Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has lauded good progress that
the central province of Thanh Hoa has made in socio-economic
development, defence, security and Party building work so far.
At a meeting with key officials of the province as part of his working
visit from July 31-August 1, the Party chief noted that after four
years of implementing the 11th Party Congress’s resolution, Thanh Hoa
has maintained high economic growth rate at average 11.3 percent
annually.
As a result, the province’s economy has
expanded by 1.54 times compared to 2010, with the industry-construction
sector accounting for 42 percent, services – 39.6 percent and
agriculture – 18.4 percent. Per capita GDP is estimated at 1,320 USD per
year.
Last year, Thanh Hoa ranked eighth among 63
cities and provinces nationwide in FDI attraction and stood at the sixth
position in provincial economic integration index and eighth in
provincial competitiveness index.
By 2013, as many
as 19 communes of the province met all standards of the new-style rural
areas, while other communes completed more than 10 criteria averagely.
However, Party General Secretary Trong also pointed
out that the ratio of poor households in Thanh Hoa is still high, urging
the locality to worked harder to fulfil all the set targets.
The province should also get itself well-prepared for the 12th Party
Congress, he added, stressing that Party building and personnel work is
key in order to well implement other tasks.
Also on
August 1, the Party leader toured the Nghi Son Economic Zone where he
held a working session with the zone’s management board, inspected the
progress of the Nghi Son Refinery and visited the Nghi Son port.-VNA