Hcm city party committee secretary nguyen thien nhan

Residents at a meeting in HCM City on Saturday brought planning maps of the Thủ Thiêm new urban area to prove that their houses are located outside the project’s boundary. VNA/VNS Photo Tiến Lực Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The secretary of HCM City Party Committee on Saturday promised residents involved in the T hủ Thiêm dispute, especially those living outside the project’s boundary, that swift action would be taken to resolve the issue. Nguyễn Thiện Nhân reiterated his promise to find a satisfactory solution to the land dispute, following a meeting on Thursday in which the city apologised for its wrongdoings. “I will continue to meet with Thủ Thiêm residents until the dispute is settled,” he said. “The Standing Committee of the city Party Committee has organised six meetings related to this issue in the last five months." Nhân also said the Standing Committee would organise another meeting soon to discuss compensation for the residents. The city’s … [Read more...] about HCM City Party Committee promises swift action on Thủ Thiêm dispute

Speakers at the 18th HCM City Party Committee conference, which closed yesterday in HCM City. VNA/VNS Photo Tiến Lực Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City has set out a plan to use the Party’s assets more effectively based on market economy principles, according to the secretary of HCM City Party Committee. Speaking at the 18th HCM City Party Committee conference which closed yesterday, Nguyễn Thiện Nhân said: “It’s vital to ensure that the city’s Party’s assets are used effectively on the basis of a market economy”. In the coming time, the city Party Committee Office will not be in charge of doing business but will transfer responsibility to appropriate companies under the city’s Party, according to Nhân. For example, the city Party Committee has been involved in business activities such as leasing out land and property to generate revenue, but it will no longer take part in such activities. He also urged the police to work with agencies to ensure security … [Read more...] about City Party Committee plans for market-oriented economy

Modern farming co-operatives are needed to achieve a breakthrough in restructuring agriculture in HCM City and raising the incomes of farmers. —VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City Party Committee Secretary Nguyễn Thiện Nhân has called on city authorities to make agriculture one of the city’s seven key economic pillars. Speaking at a conference on developing modern co-operatives to help restructure agriculture and raise farmers’ incomes, he said currently agriculture did not enjoy that status though it was one of the city’s focuses. "Việt Nam is one of the largest agricultural produce exporting countries in the world, but faces problems such as bumper crops and resultant price drops, leading to lower incomes for farmers," he said. According to Nhân, this is because agriculture in the country is often not compatible with the market economy and international integration. Besides, farmers frequently face financial shortages though the Government has many … [Read more...] about HCM City Party leader urges higher status in economy for agriculture

HCM City Party secretary welcomes Cardinal Sepe (03-12-2005) HCM CITY — Politburo member and secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyen Minh Triet received visiting Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, minister of the Vatican Missionary Works yesterday. Speaking at the function, Triet affirmed that the city’s Catholics had enjoyed freedom of religion and beliefs, and that their religious and social affairs had been facilitated. He emphasised that over half a million local Catholics had, over the past years, contributed to the city’s socio-economic development. Together with other religious followers and non-religious people, they had united for the common goal of developing the city, he said. Many Catholics had actively taken part in social activities to reduce poverty, maintain road safety and take care of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and leprosy patients, he said. Triet said he hoped Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe would contribute to the promotion of mutual understanding … [Read more...] about HCM City Party secretary welcomes Cardinal Sepe

HCM City Party has high hopes (04-10-2006) Goods for export are loaded at Sai Gon Habour. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Phan HCM CITY — The HCM City Communist Party Committee meeting on Tuesday set sustainable economic growth, integration and the improvement of living standards as the three major development tasks through the year 2010. Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Le Thanh Hai said the city must strive to achieve the GDP annual growth rate of at least 12 per cent in the next five years. Other 2010 economic targets include annual growth rates in the service sector (12 per cent), industrial production value (12-13 per cent) and agricultural value (5 per cent). To achieve these targets, the city is urged to expedite economic restructuring, focusing on high quality services such as finance, banking, insurance, trade, telecom, IT, real estate, health care, training and education. Hai also called for the development of urban infrastructure, … [Read more...] about HCM City Party has high hopes

