Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the Government’s meeting for July on August 3 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister
Nguyen Xuan Phuc discussed various issues while chairing the Government’s
regular meeting for July in Hanoi on August 3, asking officials to take
measures to ensure their sectors and agencies reach this year’s growth targets.
He said it is necessary to precisely assess
problems facing each sector as well as shortcomings so as to address them and
achieve 2017’s targets.
PM Phuc noted a positive trend in the
socio-economic situation in July and the first seven months, saying that
inflation continued to be controlled, credit grew well, while export and import
revenue increased by almost 19 percent. About 73,000 new businesses were established
and more than 17,000 others resumed operations between January and July.
He expressed his delight at the implementation
of social welfare, cultural, educational, healthcare and poverty reduction
policies so far this year, highlighting the good organisation of the national
high school examination in July and Vietnamese students’ recent attainment of
gold medals at international competitions in mathematics, physics, chemistry
and biology.
Directed by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu
Trong and the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption, several cases of suspected
corruption have been being handled. The Party Central Committee’s Examination
Commission also disciplined officials with wrongdoings, creating a strong
anti-corruption atmosphere across the entire political system, the Cabinet
leader noted.
At the meeting, PM Phuc pointed out that
although the manufacturing industry expanded, mining activities still shrank.
There are still difficulties in production and business activities, as
evidenced by 43,000 companies stopping operation, more than in the same period
last year. Meanwhile, the trade deficit was high, more than 3 billion USD,
attributable to foreign projects importing machinery.
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He also expressed his concern about the spread
of dengue fever, with more than 60,000 cases and 17 deaths recorded this year.
He asked Government members to devise ways to
remove bottlenecks and achieve the growth target of 6.7 percent in 2017,
suggesting attention be focused on production and business expenses, expenses
involving administrative procedures, disbursement of public investment capital,
deforestation, illegal mining and dengue fever prevention.
After his opening remarks, PM Phuc chaired a session
on institutional building.-VNA