Southeast emulation cluster promotes socio-economic development

Yesterday (March 30), a conference to review the implementation of the emulation agreement in 2022 and sign the emulation agreement 2023 of the Emulation Cluster of the Southeast provinces was held in Binh Duong province. Vo Thi Anh Xuan, member of the Party Central Committee, Vice-State President attended and directed the conference.

Overcoming difficulties to develop stably

In 2022, in the general context of having many difficulties and challenges, the socio-economic situation of 7 provinces in the Southeast Cluster (including Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Dong Nai, Ba Ria - Vung Tau) China, Tay Ninh, Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan) remained stable and continued developing in most fields, with high economic growth, creating the momentum for socio-economic recovery and development in 2023 and the whole period of the 2021-2025 plan. The economy of the provinces in the cluster reached growth. Some provinces had a growth rate exceeding the set plan. The cluster’s State  budget revenue obtained over VND 280 trillion. The cluster’s domestic and foreign investment attraction continued gaining a breakthrough. Noticeably, the cluster’s FDI attraction reached US$ 6 billion, including more than US$ 3.07 trillion from Binh Duong, more than VND1.08trillion from Dong Nai …

Leaders of 7 provinces in the Emulation Cluster of the Southeast region signing the 2023 emulation agreement

At the conference, Vice-State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan highly appreciated the socio-economic development of the Southeast Cluster. The provinces overcome difficulties and challenges to develop stably and were bright spots in FDI attraction. After the pandemic, economic activities and people's life in the cluster returned to normality with cultural, social, artistic activities as well as  investment promotion activities enhanced, social welfare ensured, people's lives improved...

She also spoke highly of the emulation and commendation work of the provinces with positive changes, much innovation and creativity in the organization and implementation of emulation movements. The work of propagandizing, praising and replicating advanced examples changed obviously, with the coordination between emulation and commendation agencies, media agencies and socio-political mass organizations, contributing to fulfilling targets on socio-economic development, national security and defense, and building up a strong political system.

Further promoting patriotic emulation movement

Over the past time, many patriotic emulation movements, namely  "Vietnamese enterprises integrating and developing", "The whole country joining hands for the poor - leaving no one behind", "Cadres, civil servants emulating in the implementation of culture at workplace", "Promoting the development of synchronous and modern infrastructure”, “practicing thrift and fighting waste”, in the cluster upheld their positive effects, promoting economic development. Espencially, the emulation movement of "The whole country working together to build new-style countryside" in association with the implementation of the campaign "All people uniting to build civilized urban and new-style rural areas" has created motivation for localities in the process of building rural-style areas, creating unity among the people.

Binh Duong has so far finished the National Target Program on new-style rural construction with all 48 communes meeting new-style rural standards, including 29 with advanced new-style rural standards... Binh Phuoc province has had 3 out of 11 district-level units completing new-style rural construction, 73 out of 86 communes recognized as new-style rural ones, 21 out of 86 communes recognized as advanced new-style rural ones. Meanwhile, Dong Nai province focused on promoting the implementation of new-style rural construction under the set of advanced criteria for district-level units that have met new-style rural standards...

Vice-State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan noted that the provinces in the cluster need to further perfect common institutions in emulation-commendation and further promote patriotic emulation movements; continue replicating good and creative ways, contributing to the socio-economic development of the region and the country. With the motto of “Solidarity and discipline, flexible stance, timely and effective innovation", with patriotic tradition, strong will of the people of the Southeast region. “ I believe that the provinces in the cluster will further promote their achievements and successfully complete the tasks assigned by the Party and State in 2023", she expected.

Reported by Ho Van-Translated by Kim Tin