Party chief pays working visit to Ha Tinh province
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong inspected the socio-economic development, security-defence, external relations, and Party building while visiting the central province of Ha Tinh on April 22.
Ha Tinh (VNA) –🐭 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong inspected the socio-economic development, security-defence, external relations, and Party building while visiting the central province of Ha Tinh on April 22.
The Party chief urged the locality to focus on equal development among regions, especially in the western part of the province.
Local authorities should also focus on developing industry and agriculture in a sustainable manner while promoting its tourism potential, he said, adding that the province needs to enhance the building of the Party and political system, reform administrative procedures, and improve the business environment.
He also took note of the provincial proposals relevant to projects on developing a sea-based economy through to 2025 and the following years; developing the relic site of Great Poet Nguyen Du – a recogised world cultural figure; and merging some thinly-populated communes (each housing under 3,000 residents) into one.
The Party leader acknowledged local past achievements and asked the province to further uphold solidarity and unity to implement effectively Resolutions adopted at the provincial and national Party Congresses.
He also inspected several key projects in the province such as the iron and steel complex and Son Duong Formosa Ha Tinh port, the vegetable and fruit production project, and the rural residential models in Thach Ha district.
Ha Tinh recorded an average annual economic growth of over 18 percent in the 2011-2015 period, with industry-construction making up 38 percent of the local economy, trade-services (44 percent), and agro-forestry-fisheries (18 percent).
The proportion of poor households in 2015 was reduced by 5.8 percent.
Industrial production increased by 37 percent in 2015. So far, the province counts two economic parks and 19 industrial zones and clusters, attracting 446 domestic and foreign investment projects with a total registered capital of over 23 billion USD.
The Vung Ang economic zone has gradually become one of the biggest heavy industry hubs in Southeast Asia with steel, thermal power and seaport services as key products.
To date, 52 provincial communes have become new-style rural areas, and Ha Tinh is one of the 13 provinces nationwide to receive the State’s first-class Labour Order in the 2010-2015 period.-VNA
The education sector of central Ha Tinh province plans to include Vi-Giam folk singing in primary school curriculum from the 2015-2016 academic year, as part of its efforts to preserve the humanity’s intangible cultural heritage.
Five cooperation agreements have been signed between Ha Tinh province and its German partners as a result of a trade promotion conference held in Berlin on July 7.
The Party Organisation, authorities and people of Ha Tinh province must not become complacent about their attainments but continue striving to accelerate local development, a leader has said.
Addressing the meeting, Party General Secretary To Lam expressed his pleasure at meeting a large number of Vietnamese living and working in the RoK, acknowledging and appreciating their efforts in contributing to the growing Vietnam–RoK partnership.
He also welcomed the “Vietnam Private Sector Panorama” as a platform for dialogue, awareness-raising, and inspiring a wealth-creation movement, emphasising that it must deliver tangible results.
During a meeting on August 10 in Seoul with 100 representatives from the RoK’s intellectuals, associations, people’s organisations, businesses, and non-governmental organisations operating in Vietnam, Party General Secretary To Lam expressed his gratitude to Korean friendship, economic, cultural associations, universities, research institutes, individuals, and NGOs for their significant contributions to nurturing the Vietnam–RoK relationship.
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The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
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The 500kV Lao Cai – Vinh Yen power transmission line has a total investment of over 7.41 trillion VND (282.5 million USD), and a total length of 229.5 km, passing through 31 communes in the two provinces, and comprising 468 transmission tower foundations.
The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
At the working session (Photo: VNA)
