The programme on sustainable poverty reduction has achieved its annual targets for reducing the poverty rate as assigned by the National Assembly and the Government. It has fulfilled five specific objectives and five five-year goals, and met nine out of 12 indicators related to addressing basic social service shortages.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh paid a working visit to northern Hai Duong province on March 15, during which he toured of economic and social facilities, such as Ford Vietnam Co.Ltd and local social protection centre, and attended a ceremony to recognise the province’s fulfillment of the new rural development task.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan lauded the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap for its efforts in agriculture economy and new rural development, during a local working session with the provincial authorities on September 4.
Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh has urged the central province of Quang Ngai to tap into its tourism potential, in part by calling for domestic and foreign investment to build more tourism products.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has signed a decision recognising Nam Dan district, the central province of Nghe An, and Duy Tien district, the northern province of Ha Nam as new-style rural area
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Directorate of Fisheries has said it will strive to earn an export value of aquatic products of 8.5 billion USD this year, up 1.2 percent annually.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ha Cong Tuan told a ministry meeting in Hanoi on September 6 that the sector could achieve this year’s 3.5 percent growth target,
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has hailed coastal Duc Trach commune in the central province of Quang Binh for its achievements in new rural development and recovery from the marine incident.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue requested carefully reviewing poor districts in accordance with Resolution 30a while chairing a meeting in Hanoi on August 1.
The central province of Quang Nam strives to have 9-10 new-style rural communes this year, raising the rate of communes achieving the status to 30-35 percent.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has hailed the national target programme on new rural development for becoming a nationwide mass campaign since its launch five years ago.
The northern mountainous province of Son La maintained its economic growth in the first half of this year, expanding by 6.8 percent annually, said a senior official.
