Also attending the working session were Politburo member and Secretary of the Party Central Committee: Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Chairman of the Central Inspection Committee; Le Minh Hung, Head of the Central Organization Committee; Politburo member: Nguyen Xuan Thang, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council; General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense; General Luong Tam Quang, Minister of Public Security; comrades: Le Hoai Trung, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office; Ho Duc Phoc, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister; Tran Quang Phuong, member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly; members of the Party Central Committee, leaders of a number of ministries and branches.
Reporting to the General Secretary at the meeting, Mr. Tran Quoc Cuong - Secretary of Dien Bien Provincial Party Committee - said that in 2025, Dien Bien province's socio-economic growth rate is estimated at 17,970 billion VND, an average growth of 8.02%/year; GRDP per capita of 52.83 million VND... Tourism welcomes 5.5 million visitors, earning more than 9,400 billion VND. The multidimensional poverty rate is still 17.66%.
To date, Dien Bien province has completed 22,300 solidarity houses and housing for poor households. The health insurance coverage rate reached 98%. Improve the quality of education and health care. Maintain border sovereignty, ensure political security, social order and safety; expand effective foreign relations with the provinces of Northern Laos, China, Thailand, Russia, etc.
Regarding recommendations and proposals, Dien Bien province proposed that the Central Government issue specific policies for mountainous provinces such as Dien Bien; pay attention to the Son La - Dien Bien - Tay Trang expressway investment project; supplement investment capital for the A Pa Chai border gate economic zone and land database and create conditions for the province to attract large corporations.
Responding to the recommendations and proposals of Dien Bien province, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc answered a number of questions on procedures for investment in transport infrastructure (Son La - Dien Bien - Tay Trang expressway); orienting the development plan for agricultural processing production based on land data...
Concluding the meeting, General Secretary To Lam praised the outstanding efforts of the Party Committee, government and people of all ethnic groups in Dien Bien province in socio-economic development. Especially the spirit of daring to think, daring to do, changing thinking to develop. With a GRDP growth rate of nearly 9% per year, attracting 95,000 billion VND in investment capital, Dien Bien has gradually affirmed its new position.
The province has seriously implemented the major policies of the Central Government, achieving clear results such as reducing the poverty rate to 17.66%, developing enterprises and cooperatives, promoting digital transformation, and effectively implementing key infrastructure projects. The success in organizing major events such as the 70th Anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory and the National Tourism Year 2024 has helped promote the image and create new momentum for the development of Dien Bien.
General Secretary To Lam also pointed out the province's limitations such as weak internal economic resources, unsynchronized connectivity infrastructure, low human resource quality, high poverty rate in remote areas, and potential untraditional security complications.
The General Secretary suggested that Dien Bien focus on 6 major tasks, which are: " Arrange a streamlined and effective apparatus; develop an economy based on infrastructure - technology - human resources; improve the investment environment and develop rural economy; improve the quality of culture - society; ensure national defense - security; build a clean and strong Party and political system".
At the same time, calling on central departments and branches to provide maximum institutional support and resources for Dien Bien to develop rapidly and sustainably. The General Secretary expressed his hope that Dien Bien will become a bright spot in reform, creativity and development, making a worthy contribution to the cause of building a strong and prosperous Vietnam.
