On the evening of December 31, Can Tho City solemnly held a ceremony to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of centrally run Can Tho City.
Attending the Ceremony were President Vo Van Thuong, former Vice President Nguyen Minh Triet, former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man, Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen and many others. leaders, former leaders of the central government.
Speaking at the ceremony, President Vo Van Thuong affirmed that Can Tho is a young and dynamic city, playing a very important role in the socio-economic, defense and security of the Mekong Delta and the whole country…
The people of Can Tho are rich in patriotism and revolution, kindness, generosity, elegance and creativity, and have made great contributions to the cause of national liberation, national unification, and construction. and protect the Fatherland.
According to the President, over the past 20 years, the Party Committee and People of Can Tho have always upheld the tradition of solidarity, self-reliance, self-reliance, dynamism, creativity, seizing opportunities, overcoming difficulties and challenges, and achieving success. achieved many important and quite comprehensive achievements.
The President highlighted Can Tho’s outstanding economic, cultural and social achievements over the past 20 years.
“The great achievements that the city has achieved in the past 20 years confirm the correct policy of the Party and State on developing Can Tho City; is the help of ministries, departments, branches at the Central Government, provinces and cities; The very important contributions of generations of city leaders, the tireless efforts of all levels, sectors and people” – the President emphasized.
Thereby, he believes that the above achievements are an important foundation, creating momentum for Can Tho to develop rapidly and sustainably in the coming years, worthy of being a central city, the driving force of the Mekong Delta, contributing positively to the the country’s development.
Also follow Presidentthe achievements that Can Tho has achieved in the past 20 years, although important, great and comprehensive, are still not commensurate with its potential and strengths.
The central role of the Mekong Delta’s driving force has not been clearly demonstrated. The economic structure is shifting slowly, competitiveness is low, the proportion of industry is still low, the service industry has not created a breakthrough, and the agricultural sector has not fully promoted its potential and advantages.
Planning and planning management, especially urban planning, do not meet requirements and are unsustainable. Socio-economic infrastructure, especially transport infrastructure, is not synchronized and of low quality, which is a bottleneck for the development of the city and region…
Since then, the President has suggested many contents to build Can Tho into a regional, ecological, civilized, modern central city, imbued with the river identity of the Mekong Delta.
In particular, party committees, party organizations, officials, party members and every citizen of the city need to be deeply aware of the role, position and importance of Can Tho in socio-economic development and national security. defense and security for both the Mekong Delta and the country; Effectively implement the Central guidelines and policies for the Mekong Delta and City…
Along with that, focus on promoting socio-economic development and improving people’s lives. Strengthen the application of science and technology, create new production capacity, high added value of goods and services, and be able to compete domestically and internationally; Truly becoming the region’s center for commercial services, tourism, logistics, processing industry, high-tech agriculture, education and training, specialized healthcare…
Total product value is 10.2 times higher
Speaking at the ceremony, Secretary of Can Tho City Party Committee Nguyen Van Hieu said that after 20 years, by 2023, the value of total products in the area will reach more than 118,000 billion VND, 10.2 times higher than in 2004. Total The average product per capita in 2023 will reach 94.7 million VND, 9.2 times higher than in 2004 (about 4,000 USD/person/year).
The economic structure is shifting in the right direction, developing industry, trade and services, gradually reducing the proportion of the agricultural sector.
Financial resources are promoted, revenue generated from production and business activities plays an increasingly important role, creating initiative and increasing the stability of the State budget.
Important transportation projects through Can Tho City such as My Thuan – Can Tho expressway, North-South Eastern expressway project, Can Tho – Ca Mau component project, Chau Doc – Expressway project Can Tho – Soc Trang, the Western ring road project is being promoted and implemented…
According to Secretary of Can Tho, in order to complete the goals and tasks set by the Central Resolutions and realize the newly approved planning of Can Tho City, the entire Party Committee, government and people of the City will make every effort to enhance the will to be self-reliant, self-reliant, responsible, dynamic, creative, and determined to mobilize resources to promote socio-economic development and develop transport infrastructure. communications, urban infrastructure, industrial, service and commercial infrastructure; improve people’s quality of life.
(PLO) – The Ministry of Education and Training has decided to recognize Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Trung Tinh to hold the position of Principal of Can Tho University.
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