NDO – The National Steering Committee for the Southwest Region has significantly contributed to the region’s economic restructuring process, particularly in agriculture. The statement was made by Politburo member and Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue at a conference in Hanoi, on February 5, to review the Steering Committee for the Southwest Region’s performance in 2017 and over the past 15 years. In addition to the economy, the committee has gained numerous outstanding achievements in the fields of society, security-defence, religious work, the political system, hunger elimination and poverty reduction, and the construction of new-style rural areas, he said. The Deputy PM, who is also head of the Steering Committee for the Southwest Region, noted that the committee, along with the committees for the Northwest and Central Highlands, will end their performance from the beginning of this year. However, the ministries, agencies and localities concerned will continue to implement the committee’s missions, he added. Deputy PM Hue expressed his hope that the southwest region would seek sustainable measures to cope with climate change and successfully integrate into the international economy, becoming a rich delta region. On the occasion, Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue presented the third-class Labour Order to former deputy head of the committee Le Hung Dung. Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue presents the third-class Labour Order to former deputy head of the committee Le Hung Dung. (Credit: VGP)
Nhan Dan - The Southwest Steering Committee (SSC) should devise and suggest suitable policies in transportation, irrigation, housing, vocational training, job creation, hunger eradication and poverty reduction. Deputy Prime Minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, made the request during a meeting with the SSC in the southern city of Can Tho on January 13. Praising the efforts of the committee, regional provinces and cities in steering socio-economic development and ensuring national defence and security, he asked them to promote regional connectivity in that development, respond effectively to climate changes, prevent crimes and build a strong political system at the grass-root level to…... [read more]
Nhan Dan - The Southwest Steering Committee (SSC) should create breakthrough innovations in production and business performance, particularly in the field of agriculture, to promote sustainable economic development, as well as ensuring political stability and social order in the region. State President Truong Tan Sang made this request during a working session with the SSC in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on July 29, as part of his visit to localities in the Mekong Delta. The leader applauded the results gained by the localities in the region during the first six months of 2014. He also praised the…... [read more]
NDO – Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh held a working session with the Steering Committee for the Southwest Region on July 25 in Can Tho city to review the committee’s performance in the first half of 2017.
According to deputy head of the committee, Son Minh Thang, over the past six months, socio-economic development, cultural activities, security and defence in the region have been maintained.
However, concerning issues have been witnessed in the region, including coastal erosion in localities which has not yet been stabilised and a drop in price of some agricultural products which have posed a…... [read more]
NDO – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has stressed the need for utilising all channels and methods for gathering information to facilitate the work of recovering the remains of martyrs. The senior government official made the statement during a meeting with members of the National Steering Committee on the Project for Search and Retrieve of Martyrs’ Remain (Steering Committee No. 1237) in Hanoi on December 18. Reports at the meeting show that in 2017, the Ministry of Defence has handed over more than 500,000 records of martyrs to the Ministry of Information and Communications to integrate into the national…... [read more]
(VOV) - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan will lead a Vietnamese delegation to the 6th session of the Vietnam-China Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation to be held in Beijing from May 10-12. He will be accompanied by leaders of several ministries and seven northern provinces bordering China. At the meeting, both sides will review the two countries' cooperation and discuss ways to further develop their comprehensive strategic cooperation partnership in a positive, healthy and sustainable manner. Since established in 2006, the Vietnam-China Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation has convened its session in Vietnam and China on a rotating basis.…... [read more]
