Emulation movements should focus on handling public concerns and each locality needs to choose its practical matters for the movements in different periods, said the government leader.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung delivered this remark at the 32 nd meeting of the Central Council for Emulation and Reward, which was held in Hanoi on Jan. 14.

PM Dung, who is also chairman of the council, said emulation movements saw progress in 2009, contributing to the country’s overall achievements.

Sectors, agencies, cities and provinces nationwide launched a wide range of emulation movements, including national campaigns to celebrate the millennium anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi and to practise thrift, combat waste and fight corruption, he elaborated.

The PM noted that 2010 is the final year of the five-year plan and the year of various big events, so the emulation should be step up in a more practical and effective manner to help the whole nation fulfill its tasks.

He also ordered the early promulgation of a decree regarding amendments and supplements to the Emulation and Reward Law and better the reward of outstanding individuals, farmers and workers./.