10 outstanding events of Phu Tho province in 2022

baophutho.vnThe year 2022 is significant because of the second year of implementing the Party Congress Resolutions at all levels for the 2020-2025 period and the 5-year socio-economic development plan 2021-2025. Let"s review 10 notable events and impressions from the province of Phu Tho in 2022.

1. In the setting of a volatile worldwide scenario, the situation in the country and province presents several obstacles and challenges; socioeconomic development outcomes have been highly favorable and comprehensive in all disciplines. The main targets for 2009/09 were all met or exceeded; economic growth was 7.97%; total realized investment capital increased by 12.6%; state budget revenue increased by 60.1% compared to the estimate; import and export turnover of goods reached 23.8 billion USD, with export reaching 12.5 billion USD, an increase of 48%; (in the top 10 of the country). The execution and distribution of public investment capital has achieved a high level in this location, which has the highest disbursement rate in the country.

2. Implement the breakthrough to strengthen the business investment climate as outlined in Provincial Party Committee Resolution 61-NQ/TU. Compensation and ground clearing work was completed simultaneously and dramatically, resulting in several favorable effects. Investment promotion is centered on execution; mobilized social investment capital has achieved a high level, attracting 75 investment projects totaling over 29 trillion dong in registered capital, including 10 FDI projects totaling 500 million USD. Business development has yielded great results; the province presently has over 10.4 thousand firms, meeting 95.2% of the objective set by the Provincial Party Congress Resolution.

3. Sustainable agricultural development in conjunction with new rural building has yielded significant gains. The agriculture economic growth rate exceeded the target of 3.5%. The internal structure of the industry has improved. The New Rural Development Initiative and the One Commune One Product (OCOP) program were prioritized and produced excellent results. During the year, 10 additional communes and 133 residential areas reached the new rural criteria, 04 communes were designated as advanced rural areas, and the districts of Thanh Ba, Phu Ninh, and Tam Nong secured the completion of the new rural area in 2023 and 2024. There was a good shift in commodity agricultural production; in 2022, 61 additional OCOP items were recognized (to far, there are 139 OCOP products from 67/225 communes, wards, and cities) and 80 food safety, high-tech agricultural production chains.

4. Following the COVID-19 epidemic, service activities and industrial output rebounded swiftly and expanded significantly. Over the same period, total retail sales of consumer goods and services climbed by 18.9%; tourist operations rebounded and flourished, with tourism income increasing by 136%. Over the same period, industrial production recovered and grew 12.4%, attracting investment in a number of large-scale projects in manufacturing and assembling electronic components, automotive industrial products, and solar energy., producing high-quality wood and tiles... are important drivers of economic growth.

5. Investment in essential socioeconomic infrastructure is prioritized. In 2022, 12 projects were launched while simultaneously implementing 19/19 key projects under the 5-year medium-term public investment plan 2021-2025 with a total budget of nearly VND 7.5 trillion, including 18 routes connecting industrial parks, raw material areas, and national, inter-regional, and inter-provincial traffic routes. Closely coordinate with relevant ministries, branches, and localities to expedite the implementation of the Phu Tho - Tuyen Quang expressway and the Vinh Phu bridge; infrastructure of industrial zones, clusters, electricity grid... is deployed quickly and synchronously; completed site clearance, ready to invest over 150ha of land in industrial zones and clusters.

6. Administrative reform, e-government development, and digital government were all pushed. The province“s competitiveness is being enhanced and realised. PCI is ranked 20th out of 63 provinces and cities, up two places, and leads in the Northern Midlands and Mountains; the efficiency index of governance and public administration - PAPI ranked 6th out of 63 provinces and cities, up 32 places; the administrative reform index PAR Index ranked 9th out of 63 provinces and cities, up one place; the satisfaction index on administrative service SIPAS ranked 13th out of 63 provinces and cities, up eight places; People”s and companies" satisfaction with administrative procedures at all levels has increased.

7. Cultural, sporting, and tourist activities have grown in popularity. Many national and international cultural and sporting events have been successfully arranged, leaving many positive pictures and impressions about socioeconomic progress, culture, and people“s achievements. Hung Vuong”s ancestors were honored by UNESCO as a representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity for the 10th anniversary of “Hung King worship in Phu Tho”; the 9th Phu Tho Provincial Sports Congress in 2022; the 15th Festival of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of Ethnic Minorities in the Northwest Region in 2022; Thanh Thuy Tourism Week - Autumn 2022; SEA Games 31 international football matches, U17 Asian Championship qualifiers, U20 international.

8. The province“s education, training, and health careers have continued to grow in terms of scope, quality, and efficiency. Phu Tho”s average test score for high school graduation ranks 8th out of 63 provinces and cities, up two places from the previous school year; won 01 Bronze Medal in the International Biology Olympiad - IBO 2022; this is the fourth year in a row that Phu Tho students have participated in and won the International Biology Olympiad. Nearly two years ahead of plan, 90% of schools reached national requirements, finished investment, and opened Hung Vuong High School for the Gifted.

9. Party and political system building have been revived, resulting in beneficial improvements in cadres“and party members” consciousness and actions; discipline and discipline within the Party and political system organs have been reinforced. Direct and organize well research, study, mastery, propaganda, and implementation of directives, resolutions, and conclusions of the 13th Central Committee"s 4th, 5th, and 6th plenums to Party organizations and party cadres members in the province, with 338 bridge points and over 35,000 party members participating in the study; Successfully organizing the Competition for Good Political Theory Lecturers in 2022, with 338 bridge points and over 35,000 party members participating in the study; Phu Tho was honored to be one of the 13 provinces to earn a certificate of recognition from the central government after winning second place in the area and third place in the country.

10. National defense, security, social order, and safety are maintained, and significant political events and SEA Games activities are completely safe. 31. Fighting and protecting the Party“s ideology, crime prevention has been effectively implemented; successfully organized drills in district defense areas; the all-people defense posture associated with the people”s security posture has been firmly consolidated; create trust with the Party, State, and the people. The year Phu Tho draws a lot of attention from Party and State leaders is 2022: President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the tree planting festival“s opening ceremony; National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and Politburo members visited and worked in the province, recognizing, praising, and appreciating the province”s efforts and achievements in socioeconomic development, security - defense, care and care for the material and spiritual life of the people.