New Prime Minister, Ministers and Action Priorities

Immediately after being elected and approved by the National Assembly, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held the first meeting with members of the new Government, in which he promoted the spirit of constructive work, without stagnation or saying without doing.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc

The Prime Minister immediately pointed out urgent issues that need to be focused on such as drought, saltwater intrusion, hail; solving pressing social issues such as food safety, business problems, strengthening administrative reform, budget collection difficulties, promoting economic development due to severe natural disasters, etc.

He also quickly assigned work to the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers.

Minister of Public Security To Lam determined to inherit the valuable experiences of his predecessors; direct the Public Security Forces to excellently fulfill the task of maintaining national security and social order and safety, contributing to firmly protecting the independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the Fatherland, creating a safe and healthy environment, serving the cause of national construction and protection.

Meanwhile, Minister and Head of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung admitted that his new position was no different from 'going from the source to the sea', having just resigned from the position of Secretary of the Ha Nam Provincial Party Committee.

Minister, Head of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung (right)

The new head of the Government Office has determined that this agency must be a professional, modern administrative apparatus, associated with information technology. Administrative reform is something that "cannot be delayed", as well as taking note of proposals to set up a hotline or create a Facebook page for the Prime Minister.

New Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung admitted that he was under pressure from his strong, determined, and socially recognized predecessor, Bui Quang Vinh, and considered this a motivation for him to strive to fulfill his duties.

The Minister shared that his predecessor's tenure had been an excellent one, and these achievements were recognized by the Party, the National Assembly, and the people. And to overcome them was a huge task for him.

Although former Minister Nguyen Bac Son handed over the job, describing his trust in his successor as having made constant efforts and grown up in the information and communications industry, new Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan clearly sees the challenges.

Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan takes over duties from his predecessor

Minister Truong Minh Tuan has clearly outlined the tasks and strategies of the information and communication sector that have been set out by the sector's leaders. In particular, two other important goals include completing legal documents so that the Press Law (amended) recently passed by the National Assembly can soon be put into practice. In addition, research is being conducted to develop a Social Network Management Law based on the spirit of Decree 72.

The new Minister of Information and Communications also said that he will prioritize an action program "For a healthy information society" in the coming time.

As a Minister, anything that is dangerous and threatening people's lives... is something that needs to be dealt with first. That is the statement of the new Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha.

He did not hesitate to affirm that his top priority is to focus on handling urgent issues related to drought in the Central Highlands, drought in the Mekong Delta, water resource crisis... In addition, it is to handle the backlog of red books with 0.5 - 0.6% remaining. He is also worried and wants to take action to properly link economic growth to the environment.

New Minister of Transport Truong Quang Nghia inherited from his predecessor Dinh La Thang many outstanding achievements of the industry, but he did not hesitate to point out hot issues and pressing public opinion that need action.

Minister of Transport Truong Quang Nghia (right, top row)

These are BOT projects in the field of traffic infrastructure; traffic accidents, although having decreased for many consecutive years, are still high, directly threatening people's property and lives; traffic infrastructure in some places is weak...

He also pledged that in investment work, he would maintain the principle that every penny of the people's money must be spent carefully and responsibly, ensuring the quality and effectiveness of the investment.

Meanwhile, new Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh is proud to be taking over in a context where the industry has already planned development strategies, so his priority during his term is to promote the implementation of approved development strategies.

This includes implementing policies for sustainable development, stabilizing the macro economy, ensuring growth targets for industry and trade. Focusing on solutions to overcome difficulties to improve competitiveness for enterprises and the economy, prioritizing the implementation of integration commitments, perfecting market economic institutions, etc.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien proposed many specific actions in all three areas of culture, sports and tourism. In particular, in the field of sports, he set the goal that Vietnam strives to be one of the three countries with the highest achievements at the Sea Games, gradually approaching the achievements of Asia and the world in some Olympic and ASIAD events in which Vietnam has strengths.

In the tourism sector, he determined to strive for tourism to become a spearhead economic sector by 2020, achieving an average growth rate of 11-12% and reaching 12-13 million international visitors and 48-50 million domestic visitors by 2020...

According to Vietnamnet.vn