Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has presented to the National Assembly a draft socio-economic development plan for 2022 which aims for a GDP growth of at about 6-6.5 percent in 2022.
Vietnam targets 6-6.5 GDP growth in 2022 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham MinhChinh has presented to the National Assembly a draft socio-economic developmentplan for 2022 which aims for a GDP growth of at about 6-6.5 percent in 2022.
The PM delivered the plan at the second session ofthe 15th National Assembly which opened on October 20.
The Government’s socio-economic development plan fornext year sets forth 16 key targets regarding economy, social affairs and the environment,including keeping the consumer price index (CPI) growth at around 4 percent andState budget overspending over GDP at 4 percent.
To realise those goals, the Government has outlinedmajor tasks and solutions, focusing on implementing the master strategy onpandemic prevention and control, with a roadmap on safe, flexible adaptation toand effective control of COVID-19.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA)
According to the PM, 2022 is a significant year asit creates a foundation for the implementation of the 2021-2025 plan.
The PM also reported to the NA the implementation ofthe 2021 socio-economic development plan. He stressed that the Government has focusedefforts on fighting the pandemic in the spirit of giving first and foremostpriority to protecting the health and life of the people, while drawing up aroadmap on safe, flexible adaptation to and effective control of the pandemicto deal with its consequences and boost socio-economic recovery anddevelopment.
The Government has adjusted fiscal and monetarypolicies and others in a flexible fashion to maintain macro-economic stability,ensure major economic balances and spur production and businesses, Chinh said.
He added that the Government has also worked to acceleratepublic investment disbursement, boost export and prioritise the implementationof mechanisms and policies supporting businesses and people.
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front CentralCommittee Do Van Chien proposed the Party and the State adjust and increasepensions for those who retired before 1995.
The Government should instruct ministries andagencies to quickly complete administrative procedures so as to early start theimplementation of three national target programmes./.
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Pandemic prevention and control policies must be unified nationwide, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told an online conference with the Steering Committees for COVID-19 Prevention and Control of 63 provinces and cities on October 17.
Vietnam’s economic prospects greatly depend on COVID-19 vaccination speed and scale, the efficiency of pandemic prevention and control measures and the effectiveness of supporting packages, held experts at a conference organised by the Vietnam Economic Strategy Studies Centre (VESS) on October 18.
Since the signing of the Vietnam-Cambodia trade and economic cooperation agreement, trade and investment ties have seen remarkable growth, substantially contributing to each country's socio-economic development and facilitating collaboration in various spheres, said Ambassador Nguyen Minh Vu.
Representatives of the overseas community and students expressed their gratitude for the Party and State’s support, their delight at growing Vietnam–China ties, and their commitment to preserving the Vietnamese identities abroad.
PM Pham Minh Chinh reiterated Vietnam’s readiness to continue dispatching agricultural experts to support Senegal’s food security through increasingly effective and innovative methods.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man expressed confidence that the legislature will soon apply AI and digital transformation more broadly, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of its legislative, supreme supervision, and decision-making functions on critical national matters.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and President and CEO of the World Economic Forum Borge Brende discussed Vietnam’s new development vision and its experience in building an independent, self-reliant and globally-integrated economy, and navigating global instability through proactive diplomacy.
Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Interim Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), and Borge Brende, WEF President and CEO, commended Vietnam’s flexible and effective economic governance and its strong economic performance.
The two PMs agreed on measures to strengthen bilateral relations in the future, especially the prompt signing of an action plan for implementing the countries' comprehensive strategic partnership, and the launch of upgraded VSIPs to include hi-tech parks, urban areas, and commercial zones.
PM Chinh requested ERIA to maintain close coordination with Vietnamese agencies and research institutes to promote policy research and consultations, and help the country increase productivity, quality, and competitiveness of the economy, especially in digital transformation, green transition, and circular economy, to contribute to achieving the rapid, sustainable development and double-digit economic growth goals it has set out for the coming decades.
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The rehearsal took place at the National Military Training Centre No. 4, the Vietnam National University - Hanoi, and the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, involving more than 7,400 officers and soldiers.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on June 25 on the sidelines of the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Tianjin city, China, during which he affirmed Vietnam attaches great importance to its multifaceted cooperation with Ecuador and proposes continued dialogue, negotiation, and signing of cooperation agreements in trade, investment, finance, and agriculture.
A working visit to Toulouse by Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang from June 23–25 has laid important groundwork for expanding multi-sector cooperation between Vietnam and the Occitanie region.
Prof. Dr. Georgy Toloraia, Executive Director of the National Committee for BRICS Research and Director of the Centre for Russian Strategy in Asia at the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, expressed his confidence that Vietnam will become a substantial and influential partner of BRICS.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed enhancing economic and trade cooperation, including the development of railway connectivity between Vietnam and Kyrgyzstan, which will also strengthen links with Central Asian nations.
The new law abolishes the death penalty for eight criminal offenses: the crime aimed at overthrowing the people’s government; the crime of sabotaging state infrastructure and technical facilities; the crime of producing and trading counterfeit medicines for treatment and prevention; the crime of destroying peace and causing aggressive war; the crime of espionage; that of illegally transporting narcotics; embezzlement; and bribe taking.
Vietnam will continue to coordinate closely with and make positive contributions to the initiatives and collective work of the Group of 77 (G77) developing nations, said Ambassador Do Hung Viet, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN.
Vietnam targets 6-6.5 GDP growth in 2022 (Photo: VNA) 
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA) 
