President asks Thanh Hoa to make comprehensive breakthroughs
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged the central province of Thanh Hoa to make comprehensive breakthroughs by 2029 – the year marking the 1,000th anniversary of its name.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the working session (Photo: VNA)
Thanh Hoa (VNA) – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged the central province of Thanh Hoa to make comprehensive breakthroughs by 2029 – the year marking the 1,000th anniversary of its name.
Historians say Thanh Hoa took its name in 1029 under the reign of King Ly Thai Tong, the President explained at a working session with the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee as part of his visit to the locality on August 29.
Thanh Hoa’s current development has yet to match its history as well as advantages, with its GDP making up only about 2.5% of the national figure, while its population accounts for 3.8% of the nation's.
Phuc asked the local Party organisation, authorities and people to make outstanding breakthroughs in social welfare, culture and environment, and expressed his strong support for the target of turning Thanh Hoa into a new development pole, along with Hanoi, Hai Phong and Quang Ninh, thus creating a development quadrilateral in the north.
The leader also suggested Thanh Hoa optimise mechanisms and its human resources to grow further, saying the province should build a high-quality university to provide a workforce for itself and other localities.
Economic development should go in tandem with cultural development and social progress and equality, he stressed.
Thanh Hoa was also asked to pay more attention to national defence and security, improving the efficiency of international cooperation, and enhancing cooperation and friendship with localities in neighbouring Laos.
According to a report presented at the meeting, Thanh Hoa’s economy grew 13.5% in the first half of this year, making it among the top five localities nationwide in this regard. The number is expected to reach 11.5% for the whole year.
Its budget col🌸lection was set at 40 trillion VND (1.7 billion USD) for the year, surpassing the estimate of 28.1 tr♏illion VND./.
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of the north-central province of Thanh Hoa has taken a series of measures to strictly handle organisations and individuals that broker and bring fishing vessels to illegally exploit seafood in foreign waters as part of its efforts to combat combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Ha Khac Sam is the proud owner of a 300 square metre sturgeon and salmon farm in Thanh Hoa province. He sells an average of eight or nine tonnes of fish each year, earning around 3 billion VND and generating jobs for many local people.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a ceremony in Sam Son city of the central province of Thanh Hoa on August 28 to launch the construction of a monument commemorating people, officials, soldiers and students from the south who gathered in the northern region during the war.
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Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien welcomed the proposals put forward by the US side and reiterated Vietnam’s request for consideration of key areas of interest, including reciprocal tariff policies and access for Vietnamese key export products to the US market.
Deputy PM Le Thanh Long proposed countries promote shared values, including building trust, sincerity, and solidarity among nations and peoples; fostering cooperation spirit and responsible behaviour as well as upholding international law and the UN Charter; and placing people at the centre and as the goal, the key player, and the driving force of all policies.
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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the working session (Photo: VNA) 
