At the meeting, delegates listened report of leader of the Planning and Investment Department on the province’s socio-economic situation in October. Despite of meeting difficulties in disadvantaged weather, the province’s socio-economic situation has remained a stable growth rate. As estimated, the total area under cultivation of spring-winter crop achieved 1,313.5 ha, increased by 5.0% against the same period; the area under afforestation was 500ha, increased by 0.2% against the same period; the total output of exploited and raised fishery in October was 3,033.4 tons, equaling to 79.7% against last month; the industrial production value was VND292.8 billion in October and VND2,502.9 billion in ten months, reached 79% of the plan, increased by 17.65 against the same period; the total capital construction investment in October reached VND97.2 billion, increased by 11% compared with the same period; the total retail sales of goods and service turnover achieved VND610.8 billion in October, VND5,831.8 billion in ten months, surpassed by 3.5% of the plan, increased by 18% compared with same period; the State budget revenues in ten months were estimated achieving VND852.3 billion. A lot of big changes have been seen in health, education - training, culture - sport, information-communications, internal affairs, inspection and justice. National defence and security have been upheld. The people’s life has been stabilized and improved step by step.

Provincial People’s Committee’s October regular meeting 2009

Giving a closing speech at the meeting, Vice-chairman Nguyen Huu Hoai highly appraised obtained results in the socio-economic fields in the past time and asked agencies, units and localities to focus on overcoming the consequences caused by Storm No.9; speeding up production for winter crop and directing the implementation of spring-winter crop of 2009-2010; furthering industry and handicraft production; solving difficulties for the enterprises, especially big enterprises; supervising and speeding up investors and contractors to accelerate the process of building key projects; promoting reimbursement of capital construction investment; strengthening the effectiveness of implementation of program 134-135, the plan on deleting thatched cottages for poor households; the job solving program and social policies.

Reported by Ngoc Ha - Translated by N.Y