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.
At the meeting (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – 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.
Hanoi
must set an example in all fields, the top leader said during a meeting between
the Politburo and the city’s Party Committee’s Standing Board on September 19.
He
asked the capital city to extend its relations with foreign counterparts and
bring into full play the support of the central government and coordinate with
other localities in development.
Regarding
the upcoming 17th Party Congress of Hanoi (2020-2025 term), the
Politburo lauded the Hanoi Party Committee’s thorough, serious and scientific
preparations, in terms of both documents and personnel.
However,
the Politburo said, the draft political report should make deeper analysis and comparison
between Hanoi and regions and the country, as well as between tenures.
It
was reported that during the previous term, Hanoi has completed all of the 16
criteria set at the 16th Party Congress of the city, with its
economic growth higher than the national average and improved growth quality.
In
2020, the city’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) is expected to exceed 1
quadrillion VND (45 billion USD) and its GRDP per capita at some 5,420 USD, a
rise of 1.5 times from 2015 and 1.8 times higher than the national average.
Hanoi’s
budget collection reached nearly 1.2 trillion VND in 2016-2020, a nearly
1.64-fold increase as compared with the 2011-2015 period.
Outstanding
achievements have been made in attracting foreign investment that hit 25
billion USD in 2016-2020, 3.9 times higher than the previous tenure, the report
said.
The
capital city accounts for over 16 percent of national GDP and 18.5 percent of
the country’s budget collection.
At
the meeting, the Politburo suggested Hanoi adjust its economic targets to match
the latest situation, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and
supplement sustainable development criteria such as human development and life
expectancy indexes, along with those on the environment.
Hanoi
should gear towards regional and international development standards, and work
to promote its locomotive role as well as its position as an international
gateway of the country, the Politburo said./.