PM asks Hanoi to put people’s health first and foremost
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed on July 19 that the top priority of Hanoi at present is to continue preventing and controlling the COVID-19 pandemic with the spirit of “fighting the pandemic like fighting the enemy”, putting the protection of people’s health first and foremost, and maintaining production in safe places.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (C) speaks at the meeting with Hanoi's leaders (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed on July 19 thatthe top priority of Hanoi at present is to continue preventing and controllingthe COVID-19 pandemic with the spirit of “fighting the pandemic like fightingthe enemy”, putting the protection of people’s health first and foremost, andmaintaining production in safe places.
Chinh had a working session with the capital city’s leadingofficials to keep updated on the capital's COVID-19 situation, socio-economic development, defence andsecurity in the first half of 2021 and development orientations for the secondhalf as well as the following years.
Speaking highly of the city’s achievements duringJanuary-June, the Government leader asked Hanoi to take more drastic andeffective measures to prevent the coronavirus from spreading out.
According to him, the municipal authorities should take anew approach to the fight, and prepare prevention and control scenarios for more serious situations.
He requested Hanoi to effectively implement the Resolutionof the 13th National Party Congress and the Resolution of the 17th municipal Party Congress, attach importance to building a transparent andstrong Party, and pay more attention to cultural development to deserve its millennium history and the title of A city for peace as well as its position as the country’s political, socio-economic, defence,security and diplomatic centre.
The Government leader also asked ministries and sectors tocoordinate with the municipal authorities to review and perfect institutions,remove obstacles to facilitate development; maximize resources for investmentin development, especially the public-private partnership in COVID-19prevention and control as well as socio-economic development.
Speaking at the meeting, Chairman of the municipal People’sCommittee Chu Ngoc Anh said that the pandemic situation in the city is stillunder control, but high risks remain.
The city is implementing urgent and drastic measures to combat thepandemic, he stressed.
In the first six months of 2021, the capital’s economicgrowth reached 5.91 percent, higher than the 2.92 percent of the same periodlast year.
Hanoi is working hard to maintain production and businesschains and has built two economic development scenarios in 2021, with growthrates of 7.5 percent and 6.5-7 percent./.
The Ministry of Health recently sent a dispatch to its hospitals, health departments of centrally-run cities and provinces, and hospitals under universities urging them to strengthen health check-up and treatment system to ensure emergency aid and treatment for COVID-19 patients.
The newly-set up resuscitation centre in Ho Chi Minh City, the current largest COVID-19 hotspot of Vietnam, has played an important role in providing treatment for severe cases which are on the increase.
The southern province of Binh Duong on July 18 put a 1,500-bed temporary hospital into operation as part of its efforts to cope with to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Regarding PM Chinh’s attendance at the WEF’s meeting in China for the third year in a row and Vietnam’s contributions to the forum, Ma said the Vietnamese leader has shared practical experiences and proposals on green economy aimed at facilitating trade and attracting foreign investment within the framework of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP); and offering fresh ideas for shaping strategies in economics, trade, and sustainable development.
In 2019, the Vietnamese association in PEI was established as a non-governmental organisation to support integration and development within the community. It has since organised a range of activities to maintain cultural identity, foster community cohesion, and strengthen ties with the homeland, while also contributing to the development of the host society.
Vietnam’s participation at the meeting underscores the country’s consistent foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification, and proactive international integration in a broad, deep, and effective manner. It also conveys Vietnam’s ambition and determination to enter a new era - the era of the nation’s rise.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s participation at the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Tianjin, China, reflects the Vietnamese Party and Government’s strong commitment to the Vietnam–China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, while injecting fresh momentum into bilateral economic and trade cooperation amid a volatile global economic landscape.
A key amendment was made to Clause 2, Article 16, which now stipulates that a child born to one parent who is a Vietnamese citizen and the other a foreign national shall be granted Vietnamese nationality, if both parents agree to choose Vietnamese nationality for the child during birth registration with competent Vietnamese authorities
PM Chinh's participation demonstrates Vietnam's strong appreciation and support for China. This, in turn, contributes to further promoting the positive development of the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership, aiming to build a Vietnam-China community with a shared future, which carries strategic significance.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (C) speaks at the meeting with Hanoi's leaders (Photo: VNA) 
