More greetings to Vietnam on National Day

Leaders of the Vietnamese Party, State, Government and National Assembly continued to receive congratulatory messages from foreign leaders on the country’s 66th National Day (September 2).

Messages came from Brunei King Hassanal Bolkiah, Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, President of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly Kim Yong Nam and Premier Choe Yong Rim of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
The Vietnamese leaders were also congratulated by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Japanese Emperor Akihito, President of the Republic of Korea Lee Myung-bak and US President Barack Obama.
On the occasion, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh also received messages of greetings from his DPRK and Russian counterparts, Pak Ui Chun and Sergey Lavrov.

OVs in South Africa and China commemorates National Day

The Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa on September 3 hosted a ceremony to celebrate the 66th anniversary of August Revolution and National Day.
Addressing the ceremony, Ambassador Nguyen Manh Hung highlighted the great achievements that Vietnam made in its cause of socio-economic and cultural development to improve the people’s living and conditions as well as establish Vietnam’s position in the international arena.
Hung reviewed the relations between Vietnam and South Africa, saying that the recent political, economic and trade cooperation between the two countries has seen new development steps.
On the occasion, the Vietnamese Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macau also held a get-together with Vietnamese peoples who are living and working in Macau.

Asian leaders cheer Vietnam on National Day

Leaders of Party, State, Government and National Assembly of Vietnam received congratulatory messages from Asian leaders on the country’s 66th National Day (September 02, 1945 - September 02, 2011).

Messages came from General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and President of the People’s Republic of China Hu Jin Tao; Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China Wu Bang Guo; Premier of the People’s Republic of China Wen Jia Bao; General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Chummaly Sayasone; Lao Prime Minister Thoongsinh Thammavong and Chairwoman of the Lao National Assembly Pani Yathotou.

On the occasion, Vietnam’s leaders were congratulated by the King of Cambodia Norodom Sihamoni; Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen; Chairman of Cambodian National Assembly Heng Samrin; Singaporean President Tony Tan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra.

Quang Binh urged to tap potential for stronger development

Quang Binh needs to fully tap its potential to boost production and business, develop key industrial sectors, and devise a long-term strategy for sustainable socio-economic development.

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In his report presented to PM Dung, Chairman of the Quang Binh provincial People’s Committee, Nguyen Huu Hoai, said over the past eight months, his province has effectively implemented Government Resolution 11 on solutions to contain inflation, stabilise the macro economy and ensure social welfare, and it has achieved encouraging results.

The value of industrial production in the reviewed period rose 14.6 percent, export turnover soared 116 percent, the number of poor households dropped by 2. 36 percent, and more than 17,360 new jobs have been created.

Tourism development in the province has been boosted by opening more new tourist sites such as the Thien Duong (Paradise) Cave and the Chay-Hang Toi River and the number of tourists is growing.

So far, Quang Binh has cut VND87.4 billion from 55 ineffective projects that have been delayed or had their construction time extended, and provided more capital for urgent projects. It has also saved nearly VND23.8 billion (10 percent) of its regular spending.

The provincial chairman also asked the Government to devise measures to help Quang Binh iron out some snags in transport and electricity supply projects.

Remarkable progress has been made in social fields: the number of poor households has been significantly sharply, secondary school education has reached 100 percent, and 71 percent of communes and wards now meet national standards for healthcare services.

PM Dung praised the province’s efforts to fulfill the socio-economic targets, especially economic restructuring.

With its great potential for developing forestry, agriculture and tourism, Quang Binh should apply advanced technology to increase agricultural productivity, develop its processing industry, and build the Gianh River Cement Industrial Park into the country’s largest cement producer, Mr Dung said.

The Government leader asked provincial leaders to pay more attention to rapidly and sustainably reducing poverty and effectively implementing social welfare policies and programmes to create new rural areas.

He underlined the need to re-examine all investment projects and carry them out properly in line with the country’s real demands.

The day before (Sept 3), PM Dung and his delegation offered incense at the Road 20 Temple for Heroic Martyrs and the Tho Loc B67 cemetery in Bo Trach district.