Vietnam hoped to see more rapid, sustainable development after 14th National Party Congress

Amid the upbeat atmosphere surrounding the 14th National Party Congress, officials, Party members and people in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap have voiced strong confidence in and high expectations for the Party’s strategic orientations and major policy decisions, viewing them as a solid foundation and important impetus for faster and more sustainable development of both the locality and the nation in the coming period.

Having closely followed the documents presented at the 14th Congress, Nguyen Thi Muoi Hai, Secretary of the Party Committee and head of My Thanh hamlet in Binh Ninh commune, expressed particular appreciation for the major orientation of establishing a new growth model based on the knowledge economy, digital economy, green economy and circular economy, outlined in the action programme identified by the Political Report.

The report stresses that growth must rely primarily on productivity, quality, efficiency and innovation, while gradually reducing dependence on natural resource exploitation and low-cost labour. It also calls for the integrated development of industry, agriculture and services along value chains, the formation of strong growth poles, key economic regions, and new-generation urban centres and special economic zones on par with regional and global standards.

Nguyen Huu Duc, a Party member and former Editor-in-Chief of Ap Bac Newspaper (formerly Tien Giang province, now Dong Thap province), expressed his confidence and expectations that under the Party’s sound leadership, the coming term will achieve substantive breakthroughs in the quality of growth, driven by science and technology, innovation and digital transformation. He stressed that due attention must continue to be paid to agriculture, rural areas and farmers - the enduring social foundation of the nation - while ensuring balanced development among regions so that no one is left behind.

Emphasising the human and cultural values, Van Cong Hung, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association’s Dong Thap chapter, said he was deeply impressed by the orientation of the Action Programme stated in the Political Report, identifying culture and people as the spiritual foundation of society, the endogenous strength, and both the resource and driving force for national development. This reflects a renewed and vivid perspective of the Party on the role of culture and people in nation-building, development and defence.

Duc expressed his belief that the 14th Congress will continue to place strong emphasis on fostering culture, social ethics and the development of the Vietnamese people in the new era. While economic growth is essential, he noted that development cannot be sustainable without a solid cultural foundation, shared moral standards and social trust.

Finally, he hoped that the Congress will usher in a new phase of stronger, more sustainable and more humane development so that the country becomes increasingly prosperous and the people enjoy greater well-being and happiness, worthy of the tremendous sacrifices made by previous generations./.