PM stresses human resource development for industrial revolution
Vietnam will focus on developing human resources, science and technology in a bid to keep pace with the fourth industrial revolution, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a debate session on the future of production in Davos, Switzerland, on January 19.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (first, left) meets with delegates to the event (Photo: VNA)
Davos (VNA) – Vietnam will focus on developing human resources,science and technology in a bid to keep pace with the fourth industrialrevolution, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a debate session on thefuture of production in Davos, Switzerland, on January 19.
At the session, which forms part the 47th World Economic ForumAnnual Meeting, he noted that Vietnam can no longer count on exhausting naturalresources and cheap labor force to achieve a fast and sustainable growth in theera of the fourth industrial revolution.
He briefed participants that the country is renewing growth modal and improvinggrowth quality, labour productivity and economic competitiveness whiledeveloping sectors with high added value, scientific and technologicalapplications and highly-skilled workers.
He affirmed that businesses are positioned as the central part of Vietnam’srenovation course and the Government will work to spur development, serve thepeople and businesses, and strive to create a fair and favorable businessenvironment for businesspeople.
Up to 110,000 new businesses were set up in 2016, he said, reporting on thecountry’s 2020 goal of having over 1 million new enterprises and assisting 600businesses with 2,000 projects in creative start-up with a view to helpingbusinesses’ access to novel technologies. In addition to that, Vietnam willspeed up international integration to nurture renovation and creativity.
In 2017, Vietnamwill host the APEC Summit under the theme “Creating new driving force for acommon future”, which is facilitating discussions on promoting economiclinkages and raising competiveness in the digital era and offering a goodchance for businesspeople and investors to seek partnerships, he stressed.
The World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2017 started in Davos,Switzerland, on January 17.
It brought together 3,000 participants, including 50 State leaders, governmentofficials from 70 countries worldwide, and representatives from internationalorganisations, such as the United Nations and the World Trade Organisation.
Lasting throughJanuary 20, the meeting consists of 446 sessions, discussing the globalmatters, such as inclusive growth, the fourth industrial revolution,international cooperation models and immigration.-VNA
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed that Vietnam always welcomes international media to the country to cover its development and global integration.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with WB President Jim Yong Kim, WTO Director General Roberto Azevêdo and Chairman of the Chinese Alibaba Group Jack Ma in Davos on January 19.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had an open and candid dialogue with chief executive officers of global leading IT groups on the margin of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on January 19.
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In an interview with Korean media on the occasion of Party General Secretary To Lam’s state visit to the RoK, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed that the visit demonstrates Vietnam’s strong resolve to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the RoK, with the aim of fostering greater political trust, closer strategic coordination, more substantive and comprehensive cooperation, and stronger bonds of friendship between the two countries' people.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also a Politburo member and Secretary of the Government Party Committee, attended the 4th Party Congress of the EVN Party Organisation for the 2025–2030 tenure on August 10, directing EVN to ensure power supply to meet the country’s development demands with double-digit growth set for the coming years.
Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, along with a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Seongnam Air Base in Seoul on August 10 afternoon (local time), beginning a state visit to the Republic of Korea from August 10-13.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly departed from Hanoi on August 10 morning for a four-day state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK), which is made at an invitation of RoK President Lee Jae Myung.
As part of the ASEAN Day celebrations, the Vietnamese embassy will also host the ASEAN Family Day 2025 in Ottawa to foster solidarity and community spirit among ASEAN members in Canada.
State President Luong Cuong’s trip once again reaffirmed the Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of relations. It also reflected the strong trend of enhanced cooperation among countries of the Global South in shaping a new, more multipolar, fair and equitable world order.
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.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 9 inspected the construction site of the new Phong Chau bridge, and surveyed a planned route for the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway section running through the northern province of Phu Tho.
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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.
Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Party General Secretary To Lam called on the criminal police force to accelerate the application of science, technology, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation in criminal investigation tasks such as crime prevention, detection, tracking and verification, ensuring that no area remains out of their reach.
Many Koreans living, studying, and working in Hanoi see the upcoming state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by Party General Secretary To Lam as an opportunity to generate strong synergy in economic cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and cultural understanding.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (first, left) meets with delegates to the event (Photo: VNA)
