Hanoi needs to set example in all fields: top leader

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong has urged Hanoi to make greater efforts in Party building, personnel development and rule building, in order to deserve its position as the national centre of politics and culture.
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Hanoi (VNA) – Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen PhuTrong has urged Hanoi to make greater efforts in Party building, personneldevelopment and rule building, in order to deserve its position as the nationalcentre of politics and culture.

Hanoimust set an example in all fields, the top leader said during a meeting betweenthe Politburo and the city’s Party Committee’s Standing Board on September 19.

Heasked the capital city to extend its relations with foreign counterparts andbring into full play the support of the central government and coordinate withother localities in development. 

Regardingthe upcoming 17th Party Congress of Hanoi (2020-2025 term), thePolitburo lauded the Hanoi Party Committee’s thorough, serious and scientificpreparations, in terms of both documents and personnel.

However,the Politburo said, the draft political report should make deeper analysis and comparisonbetween Hanoi and regions and the country, as well as between tenures. 

Itwas reported that during the previous term, Hanoi has completed all of the 16criteria set at the 16th Party Congress of the city, with itseconomic growth higher than the national average and improved growth quality.

In2020, the city’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) is expected to exceed 1quadrillion VND (45 billion USD) and its GRDP per capita at some 5,420 USD, arise of 1.5 times from 2015 and 1.8 times higher than the national average.

Hanoi’sbudget collection reached nearly 1.2 trillion VND in 2016-2020, a nearly1.64-fold increase as compared with the 2011-2015 period.

Outstandingachievements have been made in attracting foreign investment that hit 25billion USD in 2016-2020, 3.9 times higher than the previous tenure, the reportsaid.

Thecapital city accounts for over 16 percent of national GDP and 18.5 percent ofthe country’s budget collection.

Atthe meeting, the Politburo suggested Hanoi adjust its economic targets to matchthe latest situation, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, andsupplement sustainable development criteria such as human development and lifeexpectancy indexes, along with those on the environment.

Hanoishould gear towards regional and international development standards, and workto promote its locomotive role as well as its position as an internationalgateway of the country, the Politburo said./.
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