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first nine months’ socio-economic situation to the Prime Minister, Chairman of
Dong Nai People’s Committee – Vo Van Mot said that Dong Nai has sustained 8%
economic growth: industrial growth – over 8%, foreign investment attraction –
more than US$700 million, export turnover – more than US$4.5 billion due to the
impact of the global economic downturn. It is expected the 2009’s growth rate is
over 9% and it is a necessity to obtain 12% growth in 2010. Dong Nai submitted
six proposals to the Prime Minister: support loans for Hoa An bridge
construction project, the building of a bio-tech and high-tech park, the
extension of the administrative border of Bien Hoa city to Long Thanh, the
conversion of Bien Hoa 1 Industrial Park into a commercial urban area, the
projects of bridges and roads from district 9 in Ho Chi Minh City to Nhon Trach
and government-funded loans to invest in the infrastructure of resettlement
areas.
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Prime
Minister Nguyen Tan Dung makes a speech at the meeting |
Addressing the
meeting, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung highly appreciated the efforts Dong Nai
Party Committee and People have made over the first nine months of 2009 and
stated that Dong Nai has followed the guidelines on how to curb inflation and
fight against economic recession effectively. Dung said that the world economy
is showing recovery signs and Vietnam economy is displaying optimistic signs,
too. In this spirit, Dong Nai is required to make more attempts to achieve 9%
growth rate in 2009 with the intention of creating a momentum for higher growth
in 2010 and the later years. Dung reminded that Dong Nai must know what its
strong points are and how to develop them most efficiently. In terms of
investment attraction and environmental protection, Dung said that Dong Nai
should avoid attracting massive investment, but choose the projects that are
clean, use high technology and skilled labor force in order that hi-tech or
industrial added value products will be made. Simultaneously, Dung added that
Dong Nai should accelerate the building of wastewater treatment plants in
industrial parks, build a waste treatment plant instead of burying wastes and
focus on service sector, especially first-class services with a high added
value.
However, Prime
Minister Nguyen Tan Dung emphasized that Dong Nai’s labor structure is changing
in a way that does not correspond with its economic structure. Particularly,
agricultural laborers in rural areas account for more than 50% whereas
agricultural structure makes up more than 8% of Dong Nai’s economic structure
only. Dung proposed that Dong Nai pay attention to training workers and high
quality labor force corresponding with Dong Nai socio-economic growth, enhance
State-management efficiency and have a good planning. At the meeting, Prime
Minister agreed to some of Dong Nai’s proposals in principle.
On behalf of
Dong Nai leadership, Mr. Tran Dinh Thanh – Secretary of Dong Nai Party Committee
asserted that Dong Nai Party and People would try their best to reach the set
targets and keep making Dong Nai the leading province in maintaining economic
growth and social security nation-wide.
(Source: Dong Nai Newspaper,
Translated by Duy Minh)