last year increased3.15%, lower than the target set by the National Assembly. State budgetcollection also exceeded the estimate by 27.8%, while export-import valuereached 732.5 billion USD, up 9.5%, with a trade surplus of 11.2 billion USD.
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Industrial production expanded by 7.7%, with manufacturing and processing growing 8.1%, remaining an economic driver. Witha growth rate of 3.36%, agriculture continued to serve as an economic pillar,helping to ensure national food security.
Last year, 208,300 enterprises were established or resumed theiroperations, representing a year-on-year increase of 30.3%.
The participants also pointed to challenges andlimitations that need to be addressed in 2023 and the following years, such as thegreat internal and external pressure and the sluggish disbursement ofpublic investment, problems in the implementation of some policies included thesocio-economic recovery and development programme, the three national targetprogrammes, and the planning work, along with risks in stock, government bondand real estate markets.
According to Son, PM Chinh has required ministries,agencies and localities to concertedly implement solutions to ensure themacro-economic stability, control inflation, spur growth and ensure major economicbalances, with a focus on the financial and monetary market.
The monetary policy should be rolled out firmly,flexibly and effectively in combination with the expansionary fiscal policy andothers, the PM said, urging ministries, agencies and localities to perfectinstitutions, speed up administrative reform, focus on infrastructure constructionand urban development and boost production.
Solutions are needed to effectively mobiliseresources from State businesses in such sectors as energy, infrastructure fordigital transformation, green transition and transport infrastructure, amongothers, the leader added./.
The Government has focused on the implementation of law-making and institutional improvement throughout 2022, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the government’s last monthly law-making session this year in Hanoi on December 26.
Foreign experts have dubbed the Vietnamese economy as a miracle in Asia and a bright spot of economic growth in Asia-Pacific as a result of the Vietnamese Government’s sound and effective economic management policies.
A teleconference between the Government and the 63 provinces and centrally-run cities opened on January 3 morning to review the 2022 performance and carry out the Party Central Committee’s conclusions and the National Assembly (NA)’s resolution on the socio-economic development plan for 2023.
Since the signing of the Vietnam-Cambodia trade and economic cooperation agreement, trade and investment ties have seen remarkable growth, substantially contributing to each country's socio-economic development and facilitating collaboration in various spheres, said Ambassador Nguyen Minh Vu.
Representatives of the overseas community and students expressed their gratitude for the Party and State’s support, their delight at growing Vietnam–China ties, and their commitment to preserving the Vietnamese identities abroad.
PM Pham Minh Chinh reiterated Vietnam’s readiness to continue dispatching agricultural experts to support Senegal’s food security through increasingly effective and innovative methods.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man expressed confidence that the legislature will soon apply AI and digital transformation more broadly, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of its legislative, supreme supervision, and decision-making functions on critical national matters.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and President and CEO of the World Economic Forum Borge Brende discussed Vietnam’s new development vision and its experience in building an independent, self-reliant and globally-integrated economy, and navigating global instability through proactive diplomacy.
Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Interim Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), and Borge Brende, WEF President and CEO, commended Vietnam’s flexible and effective economic governance and its strong economic performance.
The two PMs agreed on measures to strengthen bilateral relations in the future, especially the prompt signing of an action plan for implementing the countries' comprehensive strategic partnership, and the launch of upgraded VSIPs to include hi-tech parks, urban areas, and commercial zones.
PM Chinh requested ERIA to maintain close coordination with Vietnamese agencies and research institutes to promote policy research and consultations, and help the country increase productivity, quality, and competitiveness of the economy, especially in digital transformation, green transition, and circular economy, to contribute to achieving the rapid, sustainable development and double-digit economic growth goals it has set out for the coming decades.
The new Quang Tri province will include 78 commune-level units and features key assets such as the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, a long coastline, historical landmarks, three international border gates, deep-water ports, a modern transport network, and two airports.
The rehearsal took place at the National Military Training Centre No. 4, the Vietnam National University - Hanoi, and the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, involving more than 7,400 officers and soldiers.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on June 25 on the sidelines of the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Tianjin city, China, during which he affirmed Vietnam attaches great importance to its multifaceted cooperation with Ecuador and proposes continued dialogue, negotiation, and signing of cooperation agreements in trade, investment, finance, and agriculture.
A working visit to Toulouse by Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang from June 23–25 has laid important groundwork for expanding multi-sector cooperation between Vietnam and the Occitanie region.
Prof. Dr. Georgy Toloraia, Executive Director of the National Committee for BRICS Research and Director of the Centre for Russian Strategy in Asia at the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, expressed his confidence that Vietnam will become a substantial and influential partner of BRICS.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed enhancing economic and trade cooperation, including the development of railway connectivity between Vietnam and Kyrgyzstan, which will also strengthen links with Central Asian nations.
The new law abolishes the death penalty for eight criminal offenses: the crime aimed at overthrowing the people’s government; the crime of sabotaging state infrastructure and technical facilities; the crime of producing and trading counterfeit medicines for treatment and prevention; the crime of destroying peace and causing aggressive war; the crime of espionage; that of illegally transporting narcotics; embezzlement; and bribe taking.
At the Cabinet regular press conference in Hanoi on January 3. (Photo: VNA) 
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