(VOVworld) – Under the Communist Party of Vietnam’s leadership, Vietnam has made important progress in national construction and defense over 30 years of renewal. Vietnam will continue with comprehensive, synchronous reforms to stimulate national growth in the coming years.
Vietnam’s achievements over the last 30 years proved that the Communist Party of Vietnam’s reform policy is correct and Vietnam’s path to socialism matches the country’s practical conditions and development trends.
However, there have been shortcomings in its reform policy and Vietnam has found its goal of becoming a modern industrial nation by 2020 unrealistic.
Comprehensive, synchronous reforms
The Communist Party of Vietnam is determined to improve its rule in a more comprehensive way to address the possible impacts of complicated regional and global situations. Secretary General of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Viet Thong said: “Comprehensive reforms are needed at all levels and in all areas from politics, economics, culture, and society to national, security, and external relations. It’s essential to change the growth model, restructure the economy, develop a socialist-oriented market economy, and accelerate modernization and industrialization. Reforms in education and training, the application of science and technology, and national unity should also be encouraged.”
Grasp opportunities to overcome challenges
Vietnam’s joining of the ASEAN Community and a number of free trade agreements has opened up new economic opportunities and challenges. Reviewing 30 years of renewal the Communist Party of Vietnam said Vietnam’s economy is still faced with the risk of lagging behind other countries in the region. Therefore, it’s important to change the growth model and restructure the economy to match the new situation, according to Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong: Creativity in leadership and management are needed. We should develop a socialist-oriented market economy in line with market regulations, increase productivity, efficiency, and competitiveness, and stabilize the macro economy towards achieving rapid, sustainable growth.”
Mr. Trong said the Communist Party of Vietnam will increase connectivity between the economic sector and other areas: “Short-term and long-term goals should be related. Links should be strengthened between economic development and national defense and between economic growth and cultural development, social progress and fairness, environmental protection, and improving people’s living conditions. It’s important to develop agricultural production and potential high-tech services, increase the application of technological advances, and improve product quality.”
Mr. Trong said reforming education and training and developing science and technology will improve human resources for modern production: “Developing and applying science and technology should be prioritized in all sectors. Efforts should be made to develop Vietnam’s science and technology to the level of leading countries in ASEAN by 2020 and to the advanced global level by 2030.”
The Communist Party of Vietnam considers national unity an important factor in the success of comprehensive, synchronous reforms. Therefore, it will focus on enhancing the role of workers, farmers, intellectuals, and businesses and improving the implementation of policies on ethnicity, religion, and overseas Vietnamese affairs.