This upgrading is a basis, motivation, and important premise to create a momentum for turning the whole district into a provincial town by 2015. The Kinh Mon District People's Committee on December 29 morning held a ceremony to announce the decision on recognizing the expanded Kinh Mon district town to meet the standards of a 4th-grade urban area by Ministry of Construction. Mr. Vu Van Son, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Hai Duong Provincial Party Committee, Mr. Nguyen Duong Thai, Member of the Provincial Party Committee's Standing Board, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, and Mr. Do Viet Chien, Director of the Urban Development Agency (Ministry of Construction), were in attendance. The expanded Kinh Mon district town was formed on the basis of the entire natural area of three district towns of Kinh Mon, Phu Thu, and Minh Tan. The upgrading of the district towns to 4th grade urban areas are defined in the national urban development program, period 2012 … [Read more...] about Expanded Kinh Mon district town becomes 4th-grade urban area
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ODA campaigning on track, says ministry
Hanoi Times - Raising official development assistance is becoming easier as Vietnam benefits from the world recognizing the country's successful management of the aid and strong socio-economic policies says the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI). The first quarter of 2008 saw donors commit over US$ 369 million, representing an increase of 16 percent year on year. Of the figure, almost US$ 342.7 million come in as loans and almost US$ 26.4 million as grants. Among major ODA projects is the construction of a northern coastal corridor running across the Greater Sub-Mekong Region, worth 150 million USD of Asian Development Bank funding and 75 million USD from a Japanese financial and banking program. The MDI's External Economy Department reported that the second quarter will see a number of ODA signings, including several infrastructure projects worth US$ 1 billion with Japan, a 10.8 million USD project on tourism human resource development with the European Union and a … [Read more...] about ODA campaigning on track, says ministry
Key solutions for realizing socio-economic development plan
VGP - The Government has introduced its key solutions for directing the implementation of the social-economic development plan and State budget estimate in 2012. The following is the full translation of the solutions. RESOLUTION Key solutions for directing the implementation of the social-economic development plan and State budget estimate in 2012 Despite many difficulties and challenges in 2011, the national economy has, as guided by the sound leadership of the Communist Party and drastic measures taken by the Government, as well as fuelled by efforts exerted by sectors and agencies of all levels, the business community and people, moved positively and obtained an array of significant achievements in curbing inflation, stabilizing the macro-economy, and ensuring social welfare. These included an economic growth rate of at about 6%; agriculture developing stably; food output making a new record high; industrial production increasing fairly; service and tourism sectors continuing with … [Read more...] about Key solutions for realizing socio-economic development plan
ODA supports Vietnam’s development course
Since a roundtable conference on the provision of official development assistance (ODA) for Viet Nam in Paris, France on November 8, 1993, international donors have accompanied Viet Nam on its development process and pledged nearly US $80 billion in ODA to help the country secure sustainable development. At the roundtable, the Government reported an expectation of US $1.1 billion in 2000 and actually US $1.6 billion was disbursed in the year. The gathering laid a basis for cooperation between Viet Nam and the international donor community based on mutual understanding, trust and in a constructive manner. An annual meeting of the consulting group for Viet Nam (CG) on development policies and aid was set up. After four CG meetings in France, and one in Japan, the annual dialogue has been held in Viet Nam since 1998 to draw the participation of ministries, agencies, localities, the private sector, social organizations and domestic and international non-governmental organizations. In … [Read more...] about ODA supports Vietnam’s development course
On policies of agriculture and rural development in the industrialization process
Many arguments and approaches relevant to agriculture and rural development have been applied in Vietnam, and they had strong impacts to policy making on these issues. While encouraging the process of industrialization and modernization, Vietnam also applied the strategies of this process to the way the country solves its agriculture and rural development problems. Many arguments and approaches relevant to agriculture and rural development have been applied in Vietnam, and they had strong impacts to policy making on these issues. While encouraging the process of industrialization and modernization, Vietnam also applied the strategies of this process to the way the country solves its agriculture and rural development problems. For theoretic exchange purpose, this paper focuses on: - Discussing arguments on agriculture and rural development ; - Describing the actual situations of agriculture and rural development and farmers in Vietnam; and - Suggesting some orientations and … [Read more...] about On policies of agriculture and rural development in the industrialization process