A corner of Sa Binh village, Long Duc commune (Photo: )
Tra Vinh (VNA) – Long Duc commune in TraVinh city of the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has been recognised as an advanced new-style rural area in 2019.
This is the first commune of the province that has achieved the status. It was also the first one in Tra Vinh recognised as a new-style rural area in 2013.
According to Secretary of the communal Party Organisation Le Van Manh, thelocality will pay attention to increasing incomes for local farmers,developing specialised-farming areas and cooperatives, building links in producingand selling agricultural products, supporting farmers in applying scientificand technical advances into production, and building brands for farm produce.
It will also make it easier for local residents to enjoy support policies inagriculture development, he added.
Long Duc commune is hoped to become a model new style rural commune of the province in the 2021-2025 period with nopoor households, and all local families having access to clean water.
Since 2011, the commune has mobilised nearly 1.44 trillion VND (62.3million USD) for its socio-economic development, focusing on improving theliving standards of locals and promoting poverty reduction.
Annual per capita income in the locality stands at 54.6 million VND, up nearly40 million VND compared to that of 2013. As many as 99.7 percent of its working-age population have jobs.
The national target programme on buildingnew-styled rural areas, initiated by the Government in 2010, aims to developrural regions across Vietnam. Its 19 criteria cover infrastructure, production,living standards, income and culture, among others.
The country aims to have at least 80 percentof all communes recognised as new-style rural areas by 2025, and the remainingcommunes should achieve at least 15 criteria./.
Authorities in the northern province of Vinh Phuc have taken a host of measures to promote production along with accelerating economic restructuring in rural areas, aiming to meet its targets for the new-style rural area building programme.
The national target programme on building new-style rural areas in 2016-2020 has completed its set targets, it was said at a conference of the programme’s coordinating offices nationwide held in the central province of Quang Tri on May 29.
Hanoi recently announced 275 products meeting standards of the “One Commune – One Product” (OCOP) programme at the municipal level in 2019, raising the total number of such products here to 301.
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The programmes have brought about positive changes to rural infrastructure, comprehensively improved the material and spiritual lives of farmers, and contributed to Vietnam's economic restructuring, said PM Pham Minh Chinh.
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At a review conference held on June 21, Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Van Sinh praised the province’s scientific, coordinated, and flexible approach. He noted that the early completion reflects the strong commitment of local authorities, the business community, philanthropists, and residents in improving housing conditions for disadvantaged groups.
The VNA delegation, led by General Director Vu Viet Trang, actively participated in the event, engaging in both professional and diplomatic activities.
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Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
The total investment exceeded 319 billion VND (12.2 million USD), including over 261 billion VND from the state budget and 57.5 billion VND mobilised from businesses, organisations, and individuals.
A corner of Sa Binh village, Long Duc commune (Photo: ) 
