Vietnam Today

Figures presented at the seventh meeting of the Vietnam - Czech Republic Intergovernmental Committee in Prague on June 29 show that total trade turnover between the two countries reached nearly $295 million in the first five months of 2022, up 1.3 per cent year-on-year. The Czech Republic currently has 41 investment projects in Vietnam, with total registered capital of more than $92 million.

On the afternoon of June 30, at the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission, a meeting of the Steering Committee for the formulation of a project summarizing ten years of implementing Resolution No. 09-NQ/TW, dated December 9, 2011 from the Politburo was held on building and promoting the role of Vietnamese businesspeople in the period of rising industrialization, modernization, and international integration.

Hanoi has directed investors and construction units to concentrate resources to speed up project construction. However, the high price of raw materials has caused delays at many projects, but two key projects - Ring Road No. 2 Vinh Tuy - Nga Tu So Bridge section, and Vinh Tuy Bridge, second phase - have maintained progress.

At a scientific seminar entitled “Linking the development of key economic regions in the new context” on July 1, Mr. Tran Tuan Anh, Member of the Politburo and Head of the Central Economic Committee, said the gathering was of great significance in helping the Steering Committee summarize Resolution No. 39-NQ/TW and complete the scheme and propose to the Politburo new guidelines for the socio-economic development of the north-central and central coastal regions and the Central Key Economic Zone.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed Decision No. 788/QD-TTg dated June 29, 2022 establishing the Appraisal Council of National Marine Spatial Planning for the 2021-2030 period and vision to 2045. The Chairman is Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh. Its task is to advise and assist the government and the Prime Minister on performing assigned tasks in accordance with the Law on Planning related to the appraisal of the national marine spatial plan.

State Audit of Vietnam carried out many audits last year, including those on planning management and construction licensing in urban areas in the 2017-2020 period. According to the results, announced on July 1, there remain many shortcomings in land and construction management in localities, such as loose planning, inefficient management and use of land, and inappropriate conversion of land use purposes.