He made the remarks while attending a conference held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on February 5 to review the steering committee’s activities in 2017 and the past 15 years.The steering committee has made significant contributions to the region’s economic restructuring, particularly agriculture shake-up in response to the climate change, Hue noted.Terminating operations of the Steering Committees for Northwest, Central Highlands and Southwest Regions approved by the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, Politburo and Secretariat does not mean putting an end to their functions and missions. Relevant ministries, sectors and local authorities will coordinate to carry out the tasks, he said.He asked deputy head of the southwest steering committee Son Minh Thang to tackle remaining work before receiving new mission assigned by the Politburo.In the past 15 years, the committee helped the Politburo and the Secretariat and the Prime Minister define breakthroughs to develop the Mekong Delta region in the fields of transport, irrigation, education, agriculture development and support for local ethnic people.It also worked to remove bottlenecks for key construction projects like Can Tho bridge, Can Tho airport, Ho Chi Minh City-Trung Luong expressway and investment projects in Phu Quoc island.The committee’s efforts have cast a new look for the whole region. Economic growth during 2001-2010 was at 11.7 percent per year while the figure for 2011-2015 was 8.55 percent per year. Improvements have been seen in the livelihoods of ethnic people and those living in remote areas.Particularly, the Mekong Delta gained impressive achievements in… [Read full story]
Deputy PM lauds evangelical church (31-05-2005) HA NOI — Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan praised the contributions of members of the Christian Evangelical Church in Viet Nam in the nation's renewal process during his meeting with a delegation of the General Confederation of the Evangelical Church of Viet Nam (South)'s Executive Committee in Ha Noi yesterday. Khoan sent regards from Prime Minister Phan Van Khai to the confederation and greeted the success of its second general congress which has appointed new executive committee for the coming term. He also recalled the Party and the State's respect for and attention to…... [read more]
Deputy PM lauds People's Courts (12-09-2009) HA NOI — The People's Courts have always thoroughly grasped and seriously implemented the Party's policies and State laws in judgement procedures, said Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong. Trong was speaking at the 64th anniversary to mark the People's Courts traditional day held in Ha Noi yesterday, highlighting its great contributions to the national revolutionary cause. He praised the sector's officials and staff for their efforts to significantly contribute to protecting the Party and socialism, as well as ensure the people's legitimate rights and benefits, and political and social security. The Deputy Prime…... [read more]
Deputy PM lauds education fund for supporting students (06-06-2006) Ha Noi — Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem thanked the US-based Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) for its active work in helping outstanding Vietnamese students. Deputy PM Khiem made the announcement yesterday at a reception honouring the foundation's executive board director, Trieu Nhu Phat. Khiem said he was happy to see the initial achievements of the nearly 200 Vietnamese students who had the opportunity to study and do research in leading universities in the United States. Khiem hoped that the fund will continue to effectively work with Vietnamese education and intensify…... [read more]
At a reception for Michael Greene, USAID Director, in Hanoi on December 7, the Deputy PM highlighted the agency’s humanitarian aid to Vietnamese Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims and dioxin remediation in the country, along with its projects on HIV/AIDS prevention, climate change response and settlement of natural disaster and post-war consequences. Michael Greene said the USAID has cooperated with Vietnam for many years, through projects that provide technical support in the fields of national management and economic development.The agency is designing two projects worth more than US$50 million in non-refundable aid, aiming to help Vietnam implement a programme on trade facilitation…... [read more]
At a reception for Michael Greene, USAID Director, in Hanoi on December 7, the Deputy PM highlighted the agency’s humanitarian aid to Vietnamese Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims and dioxin remediation in the country, along with its projects on HIV/AIDS prevention, climate change response and settlement of natural disaster and post-war consequences. Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue (R) and USAID Director Michael Greene Michael Greene said the USAID has cooperated with Vietnam for many years, through projects that provide technical support in the fields of national management and economic development.The agency is designing two projects worth more than USD 50…... [read more]
