Party chief urges utilising opportunities for socio-economic development
All opportunities should be optimised to successfully achieve the socio-economic targets set for 2023 and the 2021-2026 tenure, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said at a teleconference on January 3.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at the conference. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – All opportunities should beoptimised to successfully achieve the socio-economic targets set for 2023 and the 2021-2026tenure, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said at a teleconference onJanuary 3.
The teleconference between the Government and the 63provinces and centrally-run cities was intended to review the 2022 performanceand carry out the Party Central Committee’s conclusions and the NationalAssembly (NA)’s resolution on the socio-economic development plan for 2023.
The Party leader emphasised the need to pay moreattention to consolidating and enhancing the macro-economic foundation,controlling inflation and improving the internal capacity and self-reliance ofthe national economy.
Priorities should be given to improving the domesticbusiness environment; addressing difficulties, limitations and weaknesses ofthe economy, for both short and long terms; restructuring the economy in tandemwith growth model reform; accelerating national digital transformation inparallel with natural resources and environmental protection; and responding toclimate change, he continued.
He said socio-cultural development needs to goharmoniously with economic development, stressing resources for theimplementation of programmes, projects and policies on ethnic minority groups andthose living in remote, mountainous and island areas.
An overview of the conference (Photo: VNA)
Trong called for greater efforts in national defenceand security, maintaining political security and social order and safety,improving the efficiency of external relations and international integration,and fighting crimes and sabotage plots of hostile forces.
The Party chief also mentioned the building and rectificationof the Party and the political system, and the personnel work, saying thoseinvolved in corruption must be removed.
Reviewing the achievements the country recorded in 2022,he said the 8% growth is much higher than the set target of only 6-6.5%,and even higher than that in other countries in the region and the world.
Speaking of outcomes in other spheres, from socio-culturalaffairs to foreign relations, international integration, and Party andpolitical system builing, Trong said the Party Central Committee, the Politburoand Secretariat have issued various resolutions, conclusions and directives onsocio-economic development in a timely manner, and instructed theimplementation of the documents.
The leader expressed his hope that following theconference, the Government and localities will join hands with the entire Party,people and army in order to sail through all challenges and successfullyfulfill the set tasks and targets.
In his remarks, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinhcalled on Government members and leaders of ministries, agencies and localities tocarry forward their sense of responsibility to achieve the targets, creating afirm foundation for the nation to move ahead./.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who is Secretary of the Central Military Commission, chaired the commission’s fifth session in Hanoi on December 19 to consider the approval of a report on the implementation of military and defence tasks in 2022, and orientations for 2023, and several draft resolutions.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who is also Secretary of the Central Military Commission, on December 20 attended the national military-political conference in 2022 which reviewed the military and defence work in the year and sketched out orientations for implementing tasks in 2023.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong thanked the Vietnam War Veterans’ Association (VWVA) and all veterans and former soldiers nationwide for their remarkable contributions to national building and safeguarding cause while attending the VWVA’s 7th National Congress in Hanoi on December 30.
State President Luong Cuong’s trip once again reaffirmed the Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of relations. It also reflected the strong trend of enhanced cooperation among countries of the Global South in shaping a new, more multipolar, fair and equitable world order.
The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 9 inspected the construction site of the new Phong Chau bridge, and surveyed a planned route for the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway section running through the northern province of Phu Tho.
Across print, broadcast, and online platforms, Angolan media portrayed State President Luong Cuong's visit as a warm and historic occasion, strengthening bilateral ties and boosting Vietnam’s presence in Africa through the AU.
The 500kV Lao Cai – Vinh Yen power transmission line has a total investment of over 7.41 trillion VND (282.5 million USD), and a total length of 229.5 km, passing through 31 communes in the two provinces, and comprising 468 transmission tower foundations.
The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Party General Secretary To Lam called on the criminal police force to accelerate the application of science, technology, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation in criminal investigation tasks such as crime prevention, detection, tracking and verification, ensuring that no area remains out of their reach.
Many Koreans living, studying, and working in Hanoi see the upcoming state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by Party General Secretary To Lam as an opportunity to generate strong synergy in economic cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and cultural understanding.
The achievements of the five decades of Vietnam–Angola cooperation provide a strong and enduring foundation, as well as momentum for the two sides to consolidate, expand, and bring their partnership into a new phase of development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed that the emulation and commendation work is a vital driver, fostering patriotism, dedication, and collective momentum in the run-up to the 11th National Patriotic Emulation Congress, Party congresses at all levels, and the 14th National Party Congress.
Emphasising the need for sustainable, long-term collaboration, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man called on Japanese investors not only to bring in capital but also to share expertise and modern technology, especially in areas such as green transformation, the circular economy, and advanced corporate governance.
President Luong Cuong's activities during his state visit to Angola, the celebration of the financial sector's 80th traditional day, and the Foreign Ministry's flag-hoisting ceremony marking the 58th founding anniversary of ASEAN are among news highlights on August 8.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Pham Viet Hung praised the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ meaningful initiative, noting that the ASEAN Family Run was not only a sporting activity but also an opportunity for diplomats and their families to show unity, connection, and solidarity within the ASEAN family.
Politburo member, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 8 attended the first congress of the Party Organisation of Tay Ho ward of Hanoi for the 2025–2030 term, during which he called for fresh momentum to turn the ward into a model that takes the lead in all fields.
The size of the economy increased from over 5 billion USD in 1986 to over 476 billion USD by 2024, making Vietnam the fourth-largest economy in Southeast Asia and the 34th largest in the world.
The ASEAN flag-hoisting ceremony is observed by the 10 ASEAN member countries on August 8 every year, aiming to spread and promote the ASEAN identity and affirm the determination to unite and cooperate for the common aspiration of long-term peace and prosperity of Southeast Asian countries under the common roof of the ASEAN Community.
Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Cuong highlighted ASEAN’s nearly six decades of development, during which the region transformed from division to harmony, from confrontation to cooperation, and from poverty to dynamic growth, becoming a global bright spot for regional cooperation.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at the conference. (Photo: VNA) 
An overview of the conference (Photo: VNA) 
