A new model of rural development

Party Politburo member Truong Tan Sang has visited
Tan Thong Hoi commune in Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City, which is considered
a bright example for other communes to follow.

Mr Sang was accompanied on March 6
by a delegation from the Central Board for a Pilot Project to build a new model
of rural development.

Mr Sang praised the commune party
committee and people’s committee for their strong determination to achieve the
high efficiency of investment projects that serve people’s life and local
socio-economic development.

Many households have taken advantage
of local conditions to develop commodity-oriented production models.

During the meeting with Tan Thong
Hoi commune authorities, Mr Sang stressed that in the next step, the commune
should help its farmers get rich, setting a bright example for other communes
nationwide to follow.

Vietnam, Russia promote strategic partnership

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Two-way trade between the two countries increased
from US$300-400 million in the 1990s to US$2.4 billion in 2010.

A seminar was held in Hanoi on March
4 by the Russia-Vietnam Friendship Association to celebrate ten years of signing
a joint statement of strategic partnership between Vietnam and Russia during
Russian President Putin’s visit to Vietnam at that time.

In his speech, Vietnamese ambassador
to Russia, Bui Dinh Dinh highlighted the significance of the joint statement and
reviewed the landmark achievements of friendship and comprehensive cooperation
between the two countries since the strategic partnership was established.

Mr Dinh thanked Russian leaders and
people for their support for Vietnam during the past struggle for national
liberation and unification and in its process of national construction and
development.

He also spoke highly of the
association’s initiative to organise the seminar as well as its activities to
strengthen the Vietnam-Russia friendship.

Participants described the joint
statement as a most important document which provides the legal foundation for
developing bilateral relation in the 21^st century.

Over the past years, there have been
major changes in bilateral cooperation in economics, trade, science and
technology, education and training and national defense and security. Meanwhile,
political relations have developed based on strong mutual trust.

It is worth noting that bilateral
cooperation in oil and gas exploitation and energy have also been carried out
effectively.

In their reports, Russian delegates
praised the tremendous achievements of the Vietnamese people in recent times and
congratulated the success of the country’s 11^th National Party
Congress, hoping for a bright future for Russia-Vietnam relations.

Lao delegation visits historical site in Hoa Binh

A Lao delegation of cadres and students has visited
a historical site which is connected with the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP)
during their socio-economic fact-finding tour of Vietnam’s northern Hoa Binh
province.

At a reception on March 5, Vice
Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Bui Van Cuu said he was proud of
receiving the delegation to the historical site where preparation’s the second
LPRP congress took place.

Cuu expressed his belief that the
ninth LPRP Congress slated for this month will set forth Laos’ development
strategies.

Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Sunthon
Saynhachac, who is also head of the delegation, told the host that as his
country is preparing for the ninth LPRP Congress, the visit is an opportunity
for Lao cadres and students to study Laos’ former generations and express their
gratitude to the Party Committee, authorities, volunteer soldiers and war
martyrs of Hoa Binh province for their assistance to Laos’ revolution.

He pledged to further preserve and
develop the special friendship between the two countries.

Hanoi prepared to implement Government resolution

A conference was held in Hanoi on March 5 to carry
out the Government’s Resolution 11 on major solutions to curb inflation,
stabilise the national economy and ensure social welfare.

Hanoi worked out an action plan for
implementing the resolution effectively with a focus on five major tasks:
tightening the monetary policy, keeping credit growth below 20 percent, ensuring
credit capital for production and business, increasing budget revenues and
reducing public spending.

In addition, the focus will also be
on ironing out snags for businesses, saving energy, balancing the supply and
demand of essential goods, stabilising the market, streamlining administrative
procedures, boosting exports and limiting imports to ensure that import surplus
is 1.65 times lower than the export surplus.

Participants underlined the need to
implement social welfare policies properly to ensure a better life for
low-income earners, people in difficult circumstances and social policy
beneficiaries.

In his speech, Deputy Prime Minister
Nguyen Sinh Hung praised Hanoi’s efforts in creating the action plan for
implementing the resolution and asked municipal leaders to keep a close watch on
the domestic economic situation and fulfill all the tasks set for this year.

If Hanoi successfully implements the
Government resolution, it will help boost general socio-economic development as
the city’s contribution accounts for 20 percent of the country’s total GDP, said
Mr Hung.

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