Tất Thành Cang. — VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — HCM City’s Party Committee’s Standing Board yesterday proposed disciplining Tất Thành Cang, Politburo member and deputy secretary of HCM City’s Party Committee, for violations related to the transfer of Phước Kiển residential area in the city’s outlying district of Nhà Bè. Cang reportedly allowed Tân Thuận Investment and Construction Co. Ltd (a State-owned company), to sell a 33.1-ha land plot in the district to Quốc Cường Gia Lai Company at a price much cheaper than market value. Cang was found to have made unauthorised decisions and violated State regulations on the management of properties, investment of State enterprises and real estate business. He did not follow regulations in addressing works of the municipal Party Committee. The city’s Party Committee’s Standing Board assigned the committee’s inspection board to report on the case to the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission to decide … [Read more...] about HCM City’s deputy secretary to face punishments

The HCM City’s Party Committee’s Inspection Commission has issued warnings and taken disciplinary action against some senior leaders for committing violations.— Photo cand.com.vn HCM CITY — The HCM City’s Party Committee’s Inspection Commission has issued warnings and taken disciplinary action against some senior leaders for committing violations. At a meeting in HCM City on July 6, the commission announced disciplinary action against Tất Thành Cang, Politburo member and deputy secretary of the committee, for violations related to the sale of the Phước Kiển residential area in the outlying district of Nhà Bè in June last year. He had reportedly allowed the State-owned Tân Thuận Investment and Construction Co Ltd to sell a 33.1ha plot to Quốc Cường Gia Lai Company at much lower than the market price. Cang was found to have made unauthorised decisions and violated regulations on the management of properties, investment by State enterprises and the real estate business. … [Read more...] about HCM City Party members disciplined

Nguyễn Thiện Nhân (left) speaks with delegates at a meeting of the 10th HCM City Party Committee. Photo sggp.org.vn Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City Party Committee Secretary Nguyễn Thiện Nhân has urged the city to focus on the role of the private sector and continue to improve competitiveness and administrative reform. Nhân was speaking at a meeting of the 10th HCM City Party Committee on Tuesday. The two-day meeting discussed the city’s development in the first half of the year as well as key solutions for tasks in the second half. The meeting also discussed the medium-term public investment plan for the 2016-2020 period, as well as results of the five-year implementation of an action programme by the Party Central Committee for infrastructure development. It also reviewed the results of administrative reform and the implementation of the Party’s resolutions on Party building in HCM City. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Tất Thành Cang, deputy secretary of … [Read more...] about HCM City urged to boost competitiveness

District 2 residents show a zoning map of the Thủ Thiêm new urban area issued on Jan 15, 1998 at a recent meeting with the authorities. — VNA/VNS Photo Tiến Lực Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Secretary of HCM City Party Committee Nguyễn Thiện Nhân yesterday spoke with families who have been affected by the Thủ Thiêm new urban area project in HCM City’s District 2, some of whom have refused to move and others who have already resettled in Bình Khánh Ward. The households who refused to move are living at temporary shelters set up by District 2 authorities in An Phú Ward. Nhân visited the families to talk to them about why they still refuse to move, and to discover the state of their current living and working conditions. Residents in the area are still waiting for the conclusion of the Government Inspectorate about the legal status of the project, including the project’s boundary and compensation and resettlement decisions. But the conclusion, expected on July 15, has yet to … [Read more...] about Secretary of HCM City’s Party Committee visits Thủ Thiêm residents

The delegation of Military Zone 7 led by Lieutenant-General Võ Minh Lương pays tribute to late President Trần Đại Quang. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Hải Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Current and former leaders of the Party and State as well as people from all walks of life yesterday (Sept 26) participated in a ceremony in HCM City at Thống Nhất Hall to pay tribute to Trần Đại Quang, Politburo member and President of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam. From early morning in HCM City, delegations of ministries, departments, unions and localities in the South and people, including city residents, queued up to pay tribute to the President. Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyễn Thiện Nhân, a member of the Funeral Organising Committee, led a delegation to pay tribute to the President. Nhân said the passing of President Trần Đại Quang was a “great loss to our Party, state and people”. Other delegates of the HCM City Party Committee, the People’s Council, the … [Read more...] about Tribute-paying ceremony for late President Trần Đại Quang held in HCM City