Press conference: PM demands no yielding to challenges
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked Government members to adopt measures to push economic growth forward in the first half of this year and perform the three key tasks of carrying out the resolution adopted by the 13th National Party Congress, fighting COVID-19, and preparing for the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.
Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has askedGovernment members to ad♑opt measures to push economic growth forward in thefirst half of this year and perform the three key tasks of carrying out the resolutionadopted by the 13th National Party Congress, fighting COVID-19, andpreparing for the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.
Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung passed onthe PM’s comments during a regular Government press conference on February 2,following a regular cabinet meeting on the same day. The minister said the PM laid emphasis on close watch of the situation, and quick and drastic actions to achieve the dual goals of combating the pandemic and maintaining economic growth of 6.5percent. The Government leader said the current goals of stabilising the macro-economy,controlling inflation, and promoting growth must continue to be pursued. The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) was assigned to quickly issuea Government action plan to realise the resolution adopted by the 13th National Party Congress. Ministries and agencies were tasked with tackling the challengesfaced by enterprises and workers hit by the pandemic to help with the restoration of productionand trade and considering the launch of a second relief package.
On accelerating public investment disbursement, the PM agreed with theestablishment of a special working group to handle prolonged problems that have hindered the work for many years.
According to the MPI, the country’s industrialꦓ production index🍷 expanded 22.2percent year-on-year in January, with manufacturing and processing up 27.2percent.
The total retail of goods and services was estimated at 479.9 trillionVND (nearly 21 billion USD), up 3.7 percent month-on-month and 6.4 percent year-on-year. Both the number of newly-established enterprises and their capital rose year-on-year in almost all areas. New and additional capital increased 10.5percent in total year-on-year, while the number of enterprises resuming operationsafter temporary suspensions rose 23.2 percent. The securities market become stableon the back of macro-economic stability and greater public trust. Other indicators also showed economic improvements compared to the sameperiod last year. Total foreign trade was up 45.7 percent to 54.1 billion USD inJanuary, 27.7 billion USD of which was exports, up 50.5 percent, and 26.4billion USD imports, up 41 percent. The monetary and foreign exchange marketswere basically stable with good liquidity. Minister Dung also reiterated Phuc’s request to immediately focus onwork following the Tet holiday./.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked for extra efforts to quickly stamp out new COVID-19 outbreaks before the lunar New Year festival, which falls in mid-February.
The Government convened its monthly meeting on February 2 under the chair of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, with the latest COVID-19 outbreak right ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) among issues high on the agenda.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked ministries, sectors, and localities to focus on providing a warm Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday to all while implementing measures to prevent and control COVID-19 at the same time.
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.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
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.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
At the press conference (Photo: VNA) 
