Solemn opening of the 10th National Patriotic Emulation Congress

Attending the Congress were General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong;Politburo members:Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chairman of the Central Emulation and Commendation Council; Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

Former Politburo members, former leaders of the Party, State, Vietnam Fatherland Front, leaders of ministries, departments, branches, central and local organizations attended the Congress.

The congress was attended by 2,300 delegates including leaders and former leaders of the Party, State, Vietnam Fatherland Front, revolutionary veterans, heroic Vietnamese mothers, advanced models representing the fields of economy, society, security, national defense, industry, agriculture, science and technology, along with religious and ethnic groups, intellectuals, doctors, teachers, artisans, artists and scientists.

The delegation of Nghe An province has 25 delegates. Comrades Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee attended the congress.

Party and State leaders attending the Congress. Photo: VNA

The patriotic emulation movement developed strongly and widely.

Opening speech of the Congress,Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan PhucIt is stated that 72 years ago, on the occasion of the anniversary of the Southern Resistance War, beloved President Ho Chi Minh issued a call for patriotic emulation. He wrote, "Every Vietnamese citizen, regardless of age, young, male, female, rich, poor, big, small, must become a fighter on the military, economic, political, and cultural fronts." He called for, "do it quickly, do it well, do it a lot."

Delegation of Nghe An province took photos with Party and State leaders.

In order to fulfill His sacred call, there has not been a day when our people have not competed in patriotism. From the early days of the emulation movement to eradicate ignorance and hunger, to the extermination of foreign invaders, from the emulation to restore the socio-economic situation in the North, to the emulation to support the battlefield in the South, from the emulation to defeat the American invaders, unify the country, to the emulation to rebuild the country, carry out the economic renovation to bring the country forward in the period of industrialization and modernization. Emulation to make the people rich, the country strong, democratic, fair, and civilized.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivered the opening speech at the Congress. Photo: TTX

The Prime Minister stated that today, the country's foundation, potential, position and prestige are the crystallization of many vibrant emulation movements, including silent contributions and sacrifices at all levels, in all sectors and in all forms of society.

“The 10th National Patriotic Emulation Congress is an important milestone, marking a new step of development on the basis of continuing and promoting the fine traditions and valuable achievements that our ancestors have achieved over the past 72 years,” Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc emphasized.

Imbued with the idea ofpatriotic emulationof President Ho Chi Minh, implementing his teaching "Emulation is patriotism, patriotism requires emulation. And those who emulate are the most patriotic", in the past 5 years, emulation movements across the country such as: "The whole country joins hands to build new rural areas in the period of 2016 - 2020"; "Vietnamese enterprises integrate and develop"; "The whole country joins hands for the poor - No one is left behind"; ... have been deployed by ministries, branches and localities with specific solutions, bringing practical results, creating a vibrant emulation atmosphere, and receiving the participation of agencies, organizations, units and people.

Up to now, over 61% of communes nationwide have met the new rural standards; 127 district-level units have been recognized as meeting the new rural standards; the poverty rate nationwide has decreased to below 3%, the average income of poor households has increased 1.6 times compared to 2015; the average growth rate nationwide in the 2016 - 2020 period is estimated at 5.9%, among the highest growth groups in the region and the world...

Delegates from Nghe An province attend the congress. Photo: PV

For Nghe An province, over the past 5 years, patriotic emulation movements have been launched and implemented comprehensively and widely in all areas of social life, contributing to the successful implementation of socio-economic development goals and tasks, strengthening national defense and security, and building the Party, government, the Fatherland Front and organizations to become increasingly stronger.

Notably, the average growth rate of gross regional domestic product (GRDP) in the period 2016 - 2020 is estimated at 7.84%, GRDP per capita by the end of 2020 is estimated at 44.34 million VND. The economic structure continues to shift towards reducing the proportion of agriculture (from 26.36% to about 22.42%), increasing the proportion of industry, construction and services (from 73.64% to about 77.58%).

Annual budget revenue has always met and exceeded the assigned estimate; in 2020, the estimated budget revenue reached over 17,500 billion VND, about 1.7 times higher than in 2015. Total social investment capital in the 2016 - 2020 period is estimated at over 314,000 billion VND, 1.74 times higher than in the 2011 - 2015 period.

It is estimated that by the end of 2020, the whole province will have 281/411 communes meeting new rural standards; the material and spiritual life of the people will increasingly improve.

Replicate and spread the patriotic emulation movement

Speaking at the Congress, General Secretary and PresidentNguyen Phu Trongemphasize: Our country has never had such a foundation, potential, position and international prestige as today. The achievements of the country in the past 5 years have had the positive contribution of patriotic emulation movements. Through a long period of construction and development, under the leadership of the Party, the patriotic emulation movement has always developed strongly, extensively, with many innovations in content and methods.

The General Secretary and President requested that in the coming time, the patriotic emulation movement needs to encourage ministries, sectors, localities and people nationwide to overcome all difficulties and challenges, make good use of opportunities and achievements of the 4th industrial revolution and the trend of shifting investment, trade, digital transformation... to help the country grow strongly.

General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong delivers a speech at the Congress. Photo: VNA

Continue to thoroughly grasp and implement the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws on emulation and rewards, especially thoroughly grasp President Ho Chi Minh's patriotic emulation ideology; emulation movements need to have practical and specific goals associated with the implementation of tasks of each ministry, department, branch, locality, agency and unit. Continue to comprehensively innovate, promote creativity in organizing emulation movements that are substantial, practical and effective, avoiding formalities and routines.

The General Secretary and President suggested: It is necessary to continue improving the quality of commendation work; ensure that commendation is accurate, timely, public, transparent, educational, and exemplary; pay attention to commending typical examples, new factors, and direct laborers and producers, and is appropriate to the achievements and results achieved.

Continue to promote the propaganda of emulation movements, replicate advanced models, set examples of good people and good deeds to promote and encourage patriotic emulation movements, contributing to creating motivation to compete and excellently complete assigned tasks.

After the Congress, delegates continued to promote their capacity and intelligence, actively participate and become the core of patriotic emulation movements at agencies, localities and units so that good practices and good experiences can quickly spread widely to the social community.

Party and State leaders presented flowers to advanced models at the congress. Photo: VNA

At the Congress, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc launched the emulation movement for the 2021-2025 period with the theme: "Solidarity, creativity, emulation to build and defend the Fatherland".