The Government leader asked for urgent, serious, synchronous and effective implementation of projects, tasks, and solutions outlined in resolutions and conclusions of the Party Central Committee, the National Assembly, and the Government, especially a supplementary plan for socio-economic development in 2025, aiming for a growth rate of at least 8%.

The central province of Thua Thien - Hue granted licenses to 20 new investment projects with a total registered capital of over 5.32 trillion VND (nearly 209 million USD) in the first five months , including eight foreign direct investment (FDI) pones worth more than 33 million USD.

The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh targets double-digit growth in the gross regional domestic product (GRDP), and State budget collection of a 48 trillion VND (approximately 2 billion USD) in 2020, according to Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Xuan Ky.

Budget collection of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai in 2018 is estimated at over 8 trillion VND (nearly 342.49 million USD), surpassing the assigned target by 41.7 percent and up 6.3 percent against the previous year, the provincial People’s Committee reported on December 11.