CPV – Plans to make Hai Phong a major marine, industrial and commercial city and an impenetrable national fortress have been confirmed. The avowal was made during a review of a resolution for the city’s development until 2010, and the implementation of resolutions carried by the 9th Congress of the Viet Nam Communist Party in mid 2001. The review by the Political Bureau and the Hai Phong Party Committee last Saturday found that Hai Phong should take advantage of its closeness to Ha Noi and its shipping links to the rest of the country and the world to become a key component in the economic development of northern Viet Nam. The provision of services, education and health care as well as the development of tourism and fisheries will be part of that development. The working session was chaired by Party General Secretary, Nong Duc Manh, and attended by State President Tran Duc Luong, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An, all Party Politburo members. The Political Bureau agreed that it would continue to help Hai Phong tap its potential by attracting the investment necessary for quick economic development so that the city, with Ha Noi and Quang Ninh, becomes part of an active economic triangle and a “prime economic force” in northern Viet Nam. But the Political Bureau advised the city to boost both the production and commercial effectiveness of its State-owned enterprises. It also advised it to develop other economic sectors, raise the effectiveness…
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