Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the Vietnam Executive
Leadership Programme (VELP) at Harvard University in the US city of
Boston, Massachusetts on August 26-30.
At the event, Phuc
informed participants of the challenges confronting Vietnam and
explained the present priorities of its socio-economic development
policy.
Delegates talked openly about how Vietnam is
positioned in the current regional and global context as they considered
the trend of worldwide economic connectivity.
They spoke
about the tasks Vietnam must undertake to restructure its economy and
debated how the country can learn from the development experiences of
the US and other major economies.
They also suggested effective policies for Vietnam to adopt.
The debate also revolved around global trade, domestic reforms, the
need for a new growth model, institution overhaul, economic
progression and social goals.
Initiated in 2008, VELP – a
high-level policymaking exchange forum – was co-hosted by the Vietnamese
Foreign Ministry, the United Nations Development Programme and Harvard
University this year .
During his time in Boston, Phuc and his
entourage also learned about the state’s governance model and toured
Omni Parker House, where President Ho Chi Minh lived and worked from
1911-1913.-VNA