Prime Minister chairs the 6th Conference of the Red River Delta Coordination Council

On the morning of September 20, at the Government headquarters, Comrade Pham Minh Chinh, Politburo member, Prime Minister, Chairman of the Red River Delta Coordination Council, chaired the 6th Conference of the Council.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh , Chairman of the Red River Delta Coordination Council, chaired the Council's 6th meeting - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Also attending the Conference were comrade Nguyen Chi Dung, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister ; comrades of the Party Central Committee, members of the Council, leaders of central departments, ministries, branches, and leaders of provinces and cities in the Red River Delta region.

This is the first conference of the Council after localities in the region completed the merger of provincial-level administrative units according to the National Assembly's Resolution and implemented the 2-level local government model from July 1, 2025.

Motivate and inspire the poor areas

In his opening speech, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated that the Red River Delta region plays a very important role; after the merger, the region includes 6 localities: Hanoi City, Hai Phong City, Quang Ninh, Hung Yen, Bac Ninh, Ninh Binh provinces, all of which are economic locomotives and growth poles of the region and the country.

The Prime Minister emphasized that we are determined to turn the Red River Delta into one of the most important driving forces of the country - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

The GRDP growth rate of the entire region in the first 6 months of the year reached 9.32%, leading all socio-economic regions in the country; of which, 4/6 localities achieved double-digit growth rates or higher, Hai Phong ranked 2nd in the country with 11.2%, Quang Ninh ranked 3rd in the country with 11.03%, Bac Ninh and Ninh Binh reached 10.47% and 10.82% respectively.

According to the Prime Minister, this continues to be an advantage for localities to join forces to promote the potential and strengths of the Red River Delta region as a locomotive and pioneer in implementing the nation's strategic tasks, leading the whole country to develop more strongly.

However, the world and regional situation is changing rapidly, complicatedly and unpredictably; domestically, with new development requirements, demands of the country and people, we are entering a new development phase, with a growth target of 8.3-8.5% in 2025 and double digits in the following years, completing two 100-year strategic goals. In that context, we still have a lot of work to do; besides opportunities and advantages, the Red River Delta also faces enormous challenges.

The Prime Minister emphasized the need to continue to innovate thinking, act more decisively, look far and wide, think deeply and act big, dare to think and act, be proactive and creative, "locally do, locally decide, locally take responsibility" with a spirit of impartiality and transparency, all for the common good; proactively adapt flexibly, promptly, effectively, adapt to the situation; promote "heavenly time, geographical advantage, human harmony", effectively exploit the unique potential, outstanding opportunities, and competitive advantages of regions and localities.

In particular, the Prime Minister raised the issue of continuing to exploit and effectively use resources, including human resources, natural resources, including land, rich and heroic cultural and historical traditions, with Hanoi, a thousand-year-old culture, the capital of conscience and human dignity, a city for peace, many world heritages such as Ha Long Bay, Thang Long Imperial Citadel, Trang An scenic complex, Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son relic and scenic complex, Kiep Bac...

The Prime Minister asked delegates to focus on discussing key contents: What needs to be done to promote growth drivers of localities and regions, in order to achieve the target of double-digit growth, fast but sustainable growth; fundamental solutions to resolve bottlenecks, limitations, difficulties and challenges; synchronous, unified and smooth operation of two-level local government; solutions to strengthen regional, national and international linkages; solutions to accelerate the progress of key infrastructure projects, solve housing problems through increasing supply and developing social housing; ensure progress, fairness and social security, solve problems related to air pollution, wastewater, waste... in the spirit of "not sacrificing progress, fairness, social security and the environment to pursue pure economic growth".

The Prime Minister emphasized that we are determined to turn the Red River Delta into one of the most important driving forces of the country, together with the Southeast region, creating momentum and inspiration for other regions, contributing to promoting rapid and sustainable growth of the country.

Continue to affirm the leading position in the country in many fields

According to reports at the Conference, in the first months of 2025, the Red River Delta continued to affirm its leading position in the country in many fields.

Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Tam reports at the Conference - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

In the first 8 months of 2025, the total newly registered FDI capital reached 5.4 billion USD, accounting for 49.2% of the total registered capital of the whole country. The region has the highest total state budget revenue among economic regions, reaching over 814.6 trillion VND in the first 8 months of 2025 (accounting for 46.8% of the total revenue of the whole country).

The region's export turnover reached 129.3 billion USD, accounting for about 32.5% of the country's export turnover. The disbursement rate of the region reached 53.6% of the assigned plan, higher than the national average (about 46.3%). The service sector has a good recovery trend, in particular, the tourism industry is a bright spot with a high growth rate: Hanoi (up 20.9%), Quang Ninh (up 17.2%).

In the first 8 months of 2025, the number of newly established enterprises was nearly 42,800, accounting for 33.3% of the country, with registered capital of 512.6 trillion VND, accounting for 40.8% of the total capital of the country.

According to Ha Van/baochinhphu.vn

Source: https://baovinhlong.com.vn/kinh-te/202509/thu-tuong-chu-tri-hoi-nghi-lan-thu-6-hoi-dong-dieu-phoi-vung-dong-bang-song-hong-4e61256/