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Vice Mayor of Vientiane, Mr. Phoukhong Bannavong and representatives of departments of Vientiane receive the delegation of Ho Chi Minh City high ranking officials at Wattay International Airport. (Photo: SGGP) Attending the trip was Major General Nguyen Truong Thang, Commander of Military Region 7; Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nam, Commander of the HCMC High Command; Vice Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee Ngo Minh Chau and representatives of departments of the city. The visit is part of the activities to celebrate the Vietnam-Laos Solidarity and Friendship Year 2022 as well as the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties and the 45th anniversary of the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation. It aims to further promote the Vietnam-Laos great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation, and strengthen the implementation of cooperation projects between HCMC and Laotian localities. The delegation had a meeting with Vietnamese people who are living in Laos and … [Read more...] about High-ranking delegation of HCMC visits Laos

Speaking at the group discussion on supplementary assessments of the implementation of the socio-economic development plans and the state budget in 2021 and the first months of 2022, Phuc also stressed social issues that need special attention, especially education, child abuse, drowning and school violence. He pointed to challenges to the national economy in the time ahead such as inflation, impacts of the soaring global energy prices and stock market volatility which requires supportive measures to stay stable. The President recognized the encouraging economic indices in the first five months of 2022, but warned against complacency. He said the Resolution adopted at the 13th National Party Congress sets specific targets by 2025, 2030 and 2045, with continuously high growth. Therefore, it requires strong, drastic measures to reach the targets. Legislators shared the view that despite unprecedented difficulties caused by COVID-19, the country’s socio-economic development still … [Read more...] about Legislators debate socio-economic development, state budget

National Assembly deputies were divided into teams to discuss socio-economic achievements and challenges during their third working day in Hà Nội on Wednesday. VNA/VNS Photos Phạm Kiên HÀ NỘI — National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ yesterday day expressed his concern that this year’s growth target will be hard to reach. He was speaking during the third working day of the third session of the 15th-tenure National Assembly (NA) in Hà Nội. NA deputies reviewed the socio-economic development results in 2021, and discussed plans for further development and budget allocation this year. Discussing the economic growth targets that the 13th Party Congress set for the next five years, NA chair Huệ expressed his worries that the country must try much harder to achieve the gross domestic product (GDP) growth target of 8-8.5 per cent this year. The congress set a GDP growth target of 6.5-7 per cent each year from 2021 to … [Read more...] about Reaching growth target a challenge for this year: NA chair