COVID-19 patients are discharged from hospital (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Political Bureau on June 5 issued aconclusion on ways to address impact of the COVID-19 for national economicrecovery and development.
It said the pandemic is having comprehensive, intensive andextensive impact on every country in the world, including Vietnam. Vietnam haspushed back and controlled the pandemic, yet it is developing in a complicatedway in the world.
In that context, the Politburo stressed the need to utilise tothe maximum the domestic market, cope with outside uncertainties so as tomaintain the macro economic and social stability. Besides, a favourable andattractive business environment suitable to the new trend must be created, theconclusion said, adding chances and challenges must be clearly identified so asto work out solutions.
To do so, authorities and sectors must complete the tasks ofimplementing effectively and concertedly suitable mechanisms and policies tosupport the citizens, firms and workers; concentrating efforts to stronglydevelop the domestic market; extending the stability period of the state budgetin the 2017-2020 to 2021.
Enhancing the disbursement and efficiency of public investment andadjusting the plans for this kind of resource are also taken as major tasks forthe time to come.
Besides, the economic structure must be accelerated,competiveness enhanced, e-government development pushed, and social welfareensured as long-term tasks.
The Politburo further said Party organisations throughout thecountry must seriously implement the above-mentioned tasks so as to acceleratethe social and economic recovery and development after the pandemic. Meanwhile,the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission is placed in charge of monitoringand inspecting the realisation of the conclusion./.
Vietnam recorded one more case of COVID-19 on June 6 morning, bringing the total in the country to 329, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
The fact that the Vietnamese PM has been invited to attend and speak at this important event for three consecutive years reflects the WEF as well as the international business community's recognition and high regard for Vietnam's position, role, and contributions to global and regional economic growth.
This new era marks a crucial phase in which the country must strive with determination to fulfil its strategic objectives, achieving breakthrough development at new levels of sophistication, quality, and global standing, laying the foundation for further growth. Era after era forms a continuous history of development, ascending steadily from one level to the next.
The resolution on such mechanisms aims to serve as a legal basis for opportunely dealing with difficulties and hindrances caused by legal regulations in important, priority, and urgent areas that require immediate settlement so as to unlock resources, facilitate economic development, and turn legislation into a competitive edge.
PM Pham Minh Chinh instructed chairpersons of the People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to strictly follow the Ministry of Finance's guidelines on handling public finances and budgets, with a focus on preventing wastefulness, misconduct, or corruption.
Knapper reaffirmed the US's commitment to supporting a strong, independent, prosperous and resilient Vietnam, while respecting each other’s territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence and political systems.
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.
Lawmakers are set to vote on revisions and amendments to a broad spectrum of legal frameworks and impactful resolutions during the final week of the 15th NA's 9th session.
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.
The trip will be made at the invitations of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF President and CEO Børge Brende, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
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.
COVID-19 patients are discharged from hospital (Photo: VNA) 
