Hanoi (VNA) – The capital city of Hanoi has met and surpassed all 20 socio-economicdevelopment targets, said Secretary of the municipal Party Committee HoangTrung Hai during a local meeting on November 28.

He saidHanoi has led the nation in foreign direct investment attraction, and has 30communes more having met new rural development criteria, raising the total to324 out of 386 ones, as well as four districts basically meeting the status.

Farmers’lives have improved with an average income per capita of 46 million VND (2,000USD). The rate of poor households in rural areas is forecast to be reduced to1.6 percent in 2018 from 2.57 percent in 2017.

The Statemanagement in information technology, posts and telecommunication, press and publishinghas been strengthened while administrative reform and legal enforcement haveimproved. National defence-security and social safety and order have beenensured, he said.

As the year2019 is important to fulfill targets during 2016-2020, Hai urged the municipalParty Committee, authorities, agencies, socio-economic organisations tocontinue improving the business climate with a focus on planning, investment,land, construction, business licensing, start-up ecosystem, innovationpromotion, economic restructuring, innovation-based industrial development anddeeper integration to the global value chain.

Next year,the city will strive to raise the gross regional domestic product to 7.5 percentand above, including 7.1-7.3 percent in services, 8.5-8.7 percent inindustry-construction, and 2.5-3 percent in agriculture.

The totalsocial investment is expected to increase by 10.5-11 percent while export willgrow by 7.5-8 percent.-VNA